There are 11 ways to get from Paisley to Reading by plane, train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
3h 43m£77–321Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GLA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
4h 39m£56–165Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Streettrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
8h 38m£145–260Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Pointbus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
10h 36m£75–125Drive 388.2 mi
- Drive from Paisley to Readingcar 388.2 mi
6h 49m£96–139Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 44m£98–384Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 58m£72–212Fly to London Stansted Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the subway from Liverpool Street station to Paddingtonsubway
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
4h 21m£60–200Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
4h 34m£69–168Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
4h 6m£58–203Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 802
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
11h 8m£94–159
Paisley to Reading by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Paisley to Reading is to bus and train which costs £75 - £130 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Paisley to Reading is to fly and train which takes 3h 43m and costs £75 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Paisley to Reading. However, there are services departing from Terminal Building and arriving at Reading RailAir via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Paisley to Reading. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Reading via Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 38m.
The distance between Paisley and Reading is 378 miles. The road distance is 390.5 miles.
The best way to get from Paisley to Reading without a car is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs £140 - £260.
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Paisley to Reading, including transfers.
Paisley to Reading bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Paisley to Reading train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Paisley to Reading is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs £140 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £160 and takes 11h 8m.
What companies run services between Paisley, Scotland and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Espedair Burn to Reading via Central Station, Glasgow Central, and Birmingham New Street in around 8h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Building to Reading RailAir via Buchanan Bus Station and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 11h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £18–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Liverpool Street station to Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Millennium Point
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- RailAir
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Booking & Getting There
Paisley to Reading bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Paisley to Reading train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paisley to Reading is 390 miles. It takes approximately 6h 49m to drive from Paisley to Reading.
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