There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Reading by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palermo Airport to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London City Airport (LCY)plane PMO - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 28m£106–383Fly Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane PMO - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 30m£73–339Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
40h 19m£222–413Fly Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PMO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h 38m£74–324Fly Palermo Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PMO - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 52m£80–280Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CTA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
9h 39m£81–282Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Luxembourg Park&Drivebus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus
46h 9m£303–421Bus via Rome
- Take the bus from Palermo to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
2d 1h£230–352
Palermo Airport (PMO) to London City Airport (LCY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Reading is to fly and train which costs £70 - £330 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Reading is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs £80 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Reading. However, there are services departing from Palermo Piazza Cairoli and arriving at Reading RailAir via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 9m.
The distance between Palermo and Reading is 1190 miles.
The best way to get from Palermo to Reading without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 19m and costs £220 - £420.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Palermo to Reading, including transfers.
Palermo to Reading bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Palermo Piazza Cairoli station.
Palermo to Reading bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Luxembourg Park&Drive station.
Reading is 1h behind Palermo. It is currently 5:49 AM in Palermo and 4:49 AM in Reading.
Book your Palermo to Reading bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Reading RailAir via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 46h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London City Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London City Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–480
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Palermo Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- 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 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 Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- 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 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)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Luxembourg Park&Drive
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £240–340
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- 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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