There are 13 ways to get from Reading to Aarhus by train, plane, bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Billund Airport, train
best- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LHR - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
6h 23mkr 708–2,786Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane STN - AAR
7h 3mkr 704–2,948Train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
19hkr 1,344–3,368Train, bus via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N75
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminalbus 172
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain Re / ...
19h 8mkr 2,266–3,850Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aarhuscar
12h 15mkr 2,771–3,576Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Billund Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LGW - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
6h 58mkr 984–2,954Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane LHR - AAR
7h 52mkr 1,539–4,357Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LHR - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
8h 48mkr 822–2,780Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LGW - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
9h 34mkr 728–2,748Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Padborg sttrain 4
- Take the train from Padborg St. to Fredericia St.train Ic
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus Htrain Re / ...
25h 15mkr 1,241–2,365Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aarhus C FlixBus stopbus 172
27h 6mkr 1,134–1,654Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Odensenighttrain 304
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
28h 50mkr 1,283–2,173Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Aarhuscar
13h 23mkr 1,890–3,225
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Billund Airport (BLL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Aarhus is to train and fly which costs 700 kr - 2800 kr and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Aarhus is to train and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs 700 kr - 2800 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Aarhus. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Aarhus C FlixBus stop via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Aarhus. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Aarhus H via Paddington station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf and Odense St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
The distance between Reading and Aarhus is 949 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Aarhus without a car is to train which takes 19h and costs 1300 kr - 3400 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Reading to Aarhus, including transfers.
Reading to Aarhus bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Aarhus train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Aarhus is to train which takes 19h and costs 1300 kr - 3400 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1100 kr - 1700 kr and takes 27h 6m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Aarhus, Denmark?
You can take a train from Reading to Aarhus H via London Paddington, Paddington station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf, and Odense St. in around 19h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Aarhus C FlixBus stop via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 27h 6m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 420–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aarhus Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–2,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Aarhus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 270–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,300
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–330
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–470
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–470
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–330
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–470
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–330
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–470
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–350
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–350
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 49
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 199
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 99
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 49
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 49
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 203
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 203
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Padborg St. to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Fredericia St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 64
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 99
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–950
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–800
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 270–750
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–750
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 199
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,600
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,035
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,035
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 460–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–460
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aarhus C FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–330
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 240–290
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 240–290
- Website
- RailAir
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–650
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Reading to Aarhus bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Aarhus is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 7:29 AM in Reading and 8:29 AM in Aarhus.
Reading to Aarhus train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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