There are 12 ways to get from Reading to Alnwick Castle by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Alnmouthtrain
4h 44m£131–231Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to John Dobson Streetbus
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Parkbus 591
11h 32m£65–111Bus via Milton Keynes
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 230 / ...
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Retail Parkbus 591
11h 24m£87–189Drive 312.2 mi
- Drive from Reading to Alnwick Castlecar 312.2 mi
5h 33m£77–111Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouthtrain
5h 30m£138–420Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Newcastletrain Reading - Newcastle / ...
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Parkbus 591
7h 1m£171–242Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouthtrain
5h 46m£155–458Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Parkbus
5h 59m£79–334Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Newcastle, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SOU - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Parkbus
5h 46m£112–241Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouthtrain
6h 9m£114–310Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BRS - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Parkbus
6h 45m£75–177Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Alnmouthtrain
7h 38m£157–480
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Alnwick Castle is to bus which costs £65 - £120 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Alnwick Castle is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs £130 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Alnwick Castle. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Retail Park via Heathrow Central Bus Station and Milton Keynes Coachway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Alnwick Castle. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Alnmouth via Paddington, King's Cross and Newcastle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 44m.
The distance between Reading and Alnwick Castle is 346 miles. The road distance is 314 miles.
The best way to get from Reading to Alnwick Castle without a car is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs £130 - £240.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Reading to Alnwick Castle, including transfers.
Reading to Alnwick Castle bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Alnwick Castle train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Alnwick Castle is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs £130 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus via Milton Keynes, which costs £85 - £190 and takes 11h 24m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Alnwick Castle, England?
You can take a train from Reading to Alnwick Castle via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, Newcastle, and Alnmouth in around 4h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Alnwick Castle via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, Milton Keynes Coachway, and Retail Park in around 11h 24m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–230
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Retail Park
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Park
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Park
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Park
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Park
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Newcastle Coach Station to Retail Park
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to John Dobson Street
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Reading to Alnwick Castle bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Reading to Alnwick Castle train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reading to Alnwick Castle is 314 miles. It takes approximately 5h 33m to drive from Reading to Alnwick Castle.
There are 2005+ hotels available in Alnwick Castle.







































