There are 12 ways to get from Reading to Berlin by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)LHR - BER
5h 23m€100–281Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)LGW - BER
5h 57m€75–230Train via Dortmund
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbf
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S Spandau Bhf10 / ...
12h 9m€169–647Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofN1328
21h 59m€96–236Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berlin
10h 47mTrain to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)LCY - BER
5h 36m€121–466Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)BRS - BER
6h 10m€98–319Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)STN - BER
6h 19m€89–260Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)LTN - BER
6h 4m€90–358Train
- Take the train from Reading to Bond Street Station
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Berlin Ostbahnhof
16h 1m€157–468Bus via Berlin Hbf
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin central bus stationN1328
22h 17m€100–243Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Berlin
11h 56m€208–303
Reading to Berlin by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Berlin is to train and fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Berlin is to train and fly which takes 5h 23m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Berlin. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof via Heathrow Central Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Berlin. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Berlin Hbf via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Dortmund Hbf and S Spandau Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 9m.
The distance between Reading and Berlin is 1035 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Berlin without a car is to train via Dortmund which takes 12h 9m and costs €160 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Reading to Berlin, including transfers.
Reading to Berlin bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Berlin train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Berlin is to train via Dortmund which takes 12h 9m and costs €160 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €240 and takes 21h 59m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Berlin, Germany?
You can take a train from Reading to Berlin Hbf via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Dortmund Hbf, and S Spandau Bhf in around 12h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 21h 59m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- 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
- €13–25
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- €13–21
- Peak
- €17–25
Train from Reading to Bond Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €23–29
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–60
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €55–60
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Reading to Berlin bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Berlin is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 10:35 PM in Reading and 11:35 PM in Berlin.
Reading to Berlin train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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