There are 10 ways to get from Reading to Braemar by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Braemarbus
6h£99–348Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Aviemoretrain
- Drive from Aviemore to Braemarcar
8h 27m£70–193Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Braemarbus
10h 51m£170–337Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from George Street to Dundee stationbus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Braemarbus
16h 33m£79–248Drive 470.2 mi
- Drive from Reading to Braemarcar 470.2 mi
8h 25m£116–168Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane LHR - DND
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Braemarbus
6h 58m£131–350Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- 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 Gateway to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Braemarbus
8h 4m£127–362Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Braemarbus
8h 28m£132–407Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train, drive
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Aviemoretrain
- Drive from Aviemore to Braemarcar
7h 53m£94–391Bus #2
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from George Street to Dundee stationbus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Braemarbus
16h 33m£79–123
Reading to Braemar by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Braemar is to bus which costs £75 - £130 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Braemar is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h and costs £95 - £350.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Braemar. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Braemar via Heathrow Central Bus Station, George Street and Dundee station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 33m.
The distance between Reading and Braemar is 514 miles. The road distance is 473 miles.
The best way to get from Reading to Braemar without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 51m and costs £170 - £340.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Reading to Braemar, including transfers.
Reading to Braemar bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Braemar bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reading to Braemar is 473 miles. It takes approximately 8h 25m to drive from Reading to Braemar.
There are 144+ hotels available in Braemar.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Braemar via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, Edinburgh, Bus Station, George Street, and Dundee station in around 16h 33m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Braemar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Dundee station to Braemar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from George Street to Dundee station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- 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
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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