There are 13 ways to get from Reading to Colmar by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, plane, 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
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to ColmarTgv
7h 36m€195–500Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Colmar
17h 2m€80–142Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Colmar
9h 7mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)LHR - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Colmar
6h 34m€133–395Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Colmar
20h€90–187Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Colmar
10h 9m€159–234Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Basel (BSL)LGW - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Colmar
7h€81–187Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)LGW - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmar
6h 17m€118–271Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Basel (BSL)LTN - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Colmar
7h 6m€134–250Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
8h 25m€177–470Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
8h 14m€154–375Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)LHR - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmar
8h 22m€163–401Train to London City Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Luxembourg (LUX)LCY - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Strasbourg
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmar
8h 40m€194–480
Reading to Colmar by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Colmar is to bus via Paris which costs €90 - €190 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Colmar is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €110 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Colmar. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Colmar via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Colmar. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Colmar via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 36m.
The distance between Reading and Colmar is 1016 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Colmar without a car is to train which takes 7h 36m and costs €190 - €500.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Reading to Colmar, including transfers.
Reading to Colmar bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Colmar train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Colmar is to train which takes 7h 36m and costs €190 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €150 and takes 17h 2m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Colmar, France?
You can take a train from Reading to Colmar via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, and Paris Est in around 7h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Colmar via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon in around 17h 2m.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €50–80
- 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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Reading to Colmar bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Colmar is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 12:12 AM in Reading and 1:12 AM in Colmar.
Reading to Colmar train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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