There are 13 ways to get from Reading to Colmar by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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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 39m€165–497Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Colmar
16h 58m€57–99Drive, 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 Hayes And Harlington Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Basel (BSL)LHR - BSL
- Take the train from St Louis to Colmar
6h 24m€107–352Bus 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
19h 34m€91–187Drive, 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€81–239Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- 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 4m€128–392Train 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 21m€155–480Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- 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 12m€137–368Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)LGW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
8h 44m€112–329Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Luxembourg (LUX)LHR - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Strasbourg
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmar
8h 18m€125–422Train 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 35m€172–470
Reading to Colmar by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Colmar is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 16h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Colmar is to train and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs €100 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Colmar. However, there are services departing from Market Place and arriving at Colmar via Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride, London Victoria and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 58m.
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 and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 39m.
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 39m and costs €160 - €500.
It takes approximately 7h 39m 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 39m and costs €160 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 16h 58m.
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, and Paris Est in around 7h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Place to Colmar via Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride, London Victoria, and Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon in around 16h 58m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- 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
- €55–330
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- 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
- €110–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- 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 Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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
- €13–25
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- €13–20
- Peak
- €17–25
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- 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
- €70–140
- 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
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
- 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 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
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
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €50–80
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +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
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- 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
- €16–23
- 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 4:20 PM in Reading and 5:20 PM in Colmar.
Reading to Colmar train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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