There are 11 ways to get from Reading to Faro by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LGW - FAO
6h 45m€54–186Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Farocar
33h 44m€301–1,003Train, bus via Lisbon
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Farotrain Ic
36h 4m€197–495Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LHR - FAO
6h 18m€90–224Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BRS - FAO
6h 43m€80–279Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane STN - FAO
7h 7m€77–302Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LTN - FAO
6h 58m€85–186Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BHX - FAO
6h 47m€90–301Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Farobus
40h€184–330Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seinebus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Farobus
40h 36mBus via Lisbon
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seinebus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Farobus
43h 13m
Reading to Faro by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Faro is to train and fly which costs €50 - €190 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Faro is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Faro. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Faro via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h.
The distance between Reading and Faro is 1780 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Faro without a car is to train and bus via Lisbon which takes 36h 4m and costs €190 - €500.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Reading to Faro, including transfers.
Reading to Faro bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Faro bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
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There are 3918+ hotels available in Faro.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Faro, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Faro via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 40h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–90
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
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 London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- 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
- €28–60
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Reading to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- 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 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0400 153884
- myynti@tilausliikennehimanen.fi
- Website
- tilausliikennehimanen.fi
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Tilausliikenne Himanen
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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