There are 10 ways to get from Reading to Faro by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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 Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Faro Airport (FAO)LGW - FAO
6h 48m€55–215Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Faro
33h 41m€275–992Train, bus via Lisbon
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to FaroIc
36h 8m€126–624Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Faro Airport (FAO)BRS - FAO
6h 41m€69–331Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Faro Airport (FAO)BHX - FAO
6h 49m€65–237Train, 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 Faro Airport (FAO)LTN - FAO
7h 3m€67–273Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Faro Airport (FAO)STN - FAO
7h 17m€72–285Train to Bournemouth Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Faro Airport (FAO)BOH - FAO
8h 4m€153–285Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Clapham Junction
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Faro
39h 38m€143–332Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
43h 14m
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 €55 - €220 and takes 6h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Faro is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €65 - €340.
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 8m and costs €120 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Reading to Faro, including transfers.
There are 3736+ hotels available in Faro.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Faro, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente, Lisboa Oriente, Sete Rios, and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios in around 43h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- 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
- €80–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- 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
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 42 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 Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- 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
- €13–21
- Peak
- €17–25
- 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
- €100–330
- 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
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Reading to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- 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
- €60–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- 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
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +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
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- 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
- €2–18
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €2–18
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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