There are 9 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 Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LGW - FAO
6h 40m€54–286Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Farocar
33h 44m€300–992Train, bus
- 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 bus from Lisbon to Farobus
36h 31m€267–529Train 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 13m€105–472Train 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€94–326Train, 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 47m€94–309Train 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 2m€71–479Train to Bournemouth Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Bournemouthtrain
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BOH - FAO
7h 52m€85–205Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
42h 42m
Reading to Faro by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Faro is to train and fly which costs €50 - €290 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Faro is to train and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs €100 - €480.
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, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 42m.
The distance between Reading and Faro is 1778 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Faro without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 31m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 40m 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 2886+ 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, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Lisbon in around 42h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €26–270
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- 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 11m
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Reading to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- 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 Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- 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/
- 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
- 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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