There are 11 ways to get from Reading to Ferrara by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LHR - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
5h 46m€114–362Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane STN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 40m€75–285Train, bus via Turin
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Station to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolineabus
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
25h 45m€145–339Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ferraracar
16h 16m€347–460Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LHR - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
6h 31m€127–396Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LGW - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
7h 17m€94–399Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane LGW - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
7h 54m€104–296Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LTN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 33m€98–329Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Clapham Junctiontrain
- 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 Bologna Centralebus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
29h 16m€130–269Bus
- 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 - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
30h 14m€149–258Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Ferraracar
17h 18m€221–374
Reading to Ferrara by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Ferrara is to train and fly which costs €75 - €290 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Ferrara is to train and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €110 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Kennedy via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 14m.
The distance between Reading and Ferrara is 1296 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Ferrara without a car is to train and bus via Turin which takes 25h 45m and costs €140 - €340.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Reading to Ferrara, including transfers.
Reading to Ferrara bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Ferrara bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Ferrara is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 12:37 PM in Reading and 1:37 PM in Ferrara.
There are 496+ hotels available in Ferrara.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Kennedy via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Bologna Autostazione in around 30h 14m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Station to Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
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
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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