There are 13 ways to get from Reading to Germany by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
4h 54m€97–273Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf-Bilktrain
7h 52m€87–293Train via Dortmund
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
12h 21m€296–608Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Berlin Südkreuzbus FlixBus
23h 16mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berlincar
10h 50mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LHR - FRA
5h€106–332Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LHR - CGN
4h 48m€106–323Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane LHR - STR
5h 10m€108–293Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LHR - HAM
5h 13m€97–281Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LHR - BER
5h 53m€102–317Train
- Take the train from Reading to Bond Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
13h 27m€144–506Bus via Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N1328
23h 16m€107–180Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Berlincar
12h 4m€180–279
Reading to Germany by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Germany is to bus via Berlin Südkreuz train station which costs €100 - €180 and takes 23h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Germany is to train and fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Germany. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station and Reichartstr.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Germany. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Dortmund Hbf and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 21m.
The distance between Reading and Germany is 591 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Germany without a car is to train via Dortmund which takes 12h 21m and costs €290 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Reading to Germany, including transfers.
Reading to Germany bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Germany train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Germany is to train via Dortmund which takes 12h 21m and costs €290 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 23h 16m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Germany?
You can take a train from Reading to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Dortmund Hbf, and Berlin Hbf in around 12h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Coach Station, Berlin Südkreuz, and Reichartstr. in around 23h 16m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- 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
- €18–35
- 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/
Train from Reading to Bond Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf-Bilk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf-Bilk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- 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
- 0400 153884
- myynti@tilausliikennehimanen.fi
- Website
- tilausliikennehimanen.fi
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Berlin Südkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- Tilausliikenne Himanen
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Reading to Germany bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Reading to Germany train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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