There are 12 ways to get from Reading to Kassel by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- 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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
9h 57m€176–560Bus via Bruges
cheapest- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brugesbus 814
- Take the bus from Bruges to Kasselbus
21h 28m€111–202Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kasselbus 023 / ...
17h 40m€114–201Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kasselcar
8h 24mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LHR - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
6h 39m€138–426Train via Amsterdam
- 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 Kassel-Wilhelmshöhetrain
13h 19m€162–668Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Kasselcar
9h 33m€158–233Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LHR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
6h 54m€140–381Train to London City Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LCY - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 4m€168–476Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LGW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 20m€132–361Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
8h 44m€160–399Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LHR - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
8h 19m€173–508
Reading to Kassel by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Kassel is to bus which costs €110 - €210 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Kassel is to train and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €130 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Kassel via Heathrow Central Bus Station, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall and Dortmund central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Kassel Hauptbahnhof via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
The distance between Reading and Kassel is 1027 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Kassel without a car is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs €170 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Reading to Kassel, including transfers.
Reading to Kassel bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Kassel train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Kassel is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs €170 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 17h 40m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Kassel, Germany?
You can take a train from Reading to Kassel Hauptbahnhof via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 9h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Kassel via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, and Dortmund central bus station in around 17h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
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
- €60–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to Bond Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- 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
- €70–310
- 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
- €65–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- 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 London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €140–240
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Reading to Kassel bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Kassel is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 7:20 AM in Reading and 8:20 AM in Kassel.
Reading to Kassel train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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