There are 11 ways to get from Reading to Lecce by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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 City Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane LCY - BDS
11h 45m€117–345Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane STN - BDS
9h 20m€82–405Train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Leccetrain Fr
22h 15m€398–861Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Reading to Ealing Broadwaytrain
- 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 Turinbus
- Take the night train from Torino Lingotto to Leccenighttrain Ini
37h 48m€208–436Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leccecar
22h 42mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane LHR - BDS
8h 26m€134–418Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane LGW - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
13h 36m€126–502Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Leccetrain Fr
28h 48m€311–700Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Leccebus 420
39h 10m€189–331Train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari to Leccebus
44h 23mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Leccecar
23h 49m€349–543
Reading to Lecce by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Lecce is to train and fly which costs €80 - €410 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Lecce is to train and fly which takes 8h 26m and costs €130 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Lecce via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Lecce via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 15m.
The distance between Reading and Lecce is 1945 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Lecce without a car is to train which takes 22h 15m and costs €390 - €900.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Reading to Lecce, including transfers.
Reading to Lecce bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Lecce train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Lecce is to train which takes 22h 15m and costs €390 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €340 and takes 39h 10m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Lecce, Italy?
You can take a train from Reading to Lecce via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, and Torino Porta Susa in around 22h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Lecce via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Brussels - Midi Train Station, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 39h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Perugia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Brindisi Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Brindisi Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Ealing Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- 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 Ealing Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Torino Lingotto to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- 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
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- 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 Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €9–22
- 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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Reading to Lecce bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Lecce is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 1:18 PM in Reading and 2:18 PM in Lecce.
Reading to Lecce train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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