There are 10 ways to get from Reading to Lecce by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), subway, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane LHR - BDS
8h 24m€133–429Train 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 17m€80–387Train
- 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 14m€377–829Train, subway, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Ealing Broadwaytrain
- Take the subway from Ealing Broadway station to Upminster stationsubway
- Take the bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Leccetrain Fr
35h 24mDrive, 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 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 33m€112–491Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Leccetrain Fr
28h 36m€304–665Train, 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 Largo Sorrentino to Leccebus
43h 31mBus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Tarantobus
- Take the bus from Taranto to Leccebus 570 / ...
46h 45m€204–354Drive, 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€350–530
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 - €390 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Lecce is to train and fly which takes 8h 24m and costs €130 - €430.
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, Munich central bus station and Taranto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 45m.
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 14m.
The distance between Reading and Lecce is 1977 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Lecce without a car is to train which takes 22h 14m and costs €370 - €850.
It takes approximately 8h 24m 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 14m and costs €370 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €200 - €360 and takes 46h 45m.
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 14m. 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, Munich central bus station, and Taranto in around 46h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Brindisi Airport via Perugia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- 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
- €70–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- 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
- €60–350
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Ealing Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 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
- €75–140
- 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 22m
- 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
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- 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
- €130–220
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- 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
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Ealing Broadway station to Upminster station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- +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
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- 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 London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Taranto to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 0832.871016
- elios.trasporti@libero.it
- Website
- eliosautoservizi.com
Bus from Bari Largo Sorrentino to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- eliosautoservizi.com
- 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
- 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
- €8–21
- 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
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Reading to Lecce bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Lecce is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 4:42 PM in Reading and 5:42 PM in Lecce.
Reading to Lecce train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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