There are 12 ways to get from Reading to Prague by train, plane, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)LHR - PRG
5h 32mKč 2,543–7,851Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)LTN - PRG
6h 10mKč 1,545–5,695Train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
17h 22mKč 2,878–9,046Bus
- Take the bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to London VictoriaUk049 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní NádražíRegioJet 10
21h 29mKč 1,800–2,870Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Prague
12h 44mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)LGW - PRG
5h 58mKč 1,632–5,494Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)BHX - PRG
6h 5mKč 2,203–5,787Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)BRS - PRG
6h 11mKč 1,977–6,491Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)STN - PRG
6h 15mKč 2,158–5,458Train via London
- Take the train from Reading to Bond Street Station
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
18h 9mKč 3,650–13,316Bus via London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to PragueN870
25h 35mKč 2,575–5,868Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Prague
13h 53mKč 5,455–8,263
Reading to Prague by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Prague is to bus which costs 1 800 Kč - 2 900 Kč and takes 21h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Prague is to train and fly which takes 5h 32m and costs 2 500 Kč - 8 000 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Prague. However, there are services departing from Market Place and arriving at Praha, Hlavní Nádraží via Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Prague. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Praha hl.n. via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int. and Brussel-Zuid. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 22m.
The distance between Reading and Prague is 1140 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Prague without a car is to train which takes 17h 22m and costs 2 800 Kč - 9 500 Kč.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Reading to Prague, including transfers.
Reading to Prague bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Prague train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Prague is to train which takes 17h 22m and costs 2 800 Kč - 9 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 800 Kč - 2 900 Kč and takes 21h 29m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Prague, Czechia?
You can take a train from Reading to Praha hl.n. via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., and Brussel-Zuid in around 17h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Place to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží via Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride and London Victoria in around 21h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–4,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–4,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–8,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–7,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–3,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–3,400
Flights from Luton Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–3,600
Flights from Luton Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–3,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–3,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–7,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–7,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–6,500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–3,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–3,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–3,300
Flights from Luton Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–3,600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–5,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–7,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–3,800
- 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
- Kč 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- Kč 550–700
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- Kč 750–1,100
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–2,800
- 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
- Kč 320–650
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- Kč 320–490
- Peak
- Kč 420–650
Train from Reading to Bond Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–2,100
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–4,700
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Kč 1,300–2,100
- 1st Class
- Kč 2,800–4,700
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–3,200
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- 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 Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–2,400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–650
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- Kč 1,700–8,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–420
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–2,400
- Website
- https://regiojet.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
- Kč 750–950
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- 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
- Kč 850–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- Kč 1,900–4,500
- On Foot
- Kč 850–1,100
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Reading to Prague bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Prague is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 10:16 PM in Reading and 11:16 PM in Prague.
Reading to Prague train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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