There are 13 ways to get from Reading to Samoëns by train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Annemassetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus Y02
11h 8m€172–471Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LGW - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annemassebus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus
10h 21m€79–216Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Clusesbus
22h 22m€115–181Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Samoënscar
10h 48mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LGW - GVA
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus
8h 10m€94–221Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- 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 Clusesbus
24h 17m€100–199Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Samoënscar
11h 51m€188–272Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LHR - GVA
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus
7h 44m€141–347Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SOU - GVA
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus
7h 26m€113–431Train to London City Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LCY - GVA
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus
8h 3m€164–392Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LTN - GVA
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus
8h 27m€116–301Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRS - GVA
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus
8h 28m€91–317Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LHR - LYS
- Take the bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annemassebus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus
9h 54m€131–362
Reading to Samoëns by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Samoëns is to train and fly and bus which costs €75 - €220 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Samoëns is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 26m and costs €110 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Samoëns. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Gare Routière via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 22m.
The distance between Reading and Samoëns is 1072 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Samoëns without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 8m and costs €170 - €480.
It takes approximately 11h 8m to get from Reading to Samoëns, including transfers.
Reading to Samoëns bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Samoëns bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Samoëns is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 5:53 PM in Reading and 6:53 PM in Samoëns.
There are 8671+ hotels available in Samoëns.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Samoëns, France?
You can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Gare Routière via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Gare Routière in around 22h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Southampton Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Southampton Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–150
- 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
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- 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
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Cluses
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cluses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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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