There are 7 ways to get from Reading to Santorini Island by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, or subway
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 Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santorini (JTR)LHR - JTR
6h 45m€145–315Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Santorini (JTR)LGW - JTR
7h 21m€120–321Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
2d 3hTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Santorini (JTR)LTN - JTR
9h 8m€125–513Train, bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
2d 15hTrain, subway, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Reading to Ealing Broadway
- Take the subway from Ealing Broadway station to Upminster station
- Take the bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
2d 17hBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
2d 18h€309–467
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Santorini Island is to train and fly which costs €120 - €330 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Santorini Island is to train and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €140 - €320.
The distance between Reading and Santorini Island is 2689 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Santorini Island without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Reading to Santorini Island, including transfers.
Santorini Island is 2h ahead of Reading. It is currently 11:10 AM in Reading and 1:10 PM in Santorini Island.
There are 2111+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Santorini Island, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Reading to Santorini Island. However, you can take the train to Hayes And Harlington Station, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, then fly to Santorini (JTR). Alternatively, you can take a train from Reading to Thira Santorini Port via Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Brighton, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 2d 3h.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
Flights from Luton Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Santorini via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Santorini via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Luton Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Santorini via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Santorini via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Santorini via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- €13–20
- Peak
- €17–25
Train from Reading to Ealing Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- 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 London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €23–29
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Reading to Ealing Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Ealing Broadway station to Upminster station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- €3–6
- Peak
- €5–8
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- albtrans.net
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.autobus.al/en/operator/alb___trans_sh.p.k-22
- 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
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €92–93
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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