There are 11 ways to get from Reading to Stonehaven by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stonehaventrain
8h 15m£178–344Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LGW - ABZ
5h 59m£83–220Bus via Edinburgh
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from George Street to Dundee stationbus
- Take the bus from Dundee South Marketgait to Stonehaven Barclay Streetbus
16h 16m£84–133Drive 483.6 mi
- Drive from Reading to Stonehavencar 483.6 mi
8h 30m£118–171Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
5h 9m£92–416Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham New Streettrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Stonehaventrain Plymouth - Aberdeen
9h 58m£304–425Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Stationbus Ukn11
17h 25m£85–147Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
5h 42m£129–284Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Stonehaventrain
6h 23m£118–381Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane LHR - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Montrosetrain
5h 56m£129–329Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LTN - ABZ
5h 57m£102–310
Reading to Stonehaven by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Stonehaven is to bus via Edinburgh which costs £80 - £140 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Stonehaven is to train and fly which takes 5h 9m and costs £90 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Stonehaven. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Stonehaven Barclay Street via London Heathrow Airport, George Street and Dundee South Marketgait. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Stonehaven. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Stonehaven via Paddington, King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
The distance between Reading and Stonehaven is 544 miles. The road distance is 486.4 miles.
The best way to get from Reading to Stonehaven without a car is to train which takes 8h 15m and costs £170 - £350.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Reading to Stonehaven, including transfers.
Reading to Stonehaven bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Stonehaven train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Stonehaven is to train which takes 8h 15m and costs £170 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus via Edinburgh, which costs £80 - £140 and takes 16h 16m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Stonehaven, Scotland?
You can take a train from Reading to Stonehaven via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 8h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Stonehaven Barclay Street via Heathrow Terminal 2, London Heathrow Airport, Edinburgh, Bus Station, George Street, Dundee station, and Dundee South Marketgait in around 16h 16m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stonehaven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Stonehaven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Montrose
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stonehaven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Stonehaven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Montrose
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stonehaven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stonehaven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £250–350
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Stonehaven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Montrose
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Stonehaven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Dundee to Montrose
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Dundee station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Dundee South Marketgait to Stonehaven Barclay Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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More Questions & Answers
Reading to Stonehaven bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Reading to Stonehaven train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reading to Stonehaven is 486 miles. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Reading to Stonehaven.
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