There are 12 ways to get from Reading to Vienna by train, plane, bus, night train, subway, car, car train, or car ferry
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 to Vienna International Airport
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LHR - VIE
5h 38m€113–304Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane LTN - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
7h 55m€62–302Train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain Nj
20h 27m€165–388Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus
26h€125–191Train, night train
- Take the train from Reading to Bond Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
20h 36m€194–609Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LGW - VIE
6h 17m€94–223Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane STN - VIE
6h 32m€85–293Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LTN - VIE
6h 22m€89–258Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane STN - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
8h 15m€86–277Train, 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 Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
27h 36m€92–172Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Viennacar
14h 31mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Viennacar
15h 45m€261–393
Reading to Vienna by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Vienna is to train and subway and bus which costs €90 - €180 and takes 27h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Vienna is to train and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Vienna. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) via London Heathrow Airport, London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Vienna. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Wien HBF via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int. and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 27m.
The distance between Reading and Vienna is 1374 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Vienna without a car is to train which takes 20h 27m and costs €160 - €390.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Reading to Vienna, including transfers.
Reading to Vienna bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Vienna train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Vienna is to train which takes 20h 27m and costs €160 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 26h.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Vienna, Austria?
You can take a train from Reading to Wien HBF via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Brussel-Zuid, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 20h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) via Heathrow Terminal 2, London Heathrow Airport, London Victoria, and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 26h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bratislava Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bratislava Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €24–29
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Ealing Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- 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
- €13–26
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- €13–21
- Peak
- €17–26
Train from Reading to Bond Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to Ealing Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- 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
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €95–140
- 1st Class
- €150–220
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- 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
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- €4–6
- Peak
- €6–8
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- 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
- +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
- €75–120
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- 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
- €28–45
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Reading to Vienna bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Vienna is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 3:36 PM in Reading and 4:36 PM in Vienna.
Reading to Vienna train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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