There are 12 ways to get from Reading to Wick by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Take the bus from Union Street to Co-OpE6
13h 39mTrain, bus via Edinburgh
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3M90
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town HallX99
15h 17m£109–359Drive 630.7 mi
- Drive from Reading to Wick630.7 mi
11h 22m£154–222Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LHR - INV
- Take the bus from Union Street to Co-Op
8h 16mTrain
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Wick
15h 19m£152–196Train, bus via Birmingham Airport (BHX)
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town HallX99
16h 4m£119–204Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 5Ra1
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station802
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union StreetE8
- Take the bus from Union Street to Co-OpE6
17h 53mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LGW - INV
- Take the bus from Union Street to Co-Op
8h 50mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LTN - INV
- Take the bus from Union Street to Co-Op
8h 50mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)LHR - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Take the bus from Union Street to Co-Op
10h 34mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)LGW - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Take the bus from Union Street to Co-Op
11h 12mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the bus from Union Street to Co-Op
11h 28m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Wick is to train and bus via Birmingham Airport (BHX) which costs £110 - £210 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Wick is to drive which takes 11h 22m and costs £150 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Wick. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Co-Op via Heathrow Terminal 5, Buchanan Bus Station and Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Wick. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Wick via Paddington, King's Cross and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 19m.
The distance between Reading and Wick is 728 miles. The road distance is 634.4 miles.
The best way to get from Reading to Wick without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Reading to Wick, including transfers.
Reading to Wick bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Wick train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Wick is to train which takes 15h 19m and costs £150 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 17h 53m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Wick, Scotland?
You can take a train from Reading to Wick via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, and Inverness in around 15h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Co-Op via Heathrow Terminal 5, Buchanan Bus Station, and Union Street in around 17h 53m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- 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
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £27–40
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- 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
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £121–125
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £330–380
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- 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
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Union Street to Co-Op
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–31
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Reading to Wick bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Reading to Wick train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reading to Wick is 634 miles. It takes approximately 11h 22m to drive from Reading to Wick.
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