There are 13 ways to get from Rome to Reading by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FCO - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 10m£86–236Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane FCO - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 5m£68–240Train, bus via Zurich
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Zürich to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
25h 24m£192–386Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rome to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
18h 48m£352–459Fly Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FCO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
7h 1m£76–180Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CIA - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 59m£79–280Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FCO - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
7h 33m£78–195Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane FCO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
7h 29m£90–193Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FLR - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 46m£134–440Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
25h 33m£171–341Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrèsbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
29h 7mBus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
33h 39m£163–266Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
19h 46m£246–398
Rome to Reading by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Reading is to fly and train which costs £75 - £180 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Reading is to fly and train which takes 6h 10m and costs £85 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Reading. However, there are services departing from Roma Prenestina A1 and arriving at Reading RailAir via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 7m.
The distance between Rome and Reading is 952 miles.
The best way to get from Rome to Reading without a car is to train and bus via Zurich which takes 25h 24m and costs £190 - £390.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Rome to Reading, including transfers.
Rome to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Rome to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Reading is 1h behind Rome. It is currently 12:10 PM in Rome and 11:10 AM in Reading.
Book your Rome to Reading bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Reading RailAir via Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès, Brussels-Nord, Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria Green Line Station, London Victoria, and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 29h 7m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bristol Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–140
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–460
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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