There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Reading by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, or car train
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Fly Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SDR - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 58m£109–211Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BIO - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
7h 6m£57–229Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Readingcar
23h 39m£108–658Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Basurto Hospitaltrain
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
24h 16m£116–260Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
15h 7mFly Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SDR - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 47m£60–243Car ferry, train via Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Readingtrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
24h 16m£165–776Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
32h 37m£111–576
Santander to Reading by train, foot, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Reading is to bus and fly and train which costs £55 - £230 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Reading is to fly and train which takes 3h 47m and costs £60 - £250.
The distance between Santander and Reading is 610 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Reading without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 16m and costs £110 - £260.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Santander to Reading, including transfers.
Reading is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 10:25 PM in Santander and 9:25 PM in Reading.
There are 1465+ hotels available in Reading.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Reading, England?
There is no direct connection from Santander to Reading. However, you can fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to Hayes And Harlington Station, then take the train to Reading. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Santander to Reading via Plymouth in around 23h 39m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–370
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–170
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- 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
- £8–16
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £8–13
- Peak
- £10–16
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- 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
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £20–29
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 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 Plymouth to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £95–120
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £130–180
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £55–80
- Comfort
- £65–90
- Premium
- £85–120
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £80–550
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £80–100
- Car
- £250–350
- Single Ticket
- £80–170
- Car Single Ticket
- £180–550
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