There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Reading by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, car train, or 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 Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SDR - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 36m£69–262Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
8h 5m£52–174Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Basurto Hospitaltrain
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
23h 12m£184–344Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Readingcar
23h 39m£133–658Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
15h 10m£313–402Fly Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SDR - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 13m£185–409Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander 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 29m£55–240Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Readingtrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
24h 17m£170–746Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
24h 33m£130–199Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry Es Sdr-Gb Pme
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Basingstoketrain Portsmouth Harbour - London Waterloo / ...
33h 40m£228–259
Santander to Reading by car ferry, foot, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Reading is to bus and fly and train which costs £50 - £180 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Reading is to fly and train which takes 3h 36m and costs £65 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Reading. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Reading RailAir via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 33m.
The distance between Santander and Reading is 696 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Reading without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 12m and costs £180 - £350.
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Santander to Reading, including transfers.
Santander to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Reading is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 2:16 AM in Santander and 1:16 AM in Reading.
Book your Santander to Reading bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Reading RailAir via Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 24h 33m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–420
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–420
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–420
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- 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
- £55–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- RailAir
- 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
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £204
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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