There are 8 ways to get from Stuttgart to Reading by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, subway, 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 to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane STR - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
3h£113–253Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N36
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
17h 42m£81–157Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Ice
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
9h 2m£185–405Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stuttgart to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
10h 7mFly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane STR - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
3h 47m£157–267Train
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to 's-Hertogenboschtrain Ice
- Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
12h 58m£124–442Bus, night train, subway, train
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Bonn Hbfbus
- Take the night train from Bonn Hbf to Brussels-Nordnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminsterbus
- Take the subway from Upminster station to Ealing Broadway stationsubway
- Take the train from Ealing Broadway to Readingtrain
23h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Stuttgart to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
11h 15m£125–218
Stuttgart to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Reading is to train and bus which costs £80 - £160 and takes 17h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Reading is to fly and train which takes 3h and costs £110 - £260.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Reading. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart Hbf and arriving at Reading via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 2m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Reading is 508 miles.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Reading without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 9h 2m and costs £180 - £410.
It takes approximately 3h to get from Stuttgart to Reading, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Reading train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Stuttgart Hbf station.
Reading is 1h behind Stuttgart. It is currently 12:56 PM in Stuttgart and 11:56 AM in Reading.
Stuttgart to Reading train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
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What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Stuttgart Hbf to Reading via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 9h 2m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Ealing Broadway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- 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
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Ealing Broadway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £75–80
- Couchette Carriage
- £45–55
- Seating Carriage
- £20–24
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Upminster station to Ealing Broadway station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–75
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Bonn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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