There are 13 ways to get from Utrecht to Reading by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train via Brussels
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
5h 45m£148–300Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Den Haag Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from The Hague to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
13h 30m£69–111Bus, train
- Take the bus from Utrecht 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
7h 3m£101–204Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Utrecht to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
6h 1m£193–230Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
4h 19m£125–398Train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from Farringdon Without to Readingtrain
6h 30m£154–288Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Utrecht to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
7h 5m£86–167Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane AMS - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
4h 49m£117–394Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane AMS - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
4h 50m£82–282Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane AMS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
5h 36m£77–226Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane AMS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
5h 26m£87–251Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane AMS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
5h 9m£122–316Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EIN - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 22m£72–281
Utrecht to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Reading is to train and bus which costs £65 - £120 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Reading is to train and fly which takes 4h 19m and costs £120 - £400.
No, there is no direct train from Utrecht to Reading. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Reading via Rotterdam Centraal, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 45m.
The distance between Utrecht and Reading is 391 miles.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Reading without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 5h 45m and costs £140 - £300.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Utrecht to Reading, including transfers.
Utrecht to Reading train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
Reading is 1h behind Utrecht. It is currently 3:54 AM in Utrecht and 2:54 AM in Reading.
Utrecht to Reading train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Rotterdam Centraal station.
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What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Utrecht Centraal to Reading via Rotterdam Centraal, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 5h 45m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Den Haag Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–220
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- 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
- £25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Farringdon Without to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £7–11
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £7–11
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £7–11
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £7–11
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £7–11
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £11–17
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Utrecht to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from The Hague to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- RailAir
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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