There are 12 ways to get from Workington to Reading by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Readingtrain
6h 50m£38–312Bus
- Take the bus from Workington to Penrith Rail Stationbus X4 / ...
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 590
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 210 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
11h 42m£50–93Drive 290.1 mi
- Drive from Workington to Readingcar 290.1 mi
5h 23m£70–102Train, train to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 30m£79–320Bus, train
- Take the bus from Workington to Penrith Rail Stationbus X4 / ...
- Take the train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Readingtrain
8h 9m£51–213Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Workington to Barrow-in-Furnesstrain
- Take the train from Barrow-in-Furness to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Readingtrain
8h 44m£44–215Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane NCL - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
6h 42m£96–256Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 20m£106–376Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 45m£107–316Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 53m£96–341Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 48m£90–264Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Workington to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 13m£91–234
Workington to Reading by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Workington to Reading is to bus which costs £50 - £95 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Workington to Reading is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Workington to Reading. However, there are services departing from Workington and arriving at Reading RailAir via Rail Station, Birmingham Coach Station and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Workington to Reading. However, there are services departing from Workington and arriving at Reading via Carlisle and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 50m.
The distance between Workington and Reading is 325 miles. The road distance is 291.8 miles.
The best way to get from Workington to Reading without a car is to train which takes 6h 50m and costs £35 - £320.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Workington to Reading, including transfers.
Workington to Reading bus services, operated by Stagecoach West, depart from Workington station.
Workington to Reading train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Workington station.
The best way to get from Workington to Reading is to train which takes 6h 50m and costs £35 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £95 and takes 11h 42m.
What companies run services between Workington, England and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Workington to Reading via Carlisle and Birmingham New Street in around 6h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Workington to Reading RailAir via Rail Station, Birmingham Coach Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 11h 42m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Workington to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Workington to Barrow-in-Furness
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Barrow-in-Furness to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £14–23
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- 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
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Penrith North Lakes to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- west.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Workington to Penrith Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rail Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Workington to Reading bus services, operated by Stagecoach West, arrive at Penrith Rail Station.
Workington to Reading train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Carlisle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Workington to Reading is 292 miles. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Workington to Reading.
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