There are 11 ways to get from Charlotte to Reading by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or bus (Flixbus)
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 Harrisburg International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)plane CLT - MDT
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Readingbus
6h 8m$82–431Train, bus
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain Crescent / ...
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus FlixBus 2650 / ...
14h 3m$179–356Bus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0670
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus FlixBus 2650 / ...
15h 15m$91–171Drive 508.6 mi
- Drive from Charlotte to Readingcar 508.6 mi
9h 45m$93–135Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CLT - PHL
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
6h 41m$127–224Fly to Lehigh Valley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)plane CLT - ABE
- Take the bus from Allentown to Readingbus
6h 16m$83–445Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CLT - EWR
- Take the bus from Newark to Readingbus
6h 33m$267–647Fly to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane CLT - AVP
- Take the bus from Wyoming Valley Mall to Allentown Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Readingbus
7h 34m$167–612Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane CLT - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
8h 1m$148–1,023Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane CLT - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
8h 11m$153–718Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to New York Midtownbus FlixBus N2471 / ...
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Readingbus FlixBus 2650 / ...
17h 10m$139–235
Charlotte to Reading by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Reading is to bus which costs $90 - $180 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Reading is to fly and bus which takes 6h 8m and costs $80 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlotte station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Bus Station and arriving at Reading via Philadelphia Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
The distance between Charlotte and Reading is 494 miles. The road distance is 511.6 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Reading without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 3m and costs $170 - $360.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Charlotte to Reading, including transfers.
Charlotte to Reading bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Charlotte Bus Station.
Charlotte to Reading bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Philadelphia Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlotte to Reading is 512 miles. It takes approximately 9h 45m to drive from Charlotte to Reading.
Book your Charlotte to Reading bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Reading, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Reading via Philadelphia Bus Station in around 15h 15m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Greensboro/High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Asheville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Wilmington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- bustickets.com
Bus from Newark to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- bustickets.com
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- [email protected]
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Wyoming Valley Mall to Allentown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
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