There are 7 ways to get from Chennai to Reading by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAA - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
15h 6m£202–506Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BLR - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
20h 49m£175–763Fly Chennai International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAA - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
17h 49m£295–935Fly Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MAA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
17h 37m£221–590Fly Chennai International Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane MAA - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
16h 37m£383–1,379Fly Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MAA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
18h£325–610Fly Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MAA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Readingtrain
20h 27m£308–546
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Reading is to fly and train which costs £200 - £550 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Reading is to fly and train which takes 15h 6m and costs £200 - £550.
The distance between Chennai and Reading is 5184 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 6m to get from Chennai to Reading, including transfers.
Reading is 5h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 7:53 AM in Chennai and 2:23 AM in Reading.
There are 1495+ hotels available in Reading.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Reading, England?
There is no direct connection from Chennai to Reading. However, you can take the subway to Airport, walk to Madras-Airport-MAA airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to Hayes And Harlington Station, then take the train to Reading. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Airport, walk to Madras-Airport-MAA airport, fly to London Stansted Airport (STN), walk to Stansted Airport, take the train to London Liverpool Street, walk to Liverpool Street station, take the subway to Paddington, walk to London Paddington, then take the train to Reading.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–950
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–500
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–550
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–850
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–750
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–490
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–440
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- 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 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)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- 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 London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- 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 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)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–14
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- £1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- £4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- £6–9
- First Class (1A)
- £11–14
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- £1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- £1–3
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