There are 12 ways to get from Copenhagen to Reading by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, 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 Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CPH - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
3h 8m£95–307Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CPH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
4h£80–301Train via Cologne
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf 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
15h 50m£289–747Bus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Antwerpbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Calaisbus
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
24h 36m£119–188Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Copenhagen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
13h 31m£329–426Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane CPH - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
5h 4m£185–449Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CPH - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 57m£84–318Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CPH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
4h 18m£89–269Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CPH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Readingtrain
4h 25m£112–326Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from Farringdon Without to Readingtrain
18h 32mTrain, bus
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
19h 18mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Copenhagen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
14h 35m£222–363
Copenhagen to Reading by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Copenhagen to Reading is to fly and train which costs £80 - £310 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Copenhagen to Reading is to fly and train which takes 3h 8m and costs £95 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Copenhagen to Reading. However, there are services departing from Copenhagen Busterminal and arriving at Reading RailAir via Antwerp, Calais, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Copenhagen to Reading. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Reading via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 50m.
The distance between Copenhagen and Reading is 645 miles.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Reading without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 15h 50m and costs £280 - £750.
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Copenhagen to Reading, including transfers.
Copenhagen to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Copenhagen to Reading train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from København H station.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Reading is to train via Cologne which takes 15h 50m and costs £280 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £110 - £190 and takes 24h 36m.
What companies run services between Copenhagen, Denmark and Reading, England?
You can take a train from København H to Reading via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 15h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Reading RailAir via Antwerp, Calais, London Victoria, and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 24h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–180
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Farringdon Without to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–260
- 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
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Copenhagen to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Antwerp station.
Reading is 1h behind Copenhagen. It is currently 12:35 PM in Copenhagen and 11:35 AM in Reading.
Copenhagen to Reading train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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