There are 11 ways to get from Gothenburg to Reading by plane, train, bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GOT - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 34m£85–284Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GOT - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
6h 17m£64–315Train, bus via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Amsterdam Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
22h 42m£297–589Bus
- Take the bus from Gothenburg to Hanover central bus stationbus 173
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
32h 1m£147–235Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Gothenburg to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
16h 37m£354–462Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GOT - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 34m£125–366Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GOT - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
6h 25m£85–248Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GOT - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
7h 35m£135–288Night train, train
- Take the night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain En
- 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
23h 54mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Molndal station to Hamburg Hbftrain 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
25h 20mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Gothenburg to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
17h 41m£246–399
Gothenburg to Reading by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gothenburg to Reading is to fly and train which costs £85 - £250 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Gothenburg to Reading is to fly and train which takes 5h 34m and costs £85 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Gothenburg to Reading. However, there are services departing from Gothenburg and arriving at Reading RailAir via Hanover central bus station, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Gothenburg to Reading. However, there are services departing from Goteborg C and arriving at Reading via Hamburg Hbf, Bremen Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl and Farringdon Without. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 54m.
The distance between Gothenburg and Reading is 713 miles.
The best way to get from Gothenburg to Reading without a car is to train and bus via Copenhagen which takes 22h 42m and costs £290 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Gothenburg to Reading, including transfers.
Gothenburg to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gothenburg station.
Gothenburg to Reading train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Goteborg C station.
Gothenburg to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
What companies run services between Gothenburg, Sweden and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Gothenburg to Reading RailAir via Hanover central bus station, London Victoria, and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 32h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–180
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Stansted Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £24–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–290
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- 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 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/
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 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/
- 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 Molndal station to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
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
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 Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Goteborg C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Amsterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Gothenburg to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- 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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Reading is 1h behind Gothenburg. It is currently 3:40 PM in Gothenburg and 2:40 PM in Reading.
Gothenburg to Reading train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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