There are 10 ways to get from Louisville to Reading by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), car, train, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SDF - PHL
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
7h 5m$127–625Bus via Columbus
cheapest- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Columbus - Downtown - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Readingbus
17h 15m$85–186Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus Louisville
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Readingbus FlixBus N2642
15h 45m$102–209Drive 621.8 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Readingcar 621.8 mi
10h 43m$114–164Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, bus
- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane LEX - PHL
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
6h 47m$158–791Fly Louisville International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SDF - EWR
- Take the bus from Newark to Readingbus
6h 56m$107–418Fly Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane SDF - LGA
- Take the bus from Newark to Readingbus
8h 24m$180–732Fly Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SDF - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
8h 14m$128–1,224Fly Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SDF - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
8h 32m$168–769Fly Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SDF - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Readingbus
9h$128–528
Louisville to Reading by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Reading is to bus via Columbus which costs $85 - $190 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Reading is to drive and fly and bus which takes 6h 47m and costs $150 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Louisville station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY Bus Station and arriving at Reading via 9Th St & Race St, Northside Transit Center - Shelter B and Cincinnati. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
The distance between Louisville and Reading is 651 miles. The road distance is 625.4 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Reading without a car is to bus which takes 15h 45m and costs $100 - $210.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Louisville to Reading, including transfers.
Louisville to Reading bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Louisville, KY Bus Station.
Louisville to Reading bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Cincinnati - Downtown station.
Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Reading is 625 miles. It takes approximately 10h 43m to drive from Louisville to Reading.
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What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Reading, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Reading via Cincinnati - Downtown, 9Th St & Race St, Northside Transit Center - Shelter B, Vine St & Martin Luther King Dr, and Cincinnati in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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
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
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.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 Cincinnati to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- 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 Philadelphia Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Columbus - Downtown - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.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
Bus from Newark to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- bustickets.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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