There are 12 ways to get from Reading to Aarhus by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night 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.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Billund Airport, train
best- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LHR - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
6h 28mkr 758–2,786Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane STN - AAR
7h 3mkr 704–3,148Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Padborg sttrain 4
- Take the train from Padborg St. to Aarhus Htrain Re
17h 38mkr 2,625–5,409Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aarhus C FlixBus stopbus 172
27h 12mkr 1,137–1,671Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aarhuscar
12h 15mkr 2,779–3,584Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Billund Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LGW - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain
6h 58mkr 934–3,054Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aarhus Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aarhus Airport (AAR)plane LHR - AAR
7h 52mkr 1,539–4,357Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LHR - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
8h 34mkr 822–2,680Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LGW - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus Htrain
9h 15mkr 718–2,748Train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
18h 53mkr 1,334–3,368Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Odensenighttrain 304
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
28h 49mkr 1,286–2,180Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Aarhuscar
13h 23mkr 1,981–3,227
Reading to Aarhus by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Aarhus is to train and fly which costs 700 kr - 2800 kr and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Aarhus is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs 750 kr - 2800 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Aarhus. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Aarhus C FlixBus stop via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Aarhus. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Aarhus H via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt and Padborg St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 38m.
The distance between Reading and Aarhus is 949 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Aarhus without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 17h 38m and costs 2600 kr - 5500 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Reading to Aarhus, including transfers.
Reading to Aarhus bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Aarhus train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Aarhus is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 17h 38m and costs 2600 kr - 5500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1100 kr - 1700 kr and takes 27h 12m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Aarhus, Denmark?
You can take a train from Reading to Aarhus H via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Padborg st, and Padborg St. in around 17h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Aarhus C FlixBus stop via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 27h 12m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aarhus Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–2,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 420–3,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Aarhus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 210–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aarhus Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–2,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,300
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–330
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–470
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–330
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–470
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–330
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–470
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–350
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 90–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–350
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–240
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 49
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Padborg St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 128
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 49
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 203
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 203
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 199
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 99
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 99
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Padborg st
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,042
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,042
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–800
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–340
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–750
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–750
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 240–300
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 240–300
- Website
- RailAir
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aarhus C FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–650
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Reading to Aarhus bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Aarhus is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 6:58 AM in Reading and 7:58 AM in Aarhus.
Reading to Aarhus train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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