There are 12 ways to get from Reading to Jard-sur-Mer by car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car train, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Reading to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Jard-sur-Mercar
11h 47m€118–338Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonnetrain
9h 28m€93–247Train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonnetrain Ter
12h€251–474Train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the bus from Lille to Angersbus
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Les Sables D'olonnetrain Tgv
16h 17m€136–279Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Jard-sur-Mercar
8h 48m€272–346Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the bus from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonnebus
26h 41m€131–203Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LHR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonnetrain
11h 2m€148–372Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonnetrain
9h 39m€94–357Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Luçontrain
- Take the bus from Gare de Luçon to Cimetièrebus
12h 35m€118–265Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LGW - RNS
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonnetrain
11h 7m€114–443Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane LGW - LRH
- Take the taxi from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Jard-sur-Mertaxi
6h 10m€246–546Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LHR - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Les Sables D'olonnetrain
11h 10m€198–500
Reading to Jard-sur-Mer by train, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Jard-sur-Mer is to train and fly which costs €90 - €250 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Jard-sur-Mer is to train and fly and taxi which takes 6h 10m and costs €240 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Jard-sur-Mer. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Cimetière via Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, Brussels - Midi Train Station, Nantes and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Jard-sur-Mer. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Les Sables D'olonne via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
The distance between Reading and Jard-sur-Mer is 657 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Jard-sur-Mer without a car is to train which takes 12h and costs €250 - €480.
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Reading to Jard-sur-Mer, including transfers.
Reading to Jard-sur-Mer bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Jard-sur-Mer train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Jard-sur-Mer is to train which takes 12h and costs €250 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €210 and takes 26h 41m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Jard-sur-Mer, France?
You can take a train from Reading to Cimetière via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Nantes, Les Sables D'olonne, and Gare Routière in around 12h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Cimetière via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, Brussels - Midi Train Station, Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub, Nantes, Les Sables D'olonne, and Gare Routière in around 26h 41m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angers St Laud to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angers St Laud to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Luçon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Angers
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- RailAir
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- 02 51 44 76 10
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare de Luçon to Cimetière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Estimated price
- €160–200
Abeilles Taxi La Rochelle
- Phone
- +33 5 46 41 22 22
- Website
- taxi-la-rochelle.com
Anthony Taxi
- Phone
- +33 6 71 49 30 98
- Website
- taxi-ile-de-re.com
Ask Taxi La Rochelle
- Phone
- +33 6 29 64 00 74
- Website
- ask-taxi-larochelle.fr
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Booking & Getting There
Reading to Jard-sur-Mer bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 2 station.
Jard-sur-Mer is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 12:17 AM in Reading and 1:17 AM in Jard-sur-Mer.
Reading to Jard-sur-Mer train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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