There are 11 ways to get from Reading to Livingston by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain Bristol Temple Meads - London Paddington / ...
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
5h 48m£152–255Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Liverpool Street Stationtrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
4h 23m£60–204Bus
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 5bus Ra1
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 802
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Deer Parkbus
11h 15m£97–162Drive 377.8 mi
- Drive from Reading to Livingstoncar 377.8 mi
6h 43m£94–136Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
3h 33m£78–280Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham New Streettrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
7h 55m£159–304Bus via Leicester
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 5bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 to Leicesterbus
- Take the bus from Asda to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Waterloo Place to Barclay Waybus X27 / ...
14h 7m£70–106Train to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
3h 47m£103–364Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
4h 23m£62–166Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LHR - GLA
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Deer Parkbus
4h 16m£82–334Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
4h 10m£64–222
Reading to Livingston by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Livingston is to bus via Leicester which costs £65 - £110 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Livingston is to train and fly which takes 3h 33m and costs £75 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Livingston. However, there are services departing from Reading RailAir and arriving at Deer Park via Heathrow Terminal 5 and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Livingston. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Livingston North via Paddington, King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between Reading and Livingston is 446 miles. The road distance is 380 miles.
The best way to get from Reading to Livingston without a car is to train which takes 5h 48m and costs £150 - £260.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Reading to Livingston, including transfers.
Reading to Livingston bus services, operated by RailAir, depart from Reading RailAir station.
Reading to Livingston train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Livingston is to train which takes 5h 48m and costs £150 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £170 and takes 11h 15m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Livingston, Scotland?
You can take a train from Reading to Livingston North via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 5h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Deer Park via Heathrow Terminal 5 and Buchanan Bus Station in around 11h 15m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–450
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- 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
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Liverpool Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–31
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–31
- Website
- RailAir
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Deer Park
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Asda to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Deer Park
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Deer Park
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Deer Park
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Deer Park
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–12
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Deer Park
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £6–12
- Phone
- 0131 554 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lothian Country Buses
Bus from Waterloo Place to Barclay Way
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Lothian Country Buses
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Booking & Getting There
Reading to Livingston bus services, operated by RailAir, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Reading to Livingston train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Reading to Livingston is 380 miles. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Reading to Livingston.
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