There are 9 ways to get from Scarborough to Reading by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via London
best- Take the train from Scarborough to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 46m£83–176Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Railway Station Stop T to Rougier Streetbus 843
- Take the bus from York to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
9h 44m£53–78Drive 236.5 mi
- Drive from Scarborough to Readingcar 236.5 mi
4h 27m£58–83Train, train to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Scarborough to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 33m£102–364Train
- Take the train from Scarborough to Doncastertrain Scarborough - Sheffield
- Take the train from Doncaster to Readingtrain Newcastle - Reading / ...
6h 25m£138–206Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Scarborough to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 24m£111–356Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Scarborough to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
6h 41m£135–280Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Scarborough to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane NCL - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
6h 5m£146–318Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Scarborough to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
6h 26m£106–246
Scarborough to Reading by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scarborough to Reading is to bus which costs £50 - £80 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Scarborough to Reading is to train via London which takes 3h 46m and costs £80 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Scarborough station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Railway Station Stop T and arriving at Reading RailAir via York and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Scarborough to Reading. However, there are services departing from Scarborough and arriving at Reading via York, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 46m.
The distance between Scarborough and Reading is 269 miles. The road distance is 237.9 miles.
The best way to get from Scarborough to Reading without a car is to train via London which takes 3h 46m and costs £80 - £180.
It takes approximately 3h 46m to get from Scarborough to Reading, including transfers.
Scarborough to Reading bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, depart from Railway Station Stop T.
Scarborough to Reading train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Scarborough station.
The best way to get from Scarborough to Reading is to train via London which takes 3h 46m and costs £80 - £180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £80 and takes 9h 44m.
What companies run services between Scarborough, England and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Scarborough to Reading via York, London Kings Cross, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 3h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Railway Station Stop T to Reading RailAir via Rougier Street, York, London Heathrow Airport, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 9h 44m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–70
Flights from Newcastle to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–70
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scarborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scarborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scarborough to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scarborough to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scarborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Scarborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Scarborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Scarborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Scarborough to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Scarborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Scarborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Doncaster to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 01653 692556
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Railway Station Stop T to Rougier Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- Yorkshire Coastliner
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from York to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- RailAir
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More Questions & Answers
Scarborough to Reading bus services, operated by Yorkshire Coastliner, arrive at Rougier Street station.
Scarborough to Reading train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at York station.
Yes, the driving distance between Scarborough to Reading is 238 miles. It takes approximately 4h 27m to drive from Scarborough to Reading.
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