There are 5 ways to get from St Ives to Reading by bus, train, or car
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from The Pound to Bus Stationbus B
- Take the train from Huntingdon to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
3h 15m£53–121Drive 88.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from St Ives to Readingcar 88.5 mi
2h 7m£22–31Bus
- Take the bus from Copperbeech Close to The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ridebus A
- Take the bus from Trumpington Park-and-Ride to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 727 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
5h 30m£45–79Bus, train via Royal Papworth Hospital
- Take the bus from Copperbeech Close to Royal Papworth Hospitalbus A
- Take the train from Cambridge South to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon Without to Readingtrain
4h 24m£61–118Bus, train via Royal Papworth Hospital #2
- Take the bus from Copperbeech Close to Royal Papworth Hospitalbus A
- Take the train from Cambridge South to Tottenham Haletrain
- Take the train from Vauxhall to Readingtrain
5h 2m£51–123
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St Ives to Reading is to drive which costs £21 - £35 and takes 2h 7m.
The fastest way to get from St Ives to Reading is to drive which takes 2h 7m and costs £21 - £35.
No, there is no direct bus from St Ives to Reading. However, there are services departing from Copperbeech Close and arriving at Reading RailAir via Trumpington Park-and-Ride and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between St Ives and Reading is 110 miles. The road distance is 89 miles.
The best way to get from St Ives to Reading without a car is to bus and train which takes 3h 15m and costs £50 - £130.
It takes approximately 3h 15m to get from St Ives to Reading, including transfers.
St Ives to Reading bus services, operated by Stagecoach East, depart from Copperbeech Close station.
St Ives to Reading bus services, operated by Stagecoach East, arrive at The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride station.
Yes, the driving distance between St Ives to Reading is 89 miles. It takes approximately 2h 7m to drive from St Ives to Reading.
There are 1481+ hotels available in Reading.
What companies run services between St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Copperbeech Close to Reading RailAir via The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride, Trumpington Park-and-Ride, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 5h 30m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Huntingdon to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge South to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- 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 Farringdon Without to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Cambridge South to Tottenham Hale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Vauxhall to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- 01733207860
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from The Pound to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Copperbeech Close to The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Copperbeech Close to Royal Papworth Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Copperbeech Close to Royal Papworth Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Trumpington Park-and-Ride to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- National Express
- 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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