There are 13 ways to get from Stuttgart to Reading by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, 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 via Paris
best- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 14m£242–482Train, train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Rastatttrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane FKB - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 23m£78–305Bus
- Take the bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N36
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
19h 55m£87–138Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stuttgart to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
10h 6m£237–293Fly Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane STR - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
5h 15m£100–258Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from Farringdon Without to Readingtrain
9h 19m£224–411Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
12h 5m£126–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stuttgart to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
11h 10m£147–255Fly Stuttgart Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane STR - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
5h 56m£99–242Train to Frankfurt, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 2m£93–302Train to Frankfurt, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FRA - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
5h 57m£139–405Train to Frankfurt, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FRA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
6h 38m£97–276Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
8h 22m£114–329
Stuttgart to Reading by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Reading is to bus which costs £85 - £140 and takes 19h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Reading is to fly and train which takes 5h 15m and costs £100 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Reading. However, there are services departing from Hauptbf and arriving at Reading RailAir via Heilbronn central train station, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Reading. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart Hbf and arriving at Reading via Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 14m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Reading is 689 miles.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Reading without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 14m and costs £240 - £490.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Stuttgart to Reading, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Reading bus services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, depart from Hauptbf station.
Stuttgart to Reading train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Stuttgart Hbf station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Reading is to train via Paris which takes 8h 14m and costs £240 - £490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £140 and takes 19h 55m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Reading, England?
You can take a train from Stuttgart Hbf to Reading via Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 8h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hauptbf to Reading RailAir via Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof, Heilbronn central train station, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, London Victoria Green Line Station, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 19h 55m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- 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
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Farringdon Without to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- £12–15
- 1st Class Ticket
- £15–23
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- [email protected]
- Website
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- 07274 7053372
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde
Train from Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz to Rastatt
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heilbronn central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- RailAir
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- RailAir
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Stuttgart to Reading bus services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, arrive at Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof station.
Reading is 1h behind Stuttgart. It is currently 9:22 PM in Stuttgart and 8:22 PM in Reading.
Stuttgart to Reading train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Est station.
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