Travel Information between Sunderland and Reading
| 238 miles | |
| Train, coach or flight | |
| £17 - £90 | |
| Coach • £17 • 8 h 50 min | |
| Flight • £42 • 1 h 15 min | |
| Megabus or LNER |
Travel 238 miles by train, coach or flight from Sunderland to Reading. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are Megabus or LNER among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Sunderland to Reading.
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How to get to Reading from Sunderland by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Sunderland to Reading is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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You can get from Sunderland to Reading 3 different ways: train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to travel to Reading from Sunderland is a coach with an average price of £17.
This is compared to other travel options from Sunderland to Reading:
A coach is £25 less than a flight for this trip with tickets for a flight from Sunderland to Reading costing on average £42.
A coach is £73 less than a train with an average ticket price of £90 from Sunderland to Reading.
The fastest way to get to Reading from Sunderland is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 15 min.
Other travel options to Reading take longer:
Coach takes 8 h 50 min on average.
Taking a train requires on average 4 h 44 min of travel time.
The Sunderland to Reading distance is approximately 238 miles.
The average frequency per day from Sunderland to Reading is:
- Around 3 coaches per day.
- 11 flights a day.
- 2 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Reading from Sunderland as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Sunderland to Reading:
Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Sunderland to Reading:
- You can go to Reading from Sunderland by coach with Megabus or FlixBus. You'll see cheap coach tickets for £17 with FlixBus from Sunderland to Reading on Omio.
- You can travel by train from Sunderland to Reading with LNER, Grand Central Trains or CrossCountry, and you can find LNER Sunderland to Reading tickets for £90 on Omio.
Yes, there are direct routes from Sunderland to Reading with the following travel companies:
- You can travel directly by coach with.
- You can book a direct train with.
Direct services to Reading tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.
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