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Flights from Cologne to Reading

from €19 one way · found Oct 26

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Cologne, Germany to Reading, United Kingdom

This is an international flight: Cologne (Germany) to Reading (United Kingdom). Reading is a city of about 318,000 people.

The antipode of Reading

The far side of the Earth from Reading is deep ocean at 51.5°S 179.0°E. The nearest inhabited place to it, Dunedin, New Zealand, lies 881 km away. See it on the globe. More about the antipode of Reading.

Distance
555 km345 miles
Flight time
about 1 h 40 minnon-stop, plus about 36 min on the ground
Direct flights
Yes3 airlines
Arrival airport
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)36 km from Reading
Time difference
−1 hReading behind Cologne

Are there direct flights from Cologne to Reading?

Reading has no airport of its own, so the flight ends at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 36 km short of the town.

Yes. Three airlines fly from Cologne to Reading without a stop: easyJet, Malta Air and Ryanair.

Cologne to Reading flight time

Reading is 555 km (345 miles) from Cologne in a straight line, and the flight leaves heading west. A non-stop flight is in the air about 1 h 40 min. Leave at 12:00 and the wheels are down around 12:40 by the clocks waiting for you. With the airport time around it, the flight fills half a day.

Time difference between Cologne and Reading

Reading runs 1 hour behind Cologne all year round. When it is 12:00 in Cologne, clocks in Reading show 11:00. An hour or two back is the easy direction: the first day runs long.

Cheapest month to fly from Cologne to Reading

The cheapest month is November, from €18, found Oct 26.

All months as a table
MonthLowest price
October 2026too little data
November 2026€18
December 2026€31
January 2027€33
February 2027no data
March 2027€76
April 2027no data
May 2027no data
June 2027no data
July 2027no data
August 2027no data
September 2027no data

Fares swing a lot through the year on this route: November is 76 % cheaper than March 2027, so the month you fly in makes a real difference to the price.

Lowest one-way fare for departures in each month, found in other travellers' searches from Oct 23 to Oct 27. Where it says too little data, the fare found was more than three times the usual level for this route, most likely from a handful of searches, so we leave it out.

Airports in Cologne and Reading

Cologne

  • CGNCologne Bonn Airport14 km from Cologne

Reading

  • LHRLondon Heathrow Airport36 km from Reading
  • LGWLondon Gatwick Airport65 km from Reading
  • STNStansted Airport98 km from Reading
  • LTNLondon Luton Airport62 km from Reading
  • LCYLondon City Airport71 km from Reading
  • SENLondon Southend Airport116 km from Reading

How to get from London airport to Reading

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is 36 km from Reading. Getting from the airport by taxi or transfer takes about 36 min and costs about €16 (estimate).

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