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Flights from Reading to Cologne

from £28 one way · found Oct 27

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Reading, United Kingdom to Cologne, Germany

This is an international flight: Reading (United Kingdom) to Cologne (Germany). Cologne is a large city, about 1 million people.

The antipode of Cologne

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Distance
555 km345 miles
Flight time
about 1 h 40 minnon-stop, plus about 36 min on the ground
Direct flights
Yes2 airlines
Departure airport
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)36 km from Reading
Time difference
+1 hCologne ahead of Reading

Are there direct flights from Reading to Cologne?

The trip does not start in Reading: the nearest airport with flights of its own is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 36 km away.

Yes. Two airlines fly from Reading to Cologne without a stop: easyJet and Ryanair.

Reading to Cologne flight time

Cologne is 555 km (345 miles) from Reading in a straight line, and the flight leaves heading east. A non-stop flight is in the air about 1 h 40 min. Leave at 12:00 and the wheels are down around 14:40 by the clocks waiting for you. With the airport time around it, the flight fills half a day.

Time difference between Reading and Cologne

Cologne runs 1 hour ahead of Reading all year round. When it is 12:00 in Reading, clocks in Cologne show 13:00. An hour or two forward takes a corner off the first morning, no more.

Cheapest month to fly from Reading to Cologne

The cheapest month is January 2027, from £28, found Oct 27.

All months as a table
MonthLowest price
October 2026no data
November 2026£36
December 2026£49
January 2027£28
February 2027no data
March 2027£38
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: January 2027 is 42 % cheaper than December, 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 22 to Oct 27.

Airports in Reading and 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

Cologne

  • CGNCologne Bonn Airport14 km from Cologne

Everything that flies into Cologne lands at one airport, and it is 14 km out, on the edge of town.

How to get from Reading to London airport

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is 36 km from Reading. Getting there by taxi or transfer takes about 36 min and costs about £13 (estimate).

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