Buses in Reading
95 bus routes serve Reading, run by Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, TfL Rail, Reading Buses and CrossCountry and others. The main interchange is Reading Rail Station - buses.
Bus station: Reading Rail Station - buses
Most frequent routes
- 17: Tilehurst – Whiteknights Reading Buses
- 6: Whitley Wood – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 5: Reading Town Centre – Whitley Wood Reading Buses
- 26: Calcot – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 21: Lower Earley – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 600: Reading Town Centre – Three Mile Cross Reading Buses
Park & Ride
Reading Park & Ride: 3 sites, with fares and bus times.
Where you can go from Reading
- Reading Stadium: F1, F3, F10, F12, F14, F20, F21, F22, F23, F30, F32, F33, F51, F52
- London Paddington: train, train, train, train, train, train, train, train
- Woodley: 13, 14, 19c, 19a, 81, F32
- GreenPark: 50a, 9, 50, 9a, 9b
- Henley-on-Thames: 28, train, 28a, 145C, F14
- Little Heath: 33, 85, 86, 87
- Sonning Common: 25a, 84, 82, F10
- Three Mile Cross: 600, 300, F3, 92
- Caversham Park Village: 23, 24, 81
- Newbury: train, 1, F20
- Theale: 88, 90, F23
- Tilehurst: 17, 18, 15a
- Whitley Wood: 6, 5, 6a
- Bracknell: 4, 4a
- Calcot: 26, 15
Routes
- Didcot Parkway – London Paddington (Great Western Main Line) Great Western Railway
- Reading – London Waterloo (Waterloo–Reading Line) South Western Railway
- Reading – ABBEY WOOD (CROSSRAIL) (Elizabeth line) TfL Rail
- 17: Tilehurst – Whiteknights Reading Buses
- London Paddington – Swansea Great Western Railway
- 6: Whitley Wood – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 5: Reading Town Centre – Whitley Wood Reading Buses
- Gatwick Airport – Reading (North Downs Line) Great Western Railway
- 26: Calcot – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 21: Lower Earley – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- London Paddington – Penzance Great Western Railway
- Hereford – London Paddington (Cotswold Line) Great Western Railway
- Manchester Piccadilly – Bournemouth CrossCountry
- London Waterloo – Salisbury (South Western Main Line) South Western Railway
- Reading – Newbury (Reading–Taunton Line) Great Western Railway
- London Paddington – Bristol Temple Meads (Great Western Main Line) Great Western Railway
- 600: Reading Town Centre – Three Mile Cross Reading Buses
- 11: Reading Town Centre – Coley Park Reading Buses
- 33: Little Heath – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- London Paddington – Weston-super-Mare (Great Western Main Line) Great Western Railway
- 16: Purley on Thames – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 20: Reading Town Centre – University of Reading Reading Buses
- 500: Winnersh Triangle – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- Reading – Basingstoke (Reading–Basingstoke Line) Great Western Railway
- London Paddington – Cheltenham Spa (Great Western Main Line) Great Western Railway
- X40: Oxford City Centre – Reading Town Centre Thames Travel
- 1: Newbury – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 29: Reading Town Centre – Lower Caversham Reading Buses
- 4: Bracknell – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 18: Reading Town Centre – Tilehurst Reading Buses
- 50a: Reading Town Centre – GreenPark Reading Buses
- 3: Reading Town Centre – Wokingham Town Centre Reading Buses
- 28: Henley-on-Thames – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- RA1: Heathrow Airport – Reading Town Centre Reading RailAir
- 13: Reading Town Centre – Woodley (circular) Reading Buses
- Reading – Newcastle CrossCountry
- 25: Peppard Common – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 4a: Bracknell – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 15a: Tilehurst – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 15: Reading Town Centre – Calcot Reading Buses
- 850: Reading Town Centre – High Wycombe Carousel Buses
- Twyford – Henley-on-Thames (Henley Branch Line) Great Western Railway
- London Paddington – Carmarthen Great Western Railway
- 14: Reading Town Centre – Woodley (circular) Reading Buses
- 23: Reading Town Centre – Caversham Park Village (circular) Reading Buses
- 2a: Mortimer – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 9: Reading Town Centre – GreenPark Reading Buses
- 2: Reading Town Centre – Mortimer Reading Buses
- 22: Reading Town Centre – Caversham Heights Reading Buses
- 24: Reading Town Centre – Caversham Park Village (circular) Reading Buses
- 50: Reading Town Centre – GreenPark Reading Buses
- 300: Three Mile Cross – Thames Valley Park Reading Buses
- 19b: Reading Town Centre – Lower Earley District Centre Reading Buses
- 6a: Reading Town Centre – Whitley Wood Reading Buses
- 701: Reading Town Centre – Legoland Reading Buses
- 19c: Reading Town Centre – Woodley (circular) Reading Buses
- 19a: Reading Town Centre – Woodley (circular) Reading Buses
- 127: Maidenhead – Reading Town Centre Carousel Buses
- 43: Upper Basildon – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 29a: Lower Caversham – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 28a: Reading Town Centre – Henley-on-Thames Reading Buses
- F1: Reading Town Centre – Reading Stadium Reading Buses
- 25a: Reading Town Centre – Sonning Common Reading Buses
- F3: Three Mile Cross – Reading Stadium Reading Buses
- NX40: Reading Town Centre – Oxford City Centre Thames Travel
- 9a: GreenPark – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 127: Reading Town Centre – Maidenhead Thames Valley Buses
- 129: Wokingham Town Centre – Reading Town Centre Thames Valley Buses
- 81: Woodley – Caversham Park Village Reading Buses
- 112: Watlington – Reading Town Centre Carousel Buses
- 84: Reading – Sonning Common Reading Buses
- 91: Whitley – Kentwood Reading Buses
- 9b: GreenPark – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 82: Reading Town Centre – Sonning Common Reading Buses
- 85: Reading Town Centre – Little Heath Reading Buses
- 86: Fords Farm – Little Heath Reading Buses
- 88: Reading Town Centre – Theale Reading Buses
- 92: Three Mile Cross – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 93: Woodcote – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- 113: Reading Town Centre – Watlington Carousel Buses
- 145C: Henley-on-Thames – Woodcote Whites Coaches
- 87: Reading Town Centre – Little Heath Reading Buses
- 90: Theale – Reading Town Centre Reading Buses
- F10: Sonning Common – Reading Stadium Reading Buses
- F12: Reading Stadium – Caversham Reading Buses
- F14: Reading Stadium – Henley-on-Thames Reading Buses
- F20: Newbury – Reading Stadium Newbury & District
- F21: Norcot – Reading Stadium Reading Buses
- F22: Reading West – Reading Stadium Reading Buses
- F23: Reading Stadium – Theale Reading Buses
- F30: Twyford – Reading Stadium Reading Buses
- F32: Reading Stadium – Woodley Reading Buses
- F33: Reading Stadium – Maiden Erlegh Reading Buses
- F51: Hatch Warren – Reading Stadium Newbury & District
- F52: Farnborough – Reading Stadium Newbury & District
Bus companies
Stops and stations
- Reading station
- Reading Green Park
- Reading West station
- Tilehurst station
- Reading Rail Station - buses
- Friar Street
- St Marys Butts
- Station Road
- Blagrave Street
- Kings Road
- Huntley and Palmers
- Eldon Road
- Crown Street
- Waylen Street
- Cheapside
- Market Place
- Forbury Road
- London Street Foot
- Cemetery Junction
- Minster Street
- Caversham Road Fire Station
- Church Street
- Reading College
- Christchurch Green
- Reading Stadium Bus Park
- Swansea Road
- The Moderation
- Pond House
- Brock Gardens
- Wantage Road
- West Village - Tesco
- Beresford Road
- Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road
- Chancellors Way
- Bridge Street Caversham
- RBH South Wing
- RBH Main Entrance
- Kiln Road
- Tilehurst Triangle
- George Street
- Norcot Junction
- Bridge Street
- Circuit Lane
- Southcote Road
- Station North Interchange
- Prospect Street
- Russell Street
- Chapel Hill
- Cholmeley Road
- Liverpool Road
- Westfield Road
- Hills Meadow
- Cold Store
- Weald Rise
- Kentwood Circle
- Caversham Library
- Caversham Laundry
- Wellington Avenue
- Cavendish Road
- The Restoration
- Romsey Road
- UoR London Road
- Castle Street
- Church End Lane
- Dryland House
- Corwen Road
- Dee Road Top
- Shepherds Hill Top
- Henley Road County Boundary
- Micklands Road
- All Hallows Road
- Travellers Rest
- Chiltern Road
- Elizabeth House
- Allcroft Road
- Kings Road Caversham
- Courtenay Drive
- Rose Hill
- Callington Road
- Hartland Road
Questions
- Where can I go by bus from Reading?
- Direct buses from Reading go to Reading Stadium (F1, F3, F10, F12, F14, F20, F21, F22, F23, F30, F32, F33, F51, F52), London Paddington (train), Woodley (13, 14, 19c, 19a, 81, F32), GreenPark (50a, 9, 50, 9a, 9b), Henley-on-Thames (28, train, 28a, 145C, F14), Little Heath (33, 85, 86, 87), Sonning Common (25a, 84, 82, F10), Three Mile Cross (600, 300, F3, 92), Caversham Park Village (23, 24, 81) and Newbury (train, 1, F20).
- Which bus goes from Reading to Reading Stadium?
- Routes F1, F3, F10, F12, F14, F20, F21, F22, F23, F30, F32, F33, F51 and F52, run by Reading Buses and Newbury & District.
- Which bus goes from Reading to London Paddington?
- Route train, run by Great Western Railway.
- Which bus goes from Reading to Woodley?
- Routes 13, 14, 19c, 19a, 81 and F32, run by Reading Buses.
- Where do buses stop in Reading?
- The busiest stops are Reading station, Reading Green Park, Reading West station, Tilehurst station and Reading Rail Station - buses.
- Which bus companies run in Reading?
- Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, TfL Rail, Reading Buses, CrossCountry, Thames Travel, Reading RailAir, Carousel Buses, Thames Valley Buses, Whites Coaches and Newbury & District.
- What are the most frequent buses in Reading?
- the 17 (Tilehurst – Whiteknights), the 6 (Whitley Wood – Reading Town Centre), the 5 (Reading Town Centre – Whitley Wood) and the 26 (Calcot – Reading Town Centre).
- Where is the bus station in Reading?
- Buses meet at Reading Rail Station - buses.
- Is there Park & Ride in Reading?
- Yes: 3 Park & Ride sites, with buses into the centre.
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