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Facts about the coach from London to Reading

Compare all providers like National Express and megabus that travel daily 14 times by bus from London to Reading in one click and book your bus ticket from London to Reading starting from £5.20!

Cheapest Bus £5.20
Fastest Bus 1h 10m
Earliest Coach 08:30
Latest Coach 23:59
Daily Bus Connections 14 Ø
Distance 58.7 km
Coach Companies National Express and megabus

Cheapest coach connections from London to Reading

Every day, 14 buses from 2 coach companies leave London for Reading: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a coach ticket for this route, starting from 01/12/2023 and for the following days.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday 27/11
£6
Tuesday 28/11
£6
Wednesday 29/11
£6
Thursday 30/11
£6
Friday 01/12
£6
Saturday 02/12
£6
Sunday 03/12
£6
Monday 04/12
£7
Tuesday 05/12
£6
Wednesday 06/12
£6
Thursday 07/12
£6
Friday 08/12
£6
Saturday 09/12
£6
Sunday 10/12
£6
Monday 11/12
£6
Tuesday 12/12
£6
Wednesday 13/12
£6
Thursday 14/12
£6
Friday 15/12
£6
Saturday 16/12
£6
Sunday 17/12
£6
Monday 18/12
Tuesday 19/12
Wednesday 20/12
Thursday 21/12
Friday 22/12
Saturday 23/12
£6
Sunday 24/12

The cheapest time to travel from London to Reading

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from London to Reading, for the next 30 days.
With a price starting from £6.00, Tuesday is the cheapest day for a coach from London to Reading. Monday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £6.00.
Morning is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from London to Reading, with £6.00. Night is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £37.00.

How to save money travelling from London to Reading

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from London to Reading in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the coach from London to Reading, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from London to Reading are also emptier.

Compare all timetables for the bus from London to Reading

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from London to Reading from various bus operators like National Express or megabus for the next days.
  • National Express
    1h 35m
    10:30
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    12:05
    Reading
    Pincents Lane
    National Express
    Economy
    from £5.20
  • megabus
    1h 55m
    15:00
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    16:55
    Reading
    Central Station
    megabus
    Economy
    from £5.41
  • National Express
    1h 35m
    10:30
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    12:05
    Reading
    Pincents Lane
    National Express
    Economy
    from £6.30
  • megabus
    1h 40m
    10:00
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    11:40
    Reading
    Central Station
    megabus
    Economy
    from £6.82
  • megabus
    1h 50m
    16:30
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    18:20
    Reading
    Central Station
    megabus
    Economy
    from £7.22
  • megabus
    1h 40m
    10:00
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    11:40
    Reading
    Station North Interchange
    megabus
    Economy
    from £7.54
  • National Express
    1h 35m
    10:30
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    12:05
    Reading
    Pincents Lane
    National Express
    Economy
    from £8.80
  • megabus
    1h 50m
    16:30
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    18:20
    Reading
    Station North Interchange
    megabus
    Economy
    from £9.52
  • National Express
    1h 35m
    10:30
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    12:05
    Reading
    Pincents Lane
    National Express
    Economy
    from £10.50
  • National Express
    1h 35m
    10:30
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    12:05
    Reading
    Pincents Lane
    National Express
    Economy
    from £13.00
  • megabus
    1h 40m
    10:00
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    11:40
    Reading
    Central Station
    megabus
    Economy
    from £15.70
  • megabus
    1h 55m
    15:00
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    16:55
    Reading
    Central Station
    megabus
    Economy
    from £15.72
  • National Express
    1h 15m
    08:30
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    09:45
    Reading
    Pincents Lane
    National Express
    Economy
    from £16.20
  • National Express
    2h 25m
    02:40
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    05:05
    Reading
    Station North Interchange
    National Express
    Economy
    from £41.05

More coach companies that typically serve the route London to Reading

Bus schedules change all the time. The following offers are not available anymore for buses from London to Reading, but may come back in the future. Keep an eye on them!

  • FlixBus
    1h 36m
    23:59
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    01:35
    Reading
    University (Redlands Rd)
    FlixBus
    Temporarily not available: last found 08/06/2023
    Economy
    from £2.99
  • FlixBus
    1h 36m
    23:59
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    01:35
    Reading
    University (Redlands Rd)
    FlixBus
    Temporarily not available: last found 08/06/2023
    Economy
    from £3.99
  • FlixBus
    1h 36m
    23:59
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    01:35
    Reading
    University (Redlands Rd)
    FlixBus
    Temporarily not available: last found 03/06/2023
    Economy
    from £4.99
  • FlixBus
    1h 36m
    23:59
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    01:35
    Reading
    University (Redlands Rd)
    FlixBus
    Temporarily not available: last found 02/06/2023
    Economy
    from £5.99
  • FlixBus
    1h 36m
    23:59
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    01:35
    Reading
    University (Redlands Rd)
    FlixBus
    Temporarily not available: last found 02/06/2023
    Economy
    from £7.99
  • FlixBus
    1h 36m
    23:59
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    01:35
    Reading
    University (Redlands Rd)
    FlixBus
    Temporarily not available: last found 02/06/2023
    Economy
    from £9.99
  • FlixBus
    1h 36m
    23:59
    London
    Victoria Coach Station
    01:35
    Reading
    University (Redlands Rd)
    FlixBus
    Temporarily not available: last found 25/06/2023
    Economy
    from £13.99

Frequency of bus connections between London and Reading

See here how frequent the connections between London and Reading are, during different times and days of the week.
Friday is the busiest day, with more than 37 daily coaches from London to Reading. Tuesday has instead the fewest connections, with only 11 daily coaches between London and Reading.
The busiest time of the day is the Evening, with 43 coaches from London to Reading, while Night sees the fewest connections between London and Reading, with 4 offers.

Beloved coach companies from London to Reading

These are the most booked bus companies between London to Reading from our users.

National Express from London to Reading

National Express

Here you will find the key facts about the National Express bus route London to Reading:

Cheapest Price £5.20
Fastest Coach 1h 10m
Earliest Coach 08:30
Last Coach 22:30
Daily Connections 8 Ø
Found on 01/12/2023

Find out more on our National Express page.

megabus from London to Reading

megabus

Here you will find the key facts about the megabus bus route London to Reading:

Cheapest Price £5.41
Fastest Coach 1h 30m
Earliest Coach 10:00
Last Coach 23:59
Daily Connections 5 Ø
Found on 01/12/2023

Find out more on our megabus page.

All bus stations and stops in London and Reading

In the map below you can see, where to find all bus stations in London and Reading.

Stations
Aldgate
Aldgate High St 55,
Baker Street (Gloucester Place)
Gloucester Place 139,
Baker Street Station
Baker St 208,
Bank Station Cornhill
Cornhill 14,
Barking
Ripple Rd 796 ,
Bayswater Road Coach Park
Bayswater Road 150,
Belmont
Brighton Road 273,
Belvedere Road Bus Stop
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green Rd 469,
Bishops Bridge Paddington Station
Blackfriars
Queen Victoria St 165,
Bow
Bow Rd ,
Bow Church Bus Stop
Brent Cross Shopping Centre
Prince Charles Dr ,
Brentmead Gardens
Bus Stop
Camden Road
Canary Wharf
Canada Square  6-19,
Canning Town
Cannon Street
Upper Thames St ,
Clapham Junction
Coulsdon South
Brighton Rd ,
Cromwell Road
Cromwell Road ,
Earl's Court
West Cromwell Rd 76,
Edmonton
Sterling Way 2,
Elephant and Castle
New Kent Rd 32,
Eltham
Eltham Rd  204,
Embankment Station
Victoria Embankment ,
Empress State Building
Hammersmith ,
Euston Station
Farringdon
Finchley Road
Finchley Rd 136,
Finsbury Square
Finsbury Square 39,
Fulham Road
Golders Green Coach Station
Golders Green Rd 1,
Hammersmith
Hammersmith Bridge Rd ,
Hampstead
Hanwell Broadway Stop J
Here East
Here East Bus Stop
Hillingdon
Freezeland Way / Long Lane ,
Hilton Hotel (Stop Y)
Hoe Street Bus Stop
Hyde Park Corner Station (Stop W)
Ilford
Winston Way ,
Kensington (Olympia) Station
King's Cross St Pancras
Midland Road 63,
Kingsway / Holborn Station (Stop M)
Lewisham Rail Station
Station Rd ,
Lillie Road
Lillie Road ,
Marble Arch
Oxford St 550,
Marble Arch for Stansted
Portman St 9,
Marylebone
Melcombe Pl ,
Mile End
Mile End Rd 405,
Millbank
Horseferry Rd.  ,
Millwall FC
Tooke Arms ,
Mitcham
London Rd ,
Mitcham Junction
Carshalton Road ,
New Cross Gate
New Cross Rd ,
North Greenwich Bus Terminal
Millennium Way ,
O2 Arena
Coach Parking O2 Arena ,
Olympic Park
Southern Transport Mall ,
Paddington
Praed St ,
Palace Court Bus Stop
Park Royal
Portman Square
Gloucester Pl 12,
Queens Park Rangers
Rosehill
Bishopsford Rd ,
Shepherd's Bush
Ariel Way ,
Shoreditch
Bethnal Green Rd 5-13,
South Hackney
Southwark
Southwark St 144,
St. John's Wood
Wellington Rd ,
Stamford Hill
Station Road
Stockwell
South Lambeth Rd ,
Stratford Bus Station
Station St ,
Stratford International
Streatham
High Rd  166,
Sutton (Rail Station)
The Quadrant ,
Sutton (Town Centre)
Throwley Way 42  42,
The Oval Cricket Ground
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tower of
Tower Hill ,
Vauxhall
S Lambeth Rd ,
Victoria Coach Station
Buckingham Palace Rd 164 ,
Victoria Green Line Station
Buckingham Palace Road 123,
Victoria Grosvenor Gardens
Grosvenor Gardens ,
Victoria Rail Station
Buckingham Palace Road ,
Wallington
Woodcote Rd ,
Walworth
Old Kent Rd 288A,
Wandsworth
Wandsworth High Street ,
Wanstead
Waterloo
York Rd 75-79,
Waterloo Bridge / South Bank (Stop P)
Watford Gateway servicesway services
Edgware ,
Wembley Arena
Arena Square ,
Wembley Stadium
First Way 754,
Westminster
Millbank ,
Westminster Cathedral Victoria Station
Victoria St ,
Whitechapel
Whitechapel Road 251,
Willesden Junction Station
Wimbledon Chase Station
Windmill Row (Stop KP) Bus Stop
Stations
Blagrave Street
Calcott
Festival
Mereoak Park & Ride
Pincents Lane
Pincents Lane ,
RBH Main Entrance
Craven Rd ,
Stadium
Station North Interchange
Bagnall Way ,
Station Road (Stop SD)
Town Centre
Station Road ,
West
Oxford Rd ,

Service and Comfort on the bus from London to Reading

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from London to Reading? Or which bus companies serve the route London - Reading? Below you´ll find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the London to Reading bus

How much does a London Reading coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the London Reading bus trip is available from £5.20 and takes 1h 35m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from London to Reading?

This connection is offered by 2 companies with ticket prices ranging from £5.20 to £41.05. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you’ll get the cheapest bus trip to Reading.

How many connections are available for the London Reading route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from London to Reading is offered by roughly 14 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Reading from London take?

The quickest coach from London to Reading is provided by National Express and takes 1h 10m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £16.20. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from London to Reading?

The earliest bus to Reading departs from London at 08:30. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from London to Reading?

The latest bus to Reading departs from London at 23:59. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the London Reading route?

Passengers looking to travel from London to Reading can travel with National Express and megabus. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between London and Reading?

You can check all the direct connections between London and Reading by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: National Express and megabus.

What can I take with me on the bus to Reading from London?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you're allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the London Reading bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the London Reading bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from London to Reading on your planned travel date.

Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route London to Reading

Economy
Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

Alternate transport types from London to Reading

Did not find the right bus? Here is a selection of alternate transport types from the schedule from London to Reading for the next days.

Cheap train tickets from London to Reading

Here is a selection of the cheapest trains from the schedule from London to Reading for the next days.
  • TfL Rail
    1h 51m
    23:50
    London
    Hanwell Broadway Stop J
    01:41
    Reading
    Central Station
    TfL Rail
    Economy
    from £17.70
  • Great Western Railway (GWR)
    0h 45m
    00:02
    London
    Paddington
    00:47
    Reading
    Central Station
    Great Western Railway (GWR)
    Economy
    from £23.90
  • Southeastern
    2h 33m
    05:41
    London
    Stratford International
    08:14
    Reading
    Central Station
    Southeastern
    Economy
    from £28.80
  • GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway)
    1h 26m
    05:48
    London
    Charlton Station
    07:14
    Reading
    Central Station
    GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway)
    Economy
    from £29.30

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