You can now ask your bus driver for a ‘Reading All-Bus’ day ticket. It is a new great value fare offering all-day travel on Reading Buses, Thames Travel, Arriva and Thames Valley buses. It covers travel all around the Greater Reading Area and starts at just £3.50 (or £3.40 from any of the bus companies’ Apps). What better reason to start taking the bus?
The ticket will be particularly beneficial in areas such as Caversham where three bus companies provide services and ticket holders will always be able to use the next bus that arrives. There will also be discounted day tickets for young people and groups.
Ticket type | App price | On the bus price |
---|---|---|
Adult | £3.40 | £3.50 |
Young person (under 18) | £2.60 | £2.80 |
Group peak * | £9 | £9 |
Group off peak ** | £5.50 | £5.50 |
Routes covered in the multi-operator day travel ticket
Find out more information on the bus company websites:
This is just the first phase of our two-year plan to improve Reading’s bus service.
We also have ambitions to make bus services in Reading even better:
We were one of 31 local authorities across the country to successfully bid for Department for Transport funding to develop and deliver its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). This plan has an integral role to play in helping Reading towards its net-zero carbon target by 2030 by encouraging more people to travel by bus.
Reading received the third highest funding award in the country (per head of population). The majority of areas unsuccessful in their bids.
We drew up Reading’s Bus Service Improvement Plan early last year. It is a blueprint for improvements and major investment in Reading’s bus services. It has been prepared with the active engagement of all local bus operators, including the council-owned Reading Buses, and all neighbouring local authorities to the Greater Reading urban area.
The Reading All-Bus ticket builds on the national £2 single bus fare scheme launched in January and has been extended until 30 June 2023. The Reading fares scheme provides a greater benefit for Reading residents where fares for regular travellers were already less than £2. The £2 singles benefit people travelling outside of Reading to nearby towns.