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New evening fares

As a new trial, we are reducing the cost of travelling after 7pm every single night!

Off into town to catch a film, shoot some pool or just to enjoy a drink at one of the many quality pubs and bars in town? Or maybe you are going bowling in Calcot or meeting a friend on the university campus? It's now even cheaper to travel by bus at night.

If you are travelling within the simplyReading boundary, you can now get a return for £2.20 (a saving of over a quid!) or a Group Ticket for up to four people for just £5 (even 3 people will save!) That's much cheaper than a taxi there and back!

Terms and conditions apply. Return and group tickets are not valid on NightTrack buses. Valid only within the simplyReading boundary.

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£1 Tilehurst local

Adults or children pay just £1 for your bus fare to Tilehurst Triangle and £1 back again on route 33.  Valid between Turnham’s Farm (Bird’s Estate) to Tilehurst Triangle

Soak up the atmosphere in Tilehurst village for just a pound!

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£1 to Calcot Retail Park

Adults or children pay just £1 for your bus fare to Calcot Retail Park and £1 back again on yellow 26.  Valid between Swanholm Gardens and Calcot Sainsbury’s

This offer is also available on your jet black bus service.  Valid between Greenwood Road near the Horncastle and Calcot Sainsbury’s or from Theale (Theale West, Wigmore Lane) to Calcot Sainsbury’s.

The journey from Theale to Greenwood Road bus stop is £1.80 or from central Reading to Calcot Retail park normal fares apply.

There's lots on offer at Calcot Retail Park including Sainsbury's, Next, Boots and Dunelm Mill to name but a few! 

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£1 to town fare offers

Adults or children pay just £1 for your fare to Central Reading and £1 back again on the following routes for dedicated bus stops:

Central Readng to Southcote Road (Beefeater) on these routes; yellow 26, jet black, Vitality 2/2a and service 28

Central Reading to Whitley Street on Premier Routes 5 & 6 and service 82a

Central Reading to Kendrick Road (Morgan Road) on claret routes 20/20a/21

Central Reading to Reading West Station on Premier Route royal blue 33 and service 18

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£1 to University of Reading

Adults or children pay just £1 for your fare to University of Reading from Kendrick Student Village and £1 back on claret routes 20/20a/21

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***£1 to the hospital***

Adults or children pay just £1 for your bus fare to the Royal Berkshire Hospital and just £1 back again.

Available on Premier Route 9 and route 19.

Visitors to the Royal Berkshire Hospital can now travel there from the town centre – for just £1 each way.  That's just £1 there and £1 back again.  That's a lot cheaper than parking!
 
Our £1 hospital fare is available from the town centre on Premier Routes 9 (red buses) which have a 10 minute frequency route 19 operated by midi buses.

The small print:  Terms and conditions apply. This special offer is available until further notice.

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*** £1 to Woodley Centre (and £1 back!) ***

Adults or Children pay just £1 for your bus fare for a local journey in the Woodley area and £1 back again

The £1 fare is available to buy on bus services 13, 13, 19 or 19a.  It is valid for a single journey anywhere within Woodley up to and inclduing the bondaries at London Road/The Drive (on routes 13 and 14), or Earley Cross Roads (on routes 19/19a) or Loddon Bridge Road (on routes 19/19a)

The small print - terms and conditions apply. This special offer is available until further notice.

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£1.20 maximum single on your bronze 11

Adults or children pay just £1.20 maximum single fare between Coley Park and Central Reading

Available from your driver, when travelling to or from any stop between Coley Park Terminus and Boston Avenue, you pay just £1.20 single fare. If travelling between Katesgrove Lane and Central Reading, the fare is still just £1!

The small print - Terms and conditions apply, offer is available until further notice.

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*** £2.20 cheap day return ***  Premier Route 9

Adults or children pay just £2.20 for your return on Premier Route 9 - saving you 35%

Available between Shinfield Road and Central Reading

Buy your ticket from the driver on Premier Route 9 - up to 10 minutes.

£2.20 cheap return takes effect from Monday 26 March 2012. £1.80 until this date.

The small print - terms and conditions apply. This offer is only available on Premier Route 9 to buy from your driver anywhere on Shinfield Road to and from Royal Berkshire Hospital and Central Reading. This ticket cannot be bought at the following bus stops: Tamarisk Avenue, Wentworth Avenue, Woodside Way, Engineer’s Court, Drewett Close and Motorway Footbridge.This special offer is available until further notice.

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*** £3 Caversham - Hospital all day ticket ***

The £3 Caversham - Hospital all day ticket is available to buy from the driver on pink routes 22, 23, 24, services 27, 28, 29 and Vitality 2 & 2a.  Use it all day between Caversham and the Royal Berkshire Hopsital.  Change buses in Central Reading onto Premier Route 9 (which have a 10 minute frequency) and service 19 where your ticket will be valid to take you to the hospital.

This ticket is not available for use on the rest of the network.

The small print - terms and conditions apply. This special offer is available until further notice.

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£5 for four people - Saturdays, Sundays, Evenings and Public & School Holidays*

  • Four people - any combination of adults and children
  • Travel all day - in the simplyReading area.  Buy your ticket from the driver
  • on Saturdays, Sundays, evenings after 7pm, Public Holidays and School Holidays* 
  • just £5 (the normal price of £8.00 will apply on Mondays to Fridays before 7pm, except School Holiday* dates listed below and on Public Holidays)

The small print:  Terms and conditions apply. Offer ends 4 January 2013. * School Holiday dates for 2012 are Mon 13 - Fri 17 Feb, Mon 2 - Mon 16 April, Mon 4 June – Fri 8 June, Fri 20 July – Tues 4 Sept, Fri 26 Oct – Mon 5 Nov, and Monday 24 Dec – Fri 4 Jan inclusive.

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Easysaver 10 - 10 journeys for the price of 9! 

£16.00 - You get 10 single journeys within the simplyReading zone for just £1.60 each, that's a £2 saving on 10 journeys.

With Easysaver 10, you pay for less than 9 full single journeys and get an extra tenth journey for free!

Easysaver 10 is your simple way to travel with a simplyBus Smartcard and there's no need to find the exact change for your bus.

Click here for further details.

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simplyNetwork - Save up to 20% - £6 off-peak return

It’s just £6 for an off-peak adult return, saving you up to 20%.

You can buy this ticket anytime after 9.00am Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

This £6 off-peak adult return ticket is available on Reading Buses’ services Vitality 2/2a and 82a as well as Jetblack. Terms and conditions apply.

More questions?

Visit our Travel Centre in the Broad Street Mall or call Customer Services on 0118 959 4000.