Football fares
Season 2021/22
The fares for football buses are different from our normal services, so you need to buy football specific tickets - normal tickets and passes are not valid. If paying cash, please have the exact fare - our drivers don't carry change.
For timetables and further information on our matchday services click here.
Concessionary passes
These are only valid within the Wokingham Borough Council, Oxfordshire and Bracknell Forest Council boundaries - so your travel is free to the stadium, but the return journey must be paid for.
The fares for concessionary pass holders are as follows:
| F1 shuttle | park & ride | urban services | F51-54 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| single | £1 | £1 | £1 | N/A |
| return | £1.50 | £2 | £2 | £2 |
Reading Station to the Stadium - F1 shuttle
Special fares part-subsidised by Reading FC!
| single fare | return | |
|---|---|---|
| adult | £2 | £3 |
| under-19s | £2 | £3 |
buy on the bus - cash or contactless
Reading zone fares
If getting on the bus within the Reading zone, your fares are below.
| single fare | return | |
|---|---|---|
| adult | £4.00 | £5.00 |
| under-19s | £2.50 | £3.00 |
Network zone fares
If you get on the bus outside of the Reading zone, you will need to pay these fares.
| single fare | return | |
|---|---|---|
| adult | £5.00 | £6.00 |
| under-19s | £3.00 | £3.50 |
park and ride (F2 Shinfield Park/F3 Mereoak p&r)
| single | return | group ticket | |
|---|---|---|---|
| adults | £3 | £5 | £6 (up to 5 people travelling together - max 3 adults) |
| under-19s | £1.50 | £2.50 |
New F51-F54 routes
There are flat return fares on the new F51-F54 routes.
| return | |
|---|---|
| adult | £6.50 |
| under-19 | £3.50 |
| family (1-2 adults & up to 3 children) | £15 |
| concessionary | £2 |
buy online in advance - save time and money
No need for you to carry cash and worry about the exact fare again. Our simplyMatchday smartcards give you all day travel on football match days including non-football buses (except F1 shuttle smartcards). They’re easy to order and the more travel you buy, the more money you save! Buy your simplyMatchday smartcard here
simplyMatchday Shuttle
Valid all day on the F1 matchday shuttle only.
| 5 days | 10 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adult | £10 | £20 | £40 | buy now |
| under-19s | £10 | £20 | £40 | buy now |
simplyMatchday Reading
All day travel on all buses in the simplyReading area including all football buses.
| 5 day | 10 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adult | £25 | £47.50 | £90 | buy now |
| under-19s | £15 | £28.50 | £54 | buy now |
simplyMatchday Network
All day travel on all buses in the simplyNetwork area including all football buses.
| 5 day | 10 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adult | £30 | £57 | £108 | buy now |
| under-19s | £17.50 | £33.25 | £63 | buy now |
Boxing Day games
If Reading FC are playing at home on Boxing Day, a surcharge is added to all the above cash fares.