new single fares from 1 January

As you have all no doubt heard, there is a change to the national single fare cap from 1 January as it increases from £2 to £3. The great news is that we are splitting the difference on the single fare within Reading, with the maximum adult single fare being £2.60 when paying on bus and just £2.50 on our app. No other fares will be changing, and we’ll still have plenty of tickets that allow you to travel for less than £2 per journey!

simplyReading

If you pay using our app, or tap on, tap off, then the adult single fare will be just £2.50 from 1 January. Buying from the driver (either cash or contactless) will be £2.60. The maximum single fare for young people will be £2.00 on the app, or £2.20 from the driver – verification is needed to buy tickets on the app and drivers may ask for proof of age if buying on bus.  

No other fares will change – the Reading All-Bus day ticket stays at £4.00 for unlimited journeys using tap on tap off, or when buying on the app, and £4.50 when bought from the driver. Short hop fares are currently less than £2 and are also unchanged.

travel for less than £2 a time in Reading

We've also got a number of different tickets that can help you travel for less than the original £2 fare cap! You just need to find which is the best option for you - and buy them from our app or online as a smartcard. All the options below are just £17.50, with discounts for young people - meaning each product should be a maximum of £1.75 per single journey*.

For regular travellers and commuters, the simplyReading 7 day ticket gives you seven consecutive days unlimited travel in Reading. There are longer term options that offer even greater discounts too. 

For ultra flexible travel, easysaver10 gives you 10 single journeys that can be used whenever you need them.

Not travelling many days during the week but might need more than one bus or make multiple journeys? Daysaver5 offers you five day tickets as a bundle, each one used separately (so you could travel Monday, Thursday, Friday and still have two day tickets left). 

*7 day per trip price based on 10 single journeys (M-F commute, price per trip less if more journeys taken), daysaver5 per trip price based on 10 single journeys (price per trip less if more journeys taken)

around the network

If you travel outside of Reading, fares will be capped at £3 for a single journey, or £6 for a return. However, fares for some journeys outside of Reading may be less – especially if they are shorter. . There will be a set of fares for each route that runs outside of Reading here soon - keep checking back, but be assured that you will never pay more than £3 each way!

remember to tap off

If you are using tap on, tap off, please remember to tap off when you leave the bus. If you don't, you may be charged more than you expect! This is especially important on our longer distance routes like jet black 1, lime 2/2a, leopard 3, lion 4/4a, pink 25 and aqua 28.