1 Newbury to Reading via Thatcham, Horncastle
Operated by Reading Buses. Registered as running via Thatcham, Woolhampton, Theale. First bus 05:00, last bus 23:17. 70 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 07:20, last 19:05. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 07:35 | 08:35 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:25 | 17:25 | 19:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Wharf (Bay A) | 07:35 | 08:35 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:25 | 17:25 | 19:05 |
| Park Way (Stop P) | 07:37 | 08:37 | 09:28 | 10:28 | 11:28 | 12:28 | 13:28 | 14:28 | 15:28 | 16:28 | 17:27 | 19:07 |
| Birchwood Road (adj) | 07:46 | 08:46 | 09:39 | 10:39 | 11:39 | 12:39 | 13:39 | 14:39 | 15:39 | 16:39 | 17:37 | 19:17 |
| West Berkshire Community Hospital (main entrance) | 07:49 | 08:49 | 09:42 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:42 | 15:42 | 16:42 | 17:40 | 19:20 |
| Thatcham Broadway (Stop) | 07:56 | 08:56 | 09:51 | 10:51 | 11:51 | 12:51 | 13:51 | 14:51 | 15:51 | 16:51 | 17:48 | 19:28 |
| Cropper Close (adj) | 08:02 | 09:02 | 09:57 | 10:57 | 11:57 | 12:57 | 13:57 | 14:57 | 15:57 | 16:57 | 17:54 | 19:34 |
| The Angel (Adj) | 08:07 | 09:07 | 10:03 | 11:03 | 12:03 | 13:03 | 14:03 | 15:03 | 16:03 | 17:03 | 18:00 | 19:40 |
| Beenham Turn (Adj) | 08:12 | 09:12 | 10:08 | 11:08 | 12:08 | 13:08 | 14:08 | 15:08 | 16:08 | 17:08 | 18:05 | 19:45 |
| The Green (opp) | 08:16 | 09:16 | 10:12 | 11:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:12 | 15:12 | 16:12 | 17:12 | 18:09 | 19:49 |
| The Crown (Adj) | 08:18 | 09:18 | 10:14 | 11:14 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:14 | 17:14 | 18:11 | 19:51 |
| Arlington Business Park | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Calcot Sainsbury's (Stop 1) | 08:22 | 09:22 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 17:20 | 18:16 | 19:56 |
| Greenwood Road (adj) | 08:28 | 09:28 | 10:26 | 11:26 | 12:26 | 13:26 | 14:26 | 15:26 | 16:26 | 17:26 | 18:21 | 20:01 |
| Blagrave Street (Stop EP) | 08:44 | 09:44 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:47 | 15:47 | 16:47 | 17:47 | 18:40 | 20:20 |
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Fares on the 1
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Adult return £3.60 to £6.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.90 | Cromwell Road | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.90 | £2.90 | West Berks Community Hospital | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.20 | Henwick Lane | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Thatcham | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.20 | West Berks Crematorium | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | Berkshire Arms | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | Woolhampton (all stops) | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | Beenham Turn | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | Wigmore Lane | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | Theale | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | The Crown | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Calcot Sainsbury`s | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Calcot Mill Lane | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Greenwood Road | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Southcote Road | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Reading Station |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Newbury Wharf.
Reading Buses' published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 18 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Reading Buses before you travel.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Reading Buses before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27 December, 28 December, 29 December, 30 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 1
1 towards Reading
All 74 stops
- Newbury Wharf (Bay A) Newbury
- Park Way (Stop P) Newbury
- Park Way Top (Stop R) Newbury
- Hawthorn Road (adj) Newbury
- Shaw Road Foot (NE-bound) Shaw
- Coachmans Court (adj) Shaw
- Mountbatten Close (opp 12) Shaw
- Cromwell Road (adj) Shaw
- Stoney Lane (adj) Turnpike Estate
- Cresswell Road (adj) Turnpike Estate
- Birchwood Road (adj) Turnpike Estate
- Fir Tree Primary School (opp) Turnpike Estate
- West Berkshire Community Hospital (main entrance) Newbury
- Southdown Road (opp) Thatcham
- Garden Centre - Pound Lane (adj) Thatcham
- Bourne Road (opp) Thatcham
- Matthews Close (opp) Thatcham
- Green Lane (opp) Thatcham
- Thatcham Broadway (Stop) Thatcham
- Ferndale Court (opp) Thatcham
- Harts Hill Foot (adj) Thatcham
- Thatcham Cemetery (adj) Thatcham
- Hurford Drive (opp) Thatcham
- Cropper Close (adj) Thatcham
- Siege Cross Roundabout (E-bound) Thatcham
- Colthrop Lane (opp) Colthrop
- West Berkshire Crematorium (E-bound) Colthrop
- Berkshire Arms (Adj) Midgham
- Coach and Horses (Adj) Midgham
- Midgham Kennels (adj) Midgham
- South Lodge (adj) Midgham
- Highcroft Kennels (Adj) Woolhampton
- The Angel (Adj) Woolhampton
- Hillfoot Cottages (opp) Woolhampton
- The Sun Garage (opp) Woolhampton
- Cods Hill (adj) Woolhampton
- Aldermaston Station (opp) Aldermaston Wharf
- Padworth Lane (opp) Lower Padworth
- Collins Caravan Centre (adj) Lower Padworth
- Beenham Turn (Adj) Lower Padworth
- Avon Way (opp) Lower Padworth
- Winning Hand (Adj) Lower Padworth
- Victoria Lodge (Adj) Lower Padworth
- Spring Inn (NE-bound) Sulhamstead
- Milehouse Cottages (adj) Theale
- Wigmore Lane (opp) Theale
- Wigmore Lane East (NE-bound) Theale
- The Green (opp) Theale
- Theale Green School (adj) Theale
- The Crown (Adj) Theale
- Brewery Court (adj) Theale
- Arlington Business Park Theale
- Calcot Sainsbury's (Stop 1) Calcot
- Mayfield Avenue (adj) Calcot
- Calcot Priory (adj) Calcot
- Langley Hill (adj) Calcot
- Golf Club West Gate (adj) Calcot Row
- Calcot Mill Lane (Opp) Calcot
- Greenwood Road (adj) Calcot
- Horncastle (Adj) Horncastle
- Burghfield Road (E-bound) Horncastle
- Honey End Lane (Adj) Prospect Park
- Circuit Lane (E-bound) Southcote
- Liebenrood Road (adj) Prospect Park
- Parkside Road (adj) Prospect Park
- Southcote Road (E-bound) Southcote
- Berkeley Avenue (opp) Southcote
- Downshire Square (adj) Castle Hill - Bath Road
- Lima Court (Adj) Castle Hill - Bath Road
- Russell Street (on) Castle Hill - Bath Road
- Waylen Street (Opp) Reading West
- Cheapside (Stop CV) Reading Town Centre
- Station Road (Stop SD) Reading Town Centre
- Blagrave Street (Stop EP) Reading Town Centre
1 towards Newbury
All 82 stops
- Blagrave Street (Stop EP) Reading Town Centre
- Friar Street (stop FP) Reading Town Centre
- St Marys Butts (stop CA) Reading Town Centre
- Castle Street (stop CQ) Reading Town Centre
- Russell Street (opp 6) Castle Hill - Bath Road
- Downshire Square (opp) Castle Hill - Bath Road
- Berkeley Avenue (adj) Southcote
- Southcote Road (W-bound) Southcote
- Parkside Road (opp) Prospect Park
- Liebenrood Road (opp) Prospect Park
- Circuit Lane (W-bound) Southcote
- Honey End Lane (opp 94) Prospect Park
- Burghfield Road (W-bound) Horncastle
- Greenwood Road (opp) Calcot
- Calcot Mill Lane (adj) Calcot
- Golf Club West Gate (opp) Calcot Row
- Langley Hill (opp) Calcot
- Calcot Priory (opp) Calcot
- Sandown Avenue (Opp) Calcot
- Calcot Mill Lane (inside) Calcot
- Kettering Close (Adj) Fords Farm
- Knollmead (Opp) Fords Farm
- Ledbury Drive (adj) Beansheaf Estate
- Pemberton Gardens (Adj) Beansheaf Estate
- Fernhurst Road (adj) Beansheaf Estate
- Torcross Grove (Adj) Beansheaf Estate
- Mayfield Avenue (opp) Calcot
- Calcot Sainsbury's (Stop 1) Calcot
- Arlington Business Park Theale
- Brewery Court (opp) Theale
- The Crown (opp) Theale
- Theale Primary School (opp) Theale
- Theale Green School (opp) Theale
- The Green (adj) Theale
- Wigmore Lane East (NE-bound) Theale
- The Green (opp) Theale
- Wigmore Lane (adj) Theale
- Milehouse Cottages (opp 63) Theale
- Spring Inn (Opp) Sulhamstead
- Victoria Lodge (Opp) Lower Padworth
- Winning Hand (Opp) Lower Padworth
- Avon Way (adj) Lower Padworth
- Beenham Turn (SW-bound) Lower Padworth
- Collins Caravan Centre (opp) Lower Padworth
- Aldermaston Station (adj) Aldermaston Wharf
- Cods Hill (opp) Woolhampton
- The Sun Garage (adj) Woolhampton
- Hillfoot Cottages (adj) Woolhampton
- The Angel (opp) Woolhampton
- Highcroft Kennels (Opp) Woolhampton
- South Lodge (opp) Midgham
- Midgham Kennels (opp) Midgham
- Coach and Horses (Opp) Midgham
- Berkshire Arms (opp) Midgham
- West Berkshire Crematorium (W-bound) Colthrop
- Colthrop Lane (adj) Colthrop
- Siege Cross Roundabout (W-bound) Thatcham
- Pipers Way Top (opp) Thatcham
- Cropper Close Thatcham
- Hurford Drive (adj) Thatcham
- Thatcham Cemetery (opp) Thatcham
- Harts Hill Foot (opp) Thatcham
- Ferndale Court (opp 2A) Thatcham
- Thatcham Broadway (Stop) Thatcham
- Green Lane (adj) Thatcham
- Matthews Close (adj) Thatcham
- Bourne Road (adj) Thatcham
- Garden Centre - Pound Lane (opp) Thatcham
- West Berkshire Community Hospital (main entrance) Newbury
- Fir Tree Primary School (adj) Turnpike Estate
- Birchwood Road (Opp) Turnpike Estate
- Cresswell Road (opp) Turnpike Estate
- Stoney Lane (opp) Turnpike Estate
- Cromwell Road (Opp) Shaw
- Mountbatten Close (adj) Shaw
- Coachmans Court (S-bound) Shaw
- Shaw Road Foot (SW-bound) Shaw
- Hawthorn Road (opp) Newbury
- Park Way Top (Stop S) Newbury
- Park Way (Stop Q) Newbury
- Newbury Wharf (Stop H) Newbury
- Newbury Wharf (Bay G) Newbury
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 5 January 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 17 October 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 4 April 2025 To amend Route.
- Service change effective 17 March 2025 To amend Route.
- Expired effective 27 January 2025 To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH0005856/10 · Changes in Reading Borough Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 1 bus?
The first 1 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:00 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 1 bus?
The last 1 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:17. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 1 bus cost?
Reading Buses' published fares on the 1: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, adult return £3.60 to £6.00. The 1 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Reading Buses day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 1 bus?
The 1 is operated by Reading Buses.
Timetable data from Reading Buses via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Reading Buses last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 4 October 2026. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PH0005856/10. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.