13 Reading Town Centre ↔ Reading Station
Operated by Reading Buses. First bus 05:00, last bus 01:30. 119 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 13 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3
until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK.
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Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Reading Station · Monday to Friday towards Reading Station · Saturday towards Reading Station · Sunday
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| London Road - The Drive (NE-bound) | 05:08 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:53 | 05:53 | 06:08 | 06:20 | 06:20 | 06:46 | 06:46 | 07:12 | 07:12 | 07:09 | 07:37 | 07:46 | 07:46 | 07:54 | 08:19 | 08:19 | 08:25 | 08:37 | 08:54 | 08:54 | 08:55 | 09:25 | 09:27 | 09:27 | 09:38 | 09:57 | 09:57 | 09:56 | 10:27 | 10:27 | 10:26 | 10:40 | 10:57 | 10:57 | 10:56 | 11:27 | 11:28 | 11:27 | 11:40 | 11:57 | 11:57 | 11:58 | 12:28 | 12:27 | 12:27 | 12:40 | 12:57 | 12:58 | 12:57 | 13:28 | 13:27 | 13:27 | 13:40 | 13:57 | 13:57 | 13:58 | 14:27 | 14:28 | 14:27 | 14:40 | 14:58 | 14:59 | 14:59 | 15:30 | 15:29 | 15:30 | 15:40 | 15:59 | 16:06 | 16:06 | 16:29 | 16:41 | 16:41 | 16:40 | 16:59 | 17:11 | 17:11 | 17:28 | 17:40 | 17:40 | 17:40 | 17:58 | 18:09 | 18:09 | 18:28 | 18:38 | 18:38 | 18:40 | 18:58 | 19:12 | 19:12 | 19:28 | 19:40 | 19:52 | 19:52 | 19:58 | 20:42 | 20:42 | 20:42 | 20:38 | 21:41 | 21:42 | 21:38 | 21:41 | 22:41 | 22:41 | 22:38 | 22:41 | 23:41 | 23:40 | 23:41 | 23:40 | 00:41 | 00:40 | 01:41 | 01:40 |
| Sandford Lane (opp) | 05:24 | 05:37 | 05:37 | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:24 | 06:35 | 06:35 | 07:02 | 07:02 | 07:30 | 07:30 | 07:25 | 07:56 | 08:05 | 08:05 | 08:10 | 08:38 | 08:38 | 08:41 | 08:56 | 09:14 | 09:14 | 09:11 | 09:42 | 09:46 | 09:46 | 09:58 | 10:16 | 10:16 | 10:14 | 10:46 | 10:46 | 10:44 | 11:04 | 11:16 | 11:16 | 11:15 | 11:46 | 11:47 | 11:46 | 12:04 | 12:16 | 12:16 | 12:17 | 12:47 | 12:46 | 12:46 | 13:04 | 13:16 | 13:17 | 13:16 | 13:47 | 13:46 | 13:46 | 14:04 | 14:16 | 14:16 | 14:17 | 14:47 | 14:47 | 14:47 | 15:04 | 15:17 | 15:21 | 15:21 | 15:52 | 15:48 | 15:52 | 16:04 | 16:18 | 16:28 | 16:28 | 16:48 | 17:02 | 17:02 | 17:04 | 17:19 | 17:32 | 17:32 | 17:49 | 18:01 | 18:01 | 18:03 | 18:19 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:48 | 18:58 | 18:58 | 19:03 | 19:17 | 19:32 | 19:32 | 19:47 | 20:03 | 20:10 | 20:10 | 20:16 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 20:58 | 21:58 | 22:00 | 21:58 | 21:58 | 22:58 | 22:58 | 22:58 | 22:58 | 23:58 | 23:57 | 23:58 | 23:57 | 00:58 | 00:56 | 01:58 | 01:56 |
| Chequers (W-bound) | 05:35 | 05:47 | 05:47 | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:35 | 06:48 | 06:48 | 07:16 | 07:16 | 07:47 | 07:47 | 07:37 | 08:08 | 08:25 | 08:25 | 08:24 | 08:55 | 08:55 | 08:55 | 09:08 | 09:28 | 09:28 | 09:25 | 09:58 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:12 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:18 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:02 | 12:00 | 12:18 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:18 | 13:30 | 13:32 | 13:30 | 14:02 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:18 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:32 | 15:02 | 15:02 | 15:02 | 15:18 | 15:32 | 15:40 | 15:40 | 16:09 | 16:03 | 16:09 | 16:18 | 16:33 | 16:43 | 16:43 | 17:03 | 17:17 | 17:17 | 17:18 | 17:33 | 17:46 | 17:46 | 18:03 | 18:14 | 18:14 | 18:15 | 18:33 | 18:43 | 18:43 | 19:01 | 19:10 | 19:10 | 19:15 | 19:30 | 19:44 | 19:44 | 20:00 | 20:15 | 20:22 | 20:22 | 20:28 | 21:12 | 21:11 | 21:11 | 21:08 | 22:09 | 22:11 | 22:08 | 22:09 | 23:09 | 23:09 | 23:08 | 23:09 | 00:09 | 00:07 | 00:09 | 00:07 | 01:09 | 01:06 | 02:09 | 02:06 |
| Shepherds Hill Top (W-bound) | 05:39 | 05:51 | 05:51 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:40 | 06:53 | 06:53 | 07:21 | 07:21 | 07:52 | 07:52 | 07:42 | 08:13 | 08:30 | 08:30 | 08:29 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:13 | 09:33 | 09:33 | 09:30 | 10:04 | 10:05 | 10:05 | 10:18 | 10:35 | 10:35 | 10:36 | 11:05 | 11:05 | 11:06 | 11:24 | 11:35 | 11:35 | 11:36 | 12:05 | 12:08 | 12:05 | 12:24 | 12:35 | 12:35 | 12:38 | 13:08 | 13:05 | 13:05 | 13:24 | 13:35 | 13:38 | 13:35 | 14:08 | 14:05 | 14:05 | 14:24 | 14:35 | 14:35 | 14:38 | 15:07 | 15:07 | 15:07 | 15:24 | 15:37 | 15:45 | 15:45 | 16:14 | 16:08 | 16:14 | 16:24 | 16:38 | 16:48 | 16:48 | 17:08 | 17:22 | 17:22 | 17:24 | 17:38 | 17:51 | 17:51 | 18:08 | 18:19 | 18:19 | 18:20 | 18:37 | 18:47 | 18:47 | 19:05 | 19:14 | 19:14 | 19:20 | 19:34 | 19:48 | 19:48 | 20:04 | 20:20 | 20:26 | 20:26 | 20:32 | 21:16 | 21:15 | 21:15 | 21:12 | 22:13 | 22:14 | 22:12 | 22:13 | 23:13 | 23:13 | 23:12 | 23:12 | 00:13 | 00:10 | 00:12 | 00:10 | 01:12 | 01:09 | 02:12 | 02:09 |
| Blagrave Street (stop EM) | 05:00 | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 06:00 | 06:10 | 06:10 | 06:35 | 06:35 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 07:30 | 07:30 | 07:45 | 08:05 | 08:05 | 08:15 | 08:30 | 08:40 | 08:40 | 08:45 | 09:15 | 09:15 | 09:15 | 09:30 | 09:45 | 09:45 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:15 | 10:15 | 10:30 | 10:45 | 10:45 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:15 | 11:15 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:15 | 12:15 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 12:45 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:15 | 13:15 | 13:30 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:15 | 14:15 | 14:30 | 14:45 | 14:45 | 14:45 | 15:15 | 15:15 | 15:15 | 15:30 | 15:45 | 15:50 | 15:50 | 16:15 | 16:25 | 16:25 | 16:30 | 16:45 | 16:55 | 16:55 | 17:15 | 17:25 | 17:25 | 17:30 | 17:45 | 17:55 | 17:55 | 18:15 | 18:25 | 18:25 | 18:30 | 18:45 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:15 | 19:30 | 19:40 | 19:40 | 19:45 | 20:30 | 20:30 | 20:30 | 20:30 | 21:30 | 21:30 | 21:30 | 21:30 | 22:30 | 22:30 | 22:30 | 22:30 | 23:30 | 23:30 | 23:30 | 23:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 01:30 | 01:30 |
Route map
All stops on route 13
13 towards Reading Station
- Blagrave Street (stop EM) Reading Town Centre
- Kings Road (Stop ME) Reading Town Centre
- Huntley and Palmers (Stop 5) Reading Town Centre
- Eldon Road (opp) Reading
- Reading College (adj) Reading
- Cemetery Junction (Stop E2) Reading
- Cholmeley Road (adj) New Town
- Liverpool Road (adj) New Town
- London Road - The Drive (NE-bound) North Earley
- London Road - The Drive (Adj 240) North Earley
- Erleigh Court Drive (adj 51) North Earley
- Whitegates Lane (Adj 21) North Earley
- Culver Lane North Earley
- Shepherds Hill Top (Adj 25) North Earley
- Hanwood Close (Adj) Woodley
- Howth Drive Top (Adj 9) Woodley
- Highwood Primary School (Near) Bulmershe
- Chequers Way (Adj 47) Woodley
- Antrim Road (Adj) Woodley
- North Lake (Adj 104) Woodley
- Silver Fox Crescent (Opp) Woodley
- Mulberry Close (Adj 6) Woodley
- Arundel Road (adj 72) Woodley
- Campbell Road (adj) South Lake
- Thatchers (E-bound) South Lake
- Livingstone Gardens (Adj 31) Woodley
- Mulberry Close (Adj 5) Woodley
- Drovers Way Top (Adj 28) Woodley
- Good Companions (S-bound) Woodley
- The Ridgeway (opp) Woodley
- Rivermead Road (opp 6) Woodley
- Colemans Moor Lane Foot (adj 99) Woodley
- Oak Drive (Adj 165) Woodley
- Dunbar Drive (Adj 187) Woodley
- Herald Way (E-bound) Woodley
- Sandford Lane (opp) Woodley
- Sunderland Close (adj) Woodley
- Harvard Close (opp) Woodley
- Lysander Close (opp) Woodley
- Woodley Piazza (Opp) Headley Park
- Headley Close (NE-bound) Woodley
- Oakdale Walk (adj) Woodley
- Brandon Avenue (adj) Woodley
- Brecon Road Parade (adj) Woodley
- Ravensbourne Drive (S-bound) Woodley
- Wilmington Close (opp) Woodley
- Headley Road Circle (Adj 74) Woodley
- Chequers (W-bound) Woodley
- Woodwaye (adj) Woodley
- Beaufield Close (adj) Woodley
- Chequers Way (Opp 61) Woodley
- Howth Drive Top (Adj) Woodley
- Shepherds Hill Top (W-bound) North Earley
- Earley Power Station (W-bound) North Earley
- Shepherds House Lane (Opp) North Earley
- London Road - The Drive (W-bound) North Earley
- Liverpool Road (opp) New Town
- Cholmeley Road (opp) New Town
- Cemetery Junction (W-bound) Reading
- Reading College (opp) Reading
- Eldon Road (W-bound) Reading
- Huntley and Palmers (N-bound) Reading Town Centre
- Blagrave Street (stop EM) Reading Town Centre
Service history & registered changes
- ❌ Withdrawn effective 30 Aug 2026 Norwich Bus Station → Attleborough, Norfolk
- ✏️ Changed effective 24 Aug 2026 Perth → Huntingtower Park
- 🆕 Registered effective 12 Jul 2026 Operating between Pollock Crescent, Kilwinning and Stewarton, Academy or Avenue Square given service number 13 effective from 12 July 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 1 Jun 2026 Operating between Reading Station and Woodley (Circular) given service number 13 / 14 effective from 01 June 2026. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 13 bus?
The first 13 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 13 bus?
The last 13 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 01:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 13 bus cost?
The 13 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 13 bus?
The 13 is operated by Reading Buses.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.