26 Reading to Calcot via Southcote, Fords Farm
Operated by Reading Buses. Registered as running via Beansheaf, Ford's Farm, Southcote. Runs 24 hours. 147 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
Night bus — runs 24 hours. Every night. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different 26? 44 other bus routes are numbered 26 elsewhere in the UK — see every 26 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 03:20 | 03:50 | 04:20 | 04:50 | 05:20 | 05:50 | 06:03 | 06:15 | 06:28 | 06:46 | 07:00 | 07:15 | 07:28 | 07:50 | 08:05 | 08:25 | 08:40 | 08:54 | 09:06 | 09:18 | 09:33 | 09:48 | 10:03 | 10:18 | 10:33 | 10:48 | 11:03 | 11:18 | 11:33 | 11:48 | 12:03 | 12:18 | 12:33 | 12:48 | 13:03 | 13:18 | 13:33 | 13:48 | 14:03 | 14:18 | 14:33 | 14:48 | 15:03 | 15:18 | 15:33 | 15:48 | 16:03 | 16:16 | 16:29 | 16:41 | 16:53 | 17:05 | 17:17 | 17:29 | 17:41 | 17:53 | 18:05 | 18:20 | 18:35 | 18:55 | 19:15 | 19:45 | 20:15 | 20:45 | 21:15 | 21:45 to Calcot, Sainsbury's | 22:15 to Calcot, Sainsbury's | 22:45 to Calcot, Sainsbury's | 23:15 to Calcot, Sainsbury's | 23:50 to Calcot, Sainsbury's | 00:50 to Calcot, Sainsbury's | 01:50 to Calcot, Sainsbury's | 02:50 to Calcot, Sainsbury's |
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| Blagrave Street (stop EK) | 03:20 | 03:50 | 04:20 | 04:50 | 05:20 | 05:50 | 06:03 | 06:15 | 06:28 | 06:46 | 07:00 | 07:15 | 07:28 | 07:50 | 08:05 | 08:25 | 08:40 | 08:54 | 09:06 | 09:18 | 09:33 | 09:48 | 10:03 | 10:18 | 10:33 | 10:48 | 11:03 | 11:18 | 11:33 | 11:48 | 12:03 | 12:18 | 12:33 | 12:48 | 13:03 | 13:18 | 13:33 | 13:48 | 14:03 | 14:18 | 14:33 | 14:48 | 15:03 | 15:18 | 15:33 | 15:48 | 16:03 | 16:16 | 16:29 | 16:41 | 16:53 | 17:05 | 17:17 | 17:29 | 17:41 | 17:53 | 18:05 | 18:20 | 18:35 | 18:55 | 19:15 | 19:45 | 20:15 | 20:45 | 21:15 | 21:45 | 22:15 | 22:45 | 23:15 | 23:50 | 00:50 | 01:50 | 02:50 |
| Coronation Square (Opp) | 03:32 | 04:02 | 04:32 | 05:02 | 05:32 | 06:02 | 06:17 | 06:29 | 06:42 | 07:01 | 07:17 | 07:32 | 07:45 | 08:14 | 08:28 | 08:46 | 08:58 | 09:12 | 09:23 | 09:35 | 09:50 | 10:05 | 10:20 | 10:35 | 10:50 | 11:05 | 11:20 | 11:35 | 11:50 | 12:05 | 12:20 | 12:35 | 12:50 | 13:05 | 13:20 | 13:35 | 13:50 | 14:05 | 14:20 | 14:35 | 14:52 | 15:07 | 15:24 | 15:40 | 15:55 | 16:10 | 16:26 | 16:39 | 16:52 | 17:04 | 17:16 | 17:28 | 17:40 | 17:52 | 18:03 | 18:15 | 18:27 | 18:41 | 18:56 | 19:14 | 19:33 | 20:02 | 20:32 | 21:02 | 21:30 | 22:00 | 22:30 | 23:00 | 23:30 | 00:05 | 01:01 | 02:01 | 03:01 |
| Swanholm Gardens (opp) | 03:35 | 04:05 | 04:35 | 05:05 | 05:35 | 06:06 | 06:21 | 06:33 | 06:46 | 07:06 | 07:22 | 07:37 | 07:50 | 08:19 | 08:33 | 08:51 | 09:03 | 09:17 | 09:28 | 09:40 | 09:55 | 10:10 | 10:25 | 10:40 | 10:55 | 11:10 | 11:25 | 11:40 | 11:55 | 12:10 | 12:25 | 12:40 | 12:55 | 13:10 | 13:25 | 13:40 | 13:55 | 14:10 | 14:25 | 14:40 | 14:57 | 15:13 | 15:30 | 15:46 | 16:01 | 16:16 | 16:32 | 16:45 | 16:58 | 17:10 | 17:22 | 17:34 | 17:46 | 17:58 | 18:09 | 18:21 | 18:33 | 18:47 | 19:01 | 19:19 | 19:38 | 20:07 | 20:37 | 21:06 | 21:34 | 22:04 | 22:34 | 23:04 | 23:34 | 00:09 | 01:05 | 02:05 | 03:05 |
| Calcot Sainsbury's (Stop 1) | 03:42 | 04:12 | 04:42 | 05:12 | 05:42 | 06:14 | 06:29 | 06:42 | 06:55 | 07:15 | 07:31 | 07:47 | 08:00 | 08:29 | 08:43 | 09:01 | 09:12 | 09:26 | 09:37 | 09:49 | 10:04 | 10:19 | 10:34 | 10:49 | 11:04 | 11:19 | 11:34 | 11:49 | 12:04 | 12:19 | 12:34 | 12:49 | 13:04 | 13:19 | 13:34 | 13:49 | 14:04 | 14:19 | 14:34 | 14:51 | 15:08 | 15:24 | 15:41 | 15:57 | 16:12 | 16:27 | 16:43 | 16:56 | 17:09 | 17:21 | 17:33 | 17:45 | 17:57 | 18:09 | 18:20 | 18:32 | 18:44 | 18:57 | 19:11 | 19:29 | 19:48 | 20:16 | 20:46 | 21:15 | 21:43 | 22:13 | 22:43 | 23:13 | 23:43 | 00:18 | 01:13 | 02:13 | 03:13 |
| IKEA (NE-bound) | 03:44 | 04:14 | 04:44 | 05:14 | 05:44 | 06:16 | 06:31 | 06:44 | 06:57 | 07:17 | 07:33 | 07:49 | 08:02 | 08:31 | 08:45 | 09:03 | 09:14 | 09:28 | 09:39 | 09:51 | 10:06 | 10:21 | 10:36 | 10:51 | 11:06 | 11:21 | 11:36 | 11:51 | 12:06 | 12:21 | 12:36 | 12:51 | 13:06 | 13:21 | 13:36 | 13:51 | 14:06 | 14:21 | 14:36 | 14:53 | 15:10 | 15:27 | 15:44 | 16:00 | 16:15 | 16:30 | 16:46 | 16:59 | 17:12 | 17:24 | 17:36 | 17:48 | 18:00 | 18:12 | 18:22 | 18:34 | 18:46 | 18:59 | 19:13 | 19:31 | 19:50 | 20:18 | 20:48 | 21:17 | 21:45 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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Fares on the 26
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | Southcote Road | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £3.00 | Dwyer Road | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Swanholm Gardens | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Calcot |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Central Reading.
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 26
26 towards Calcot
All 32 stops
- Blagrave Street (stop EK) 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 (SW-bound) Southcote
- Monks Way (adj) Southcote
- Southcote Farm Lane (adj 77) Southcote
- Fawley Road (opp) Southcote
- Circuit Lane (Opp) Southcote
- Coronation Square (Opp) Southcote
- Frilsham Road (adj 255) Southcote
- Ashampstead Road (adj 311) Southcote
- Holybrook Crescent (Adj) Southcote
- Dwyer Road Boundary (opp 30) Southcote
- Swanholm Gardens (opp) Fords Farm
- Kennet Valley School (Adj) Fords Farm
- Churchward Walk (adj 78) Fords Farm
- Albury Gardens (adj 16) Fords Farm
- Sutherland Grove (Opp) Fords Farm
- 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
- Dunelm (Stop) Calcot
- IKEA (NE-bound) Calcot
26 towards Reading
All 35 stops
- IKEA (NE-bound) Calcot
- Calcot Sainsbury's (Stop 1) Calcot
- Mayfield Avenue (adj) Calcot
- Torcross Grove (Opp) Beansheaf Estate
- Fernhurst Road (opp) Beansheaf Estate
- Pemberton Gardens (Opp) Beansheaf Estate
- Ledbury Drive (opp) Beansheaf Estate
- Knollmead (Adj) Fords Farm
- Kettering Close (Opp) Fords Farm
- Sutherland Grove (Adj) Fords Farm
- Albury Gardens (opp 22) Fords Farm
- Churchward Walk (opp 68) Fords Farm
- Kennet Valley School (Opp) Fords Farm
- Swanholm Gardens (adj) Fords Farm
- Dwyer Road Boundary (Adj 42) Southcote
- Holybrook Crescent (Opp) Southcote
- Ashampstead Road (opp 307) Southcote
- Frilsham Road (adj 260) Southcote
- Coronation Square (Adj) Southcote
- Circuit Lane (Adj) Southcote
- Fawley Road (opp 109) Southcote
- Southcote Farm Lane (NE-bound) Southcote
- Monks Way (opp 39) Southcote
- 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 (E-bound) Castle Hill - Bath Road
- Castle Street (stop CP) Reading Town Centre
- St Marys Butts (stop CN) Reading Town Centre
- Russell Street (on) Castle Hill - Bath Road
- Waylen Street (Opp) Reading West
- Cheapside (Stop CV) Reading Town Centre
- Friar Street (stop FN) Reading Town Centre
- Blagrave Street (stop EK) Reading Town Centre
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 5 January 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 1 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 22 April 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 15 April 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 September 2022 To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH0005856/53 · Changes in Reading Borough Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 26 bus?
The 26 runs 24 hours a day, so there is no first or last 26 bus — the night timetable is below.
What time is the last 26 bus?
There is no last 26 bus: the 26 runs through the night, every night it runs.
How much does the 26 bus cost?
Reading Buses' published fares on the 26: adult single £2.00 to £3.00. The 26 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 26 bus?
The 26 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 PH0005856/53. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.