28 Central Reading ↔ Henley

Operated by Reading Buses. First bus 05:05, last bus 23:45. 141 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The 28 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. Details →

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 Henley · Monday to Friday towards Henley · Saturday towards Henley · Sunday towards Central Reading · Monday to Friday towards Central Reading · Saturday towards Central Reading · Sunday

28 towards Henley — Monday to Friday (70 journeys)
Friar Street (stop FC)	05:05	05:35	06:05	06:05	06:25	06:30	06:35	07:00	07:25	07:30	07:30	07:50	08:00	08:30	08:30	09:20	09:25	09:30	10:00	10:00	10:30	10:30	10:30	11:00	11:30	11:30	11:30	12:00	12:00	12:30	12:30	13:00	13:30	13:30	13:30	14:00	14:00	14:30	14:30	14:30	15:00	15:00	15:30	15:30	15:30	16:00	16:00	16:30	16:30	16:30	17:00	17:00	17:30	17:30	17:30	18:30	18:30	18:30	19:00	19:00	19:35	19:35	19:35	20:50	20:50	20:50	22:00	22:00	23:10	23:10
Station North Interchange (Stop NA)	05:08	05:38	06:08	06:08	06:28	06:34	06:39	07:04	07:29	07:34	07:34	07:54	08:04	08:34	08:34	09:24	09:29	09:34	10:04	10:04	10:34	10:34	10:34	11:04	11:34	11:34	11:34	12:04	12:04	12:34	12:34	13:04	13:34	13:34	13:34	14:04	14:04	14:34	14:34	14:34	15:04	15:04	15:34	15:34	15:34	16:04	16:04	16:34	16:34	16:34	17:04	17:04	17:34	17:34	17:34	18:34	18:34	18:34	19:04	19:04	19:39	19:39	19:39	20:53	20:53	20:53	22:03	22:03	23:13	23:13
Henley Road County Boundary (nr)	05:18	05:48	06:18	06:18	06:39	06:45	06:50	07:15	07:42	07:45	07:45	08:08	08:15	08:45	08:45	09:35	09:40	09:45	10:15	10:15	10:45	10:45	10:45	11:15	11:45	11:45	11:45	12:15	12:15	12:45	12:45	13:15	13:45	13:45	13:45	14:15	14:15	14:45	14:45	14:45	15:15	15:17	15:47	15:45	15:45	16:15	16:17	16:47	16:45	16:45	17:15	17:17	17:47	17:45	17:45	18:47	18:45	18:45	19:15	19:15	19:50	19:50	19:50	21:03	21:03	21:03	22:13	22:13	23:23	23:23
Station Road (opp)	05:27	05:57	06:27	06:27	06:51	06:54	06:59	07:24	07:54	07:54	07:54	08:20	08:24	08:54	08:54	09:44	09:49	09:54	10:24	10:24	10:54	10:54	10:54	11:24	11:54	11:54	11:54	12:24	12:24	12:54	12:54	13:24	13:54	13:54	13:54	14:24	14:24	14:54	14:54	14:54	15:24	15:27	15:57	15:54	15:54	16:24	16:27	16:57	16:54	16:54	17:24	17:27	17:57	17:54	17:54	19:00	18:54	18:54	19:24	19:24	19:59	19:59	19:59	21:12	21:12	21:12	22:22	22:22	23:32	23:32
Bell Street (Stop D)	05:34	06:04	06:34	06:34	07:03	07:04	07:09	07:34	08:07	08:04	08:04	08:30	08:34	09:04	09:04	09:54	09:59	10:04	10:34	10:34	11:04	11:04	11:04	11:34	12:04	12:04	12:04	12:34	12:34	13:04	13:04	13:34	14:04	14:04	14:04	14:39	14:34	15:09	15:04	15:04	15:34	15:44	16:19	16:04	16:04	16:34	16:49	17:19	17:04	17:04	17:34	17:49	18:19	18:04	18:04	19:09	19:04	19:04	19:32	19:32	20:07	20:07	20:07	21:19	21:19	21:19	22:29	22:29	23:39	23:39

28 towards Henley — Saturday (27 journeys)
Friar Street (stop FC)	06:05	06:35	07:00	07:30	08:00	08:30	09:25	10:00	10:30	11:30	12:00	12:30	13:30	14:00	14:30	15:00	15:30	16:00	16:30	17:00	17:30	18:30	19:00	19:35	20:50	22:00	23:10
Station North Interchange (Stop NA)	06:08	06:39	07:04	07:34	08:04	08:34	09:29	10:04	10:34	11:34	12:04	12:34	13:34	14:04	14:34	15:04	15:34	16:04	16:34	17:04	17:34	18:34	19:04	19:39	20:53	22:03	23:13
Henley Road County Boundary (nr)	06:18	06:50	07:15	07:45	08:15	08:45	09:40	10:15	10:45	11:45	12:15	12:45	13:45	14:15	14:45	15:15	15:45	16:15	16:45	17:15	17:45	18:45	19:15	19:50	21:03	22:13	23:23
Station Road (opp)	06:27	06:59	07:24	07:54	08:24	08:54	09:49	10:24	10:54	11:54	12:24	12:54	13:54	14:24	14:54	15:24	15:54	16:24	16:54	17:24	17:54	18:54	19:24	19:59	21:12	22:22	23:32
Bell Street (Stop D)	06:34	07:09	07:34	08:04	08:34	09:04	09:59	10:34	11:04	12:04	12:34	13:04	14:04	14:34	15:04	15:34	16:04	16:34	17:04	17:34	18:04	19:04	19:32	20:07	21:19	22:29	23:39

28 towards Henley — Sunday (15 journeys)
Friar Street (stop FC)	06:30	07:30	08:30	09:30	10:30	11:30	12:30	13:30	14:30	15:30	16:30	17:30	18:30	19:35	20:50
Station North Interchange (Stop NA)	06:34	07:34	08:34	09:34	10:34	11:34	12:34	13:34	14:34	15:34	16:34	17:34	18:34	19:39	20:53
Henley Road County Boundary (nr)	06:45	07:45	08:45	09:45	10:45	11:45	12:45	13:45	14:45	15:45	16:45	17:45	18:45	19:50	21:03
Station Road (opp)	06:54	07:54	08:54	09:54	10:54	11:54	12:54	13:54	14:54	15:54	16:54	17:54	18:54	19:59	21:12
Bell Street (Stop D)	07:04	08:04	09:04	10:04	11:04	12:04	13:04	14:04	15:04	16:04	17:04	18:04	19:04	20:07	21:19

28 towards Central Reading — Monday to Friday (71 journeys)
Hart Street (Stop A)	05:45	06:15	06:45	06:50	07:15	07:45	07:45	08:15	08:15	08:25	08:45	08:45	09:15	09:15	09:45	09:45	10:15	10:15	10:45	10:45	11:15	11:15	11:15	11:45	11:45	12:15	12:15	12:15	12:45	13:15	13:15	13:20	13:45	14:15	14:15	14:20	14:50	14:55	15:15	15:15	15:30	15:45	16:00	16:15	16:15	16:30	16:45	17:00	17:15	17:30	17:45	18:15	18:15	18:25	18:50	18:55	19:15	19:20	19:20	19:45	19:45	20:15	20:15	20:15	21:25	21:25	21:25	22:35	22:35	23:45	23:45
Station Road (adj)	05:54	06:24	06:54	06:59	07:26	07:56	07:57	08:26	08:27	08:37	08:57	08:57	09:26	09:27	09:56	09:56	10:26	10:26	10:56	10:56	11:26	11:26	11:26	11:56	11:56	12:26	12:26	12:26	12:56	13:26	13:26	13:31	13:56	14:26	14:26	14:31	15:01	15:06	15:26	15:26	15:45	15:56	16:15	16:26	16:26	16:45	16:56	17:15	17:26	17:43	17:56	18:26	18:26	18:36	19:01	19:06	19:24	19:29	19:29	19:54	19:54	20:24	20:24	20:24	21:34	21:34	21:34	22:44	22:44	23:54	23:54
Henley Road County Boundary (adj)	06:03	06:33	07:05	07:10	07:36	08:11	08:08	08:36	08:38	08:48	09:08	09:08	09:36	09:38	10:06	10:06	10:36	10:36	11:06	11:06	11:36	11:36	11:36	12:06	12:06	12:36	12:36	12:36	13:06	13:36	13:36	13:41	14:06	14:36	14:36	14:41	15:11	15:16	15:36	15:36	15:55	16:06	16:27	16:36	16:36	16:57	17:06	17:27	17:36	17:55	18:06	18:39	18:39	18:49	19:13	19:18	19:33	19:38	19:38	20:03	20:03	20:33	20:33	20:33	21:43	21:43	21:43	22:53	22:53	00:03	00:03
Friar Street (stop FC)	06:13	06:43	07:17	07:22	07:48	08:25	08:20	08:48	08:50	09:02	09:20	09:20	09:48	09:50	10:18	10:18	10:48	10:48	11:18	11:18	11:48	11:48	11:48	12:18	12:18	12:48	12:48	12:48	13:18	13:48	13:48	13:53	14:18	14:48	14:48	14:53	15:23	15:35	15:48	15:48	16:14	16:18	16:46	16:48	16:48	17:16	17:18	17:45	17:48	18:13	18:18	18:49	18:49	18:59	19:23	19:28	19:43	19:48	19:48	20:13	20:13	20:43	20:43	20:43	21:53	21:53	21:53	23:03	23:03	00:13	00:13

28 towards Central Reading — Saturday (27 journeys)
Hart Street (Stop A)	06:50	07:45	08:15	08:45	09:15	09:45	10:45	11:15	11:45	12:15	12:45	13:20	14:20	14:50	15:15	15:45	16:15	16:45	17:45	18:15	18:50	19:20	19:45	20:15	21:25	22:35	23:45
Station Road (adj)	06:59	07:57	08:27	08:57	09:27	09:56	10:56	11:26	11:56	12:26	12:56	13:31	14:31	15:01	15:26	15:56	16:26	16:56	17:56	18:26	19:01	19:29	19:54	20:24	21:34	22:44	23:54
Henley Road County Boundary (adj)	07:10	08:08	08:38	09:08	09:38	10:06	11:06	11:36	12:06	12:36	13:06	13:41	14:41	15:11	15:36	16:06	16:36	17:06	18:06	18:39	19:13	19:38	20:03	20:33	21:43	22:53	00:03
Friar Street (stop FC)	07:22	08:20	08:50	09:20	09:50	10:18	11:18	11:48	12:18	12:48	13:18	13:53	14:53	15:23	15:48	16:18	16:48	17:18	18:18	18:49	19:23	19:48	20:13	20:43	21:53	23:03	00:13

28 towards Central Reading — Sunday (15 journeys)
Hart Street (Stop A)	07:15	08:15	09:15	10:15	11:15	12:15	13:15	14:15	15:15	16:15	17:15	18:15	19:15	20:15	21:25
Station Road (adj)	07:26	08:26	09:26	10:26	11:26	12:26	13:26	14:26	15:26	16:26	17:26	18:26	19:24	20:24	21:34
Henley Road County Boundary (adj)	07:36	08:36	09:36	10:36	11:36	12:36	13:36	14:36	15:36	16:36	17:36	18:39	19:33	20:33	21:43
Friar Street (stop FC)	07:48	08:48	09:48	10:48	11:48	12:48	13:48	14:48	15:48	16:48	17:48	18:49	19:43	20:43	21:53

Route map

All stops on route 28

28 towards Henley

Friar Street (stop FC) Reading Town Centre
Forbury Road (stop EL) Reading Town Centre
Station North Interchange (Stop NA) Reading
Hills Meadow (opp) Lower Caversham
Caversham Laundry (adj) Lower Caversham
Elizabeth House (W-bound) Caversham
Westfield Road (opp 64) Caversham
Prospect Street (adj 44) Caversham
Rufus Isaacs Road (opp) Caversham
Chiltern Road (Adj 130) Henley Road
Travellers Rest (adj) Henley Road
All Hallows Road (adj 202) Caversham
Micklands Road (adj 262) Henley Road
Henley Road County Boundary (nr) Henley Road
Garden Centre (opp) Play Hatch
Shiplake College (opp) Shiplake
Mill Lane (opp) Shiplake Cross
Station Road (opp) Lower Shiplake
Bolney Lane (opp) Lower Shiplake
Allotments (o/s) Henley-on-Thames
Tesco Superstore (opp) Henley-on-Thames
Newtown Road (opp) Henley-on-Thames
Niagara Road (adj) Henley-on-Thames
St Marks Road (adj) Henley-on-Thames
Christ Church (adj) Henley-on-Thames
Bell Street (Stop D) Henley-on-Thames

28 towards Central Reading

Hart Street (Stop A) Henley-on-Thames
Rail Station (nr) Henley-on-Thames
St Marks Road (opp) Henley-on-Thames
Newtown Road (adj) Henley-on-Thames
Niagara Road (opp) Henley-on-Thames
Tesco Superstore (o/s) Henley-on-Thames
Allotments (opp) Henley-on-Thames
Bolney Lane (adj) Lower Shiplake
Station Road (adj) Lower Shiplake
Mill Lane (adj) Shiplake Cross
Shiplake College (adj) Shiplake
Garden Centre (o/s) Play Hatch
Henley Road County Boundary (adj) Henley Road
Micklands Road (opp 258) Henley Road
All Hallows Road (opp 206) Caversham
Travellers Rest (opp) Henley Road
Chiltern Road (Opp) Henley Road
Rufus Isaacs Road (adj) Caversham
Prospect Street (adj 19) Caversham
Westfield Road (adj) Caversham
Kings Road Caversham (opp 32) Lower Caversham
Hills Meadow (adj) Lower Caversham
Forbury Road (stop EN) Reading Town Centre
Friar Street (stop FC) Reading Town Centre

Service history & registered changes

🆕 Registered effective 30 Aug 2026
Operating between Worcester and Sixth Form College given service number 28 / X28 effective from 30 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
✏️ Changed effective 30 Aug 2026
Norwich, St Stephens Street → Fakenham, Oak Street
🆕 Registered effective 17 Aug 2026
Operating between Queen Margaret Hospital and Falkirk Vicar Street given service number 28 effective from 17 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
🆕 Registered effective 20 Jul 2026
Operating between Henley-on-Thames and Central Reading given service number 28 / 28a effective from 20 July 2026. To amend Timetable.

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

Reading Caversham Reading Town Centre Henley-on-Thames Lower Caversham Henley Road Shiplake Lower Shiplake Play Hatch Shiplake Cross

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 28 bus?

The first 28 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:05 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 28 bus?

The last 28 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 28 bus cost?

The 28 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 28 bus?

The 28 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.

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