3 Newbury to Hungerford via Wash Common, Kintbury

Operated by Newbury & District. Registered as running via Inkpen. First bus 07:10, last bus 17:50. 8 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Hungerford from Newbury Wharf (Bay A): 13:50, 15:30

Next towards Newbury from Library (adj): 12:40, 16:45

Wanted a different 3? 114 other bus routes are numbered 3 elsewhere in the UK — see every 3 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Hungerford Library · Monday to Friday · 4 journeys
Stop 09:5013:5015:3017:50
Newbury Wharf (Bay A) 09:5013:5015:3017:50
Green Lane (S-bound) 09:5613:56·17:56
Newbury College campus (on) ··15:39·
Park House School Rear Entrance (nr) ··15:43·
St Michaels Church (adj) 10:0314:0315:5418:02
White Hart Inn (opp) 10:0814:0815:5918:07
Kintbury Square (adj 15) 10:1614:1616:0718:14
Crown and Garter (adj) 10:2314:2316:1518:20
Robins Hill (adj) 10:2814:2816:2018:25
John O'Gaunt School (o/s) 10:3914:3916:3118:36
Library (adj) 10:4514:4516:3718:41

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.

The 3 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 →

Fares on the 3

Adult single £1.50 to £3.00 · Adult return £2.40 to £5.60 · Child single £1.00 to £2.80 · Child return £1.20 to £3.90

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£2.00 Newbury Wharf
£1.60£2.00 Tydehams
£2.00£1.60£1.60 Malvern Court
£2.00£1.60£2.00£1.60 Sunderland Gardens
£2.00£2.00£2.00£2.00£1.60 Enborne Church
£2.30£2.00£2.30£2.00£2.00£1.60 Craven Arms
£2.50£2.30£2.50£2.50£2.00£2.00£1.80 Hampstead Marshall (White Hart)
£2.70£2.50£2.70£2.70£2.30£2.00£1.80£1.50 Three Cornered Hat
£3.00£2.70£2.90£2.90£2.50£2.50£2.30£1.80£1.80 Kintbury
£3.00£2.90£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.70£2.50£2.10£1.80£1.80 Pebble Hill (Kintbury Crossway)
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.50£2.30£2.10£1.80 Inkpen
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.70£2.50£2.30£1.80 Totterdown Turn
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.50£1.80 Hungerford Library

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Park House School/Newbury College.

Reading Buses' published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 17 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Newbury & District 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 Newbury & District before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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 3

3 towards Hungerford

All 58 stops
  1. Newbury Wharf (Bay A) Newbury
  2. Cheap Street (Stop O) Newbury
  3. Market Street (Stop M) Newbury
  4. Kennet Road (opp) Newbury
  5. Blenheim Road (opp) Newbury
  6. Footpath to Gloucester Road (W-bound) West Fields
  7. Green Lane (S-bound) Newbury
  8. St Georges Avenue (E-bound) Newbury
  9. Fair Close (adj) Newbury
  10. Porchester Road (adj) Newbury
  11. Priory Road (adj) Newbury
  12. Friars Road (Adj) Newbury
  13. The Oaks (opp) Newbury
  14. Newbury College campus (on) Newbury
  15. Monks Lane east (W-bound) Newbury
  16. Monks Lane Surgery (adj) Newbury
  17. Park House School Rear Entrance (nr) Wash Common
  18. Falkland Memorial (nr) Newbury
  19. Tydehams (opp) Newbury
  20. Bartlemy Road east (opp) Newbury
  21. Buckingham Road (adj) Newbury
  22. Malvern Court (opp) Newbury
  23. Fair Close (opp) Newbury
  24. Argyle Road (Adj) Newbury
  25. Lamb Inn (adj) Newbury
  26. St Barts School (adj) Newbury
  27. Westgate Road (opp) Newbury
  28. Sunderland Gardens (adj) Newbury
  29. Skinners Green Lane (adj) Enborne
  30. St Michaels Church (adj) Enborne
  31. The Craven Arms (adj) Enborne
  32. Ash Tree Corner (opp) Hamstead Marshall
  33. White Hart Inn (opp) Hamstead Marshall
  34. Barrs Farm (opp) Hamstead Marshall
  35. Tinkers Corner (opp) Kintbury
  36. Hamstead Holt Farm (opp) Kintbury
  37. Harold Road (opp) Kintbury
  38. Kintbury Surgery (W-bound) Kintbury
  39. Kintbury Square (adj 15) Kintbury
  40. The Crescent (adj) Kintbury
  41. Blandys Hill (S-bound) Kintbury
  42. Kintbury Crossways (S-bound) Kintbury
  43. Inkpen Common (Adj) Upper Green
  44. Crown and Garter (adj) Upper Green
  45. Rolfs Farm (opp) Upper Green
  46. Pottery Lane (N-bound) Inkpen
  47. Olive Branch Cottages (Adj) Inkpen
  48. Robins Hill (adj) Inkpen
  49. Inkpen Primary School (Adj) Inkpen
  50. Swan Inn (opp) Lower Green
  51. Sadlers Road (adj) Lower Green
  52. Totterdown (N-bound) Lower Green
  53. John O'Gaunt School (o/s) Hungerford
  54. Priory Avenue Foot (N-bound) Hungerford
  55. Bulpit Lane (opp) Hungerford
  56. Atherton Crescent (adj) Hungerford
  57. Atherton Road (opp) Hungerford
  58. Library (adj) Hungerford

3 towards Newbury

All 60 stops
  1. Library (adj) Hungerford
  2. Town Hall (nr) Hungerford
  3. Atherton Crescent (opp) Hungerford
  4. Bulpit Lane (SE-bound) Hungerford
  5. Priory Avenue Foot (N-bound) Hungerford
  6. John O'Gaunt School (opp) Hungerford
  7. John O'Gaunt School (adj) Hungerford
  8. Totterdown (S-bound) Lower Green
  9. Sadlers Road (opp) Lower Green
  10. Swan Inn (adj) Lower Green
  11. Inkpen Primary School (Opp) Inkpen
  12. Robins Hill (opp) Inkpen
  13. Olive Branch Cottages (Opp) Inkpen
  14. Pottery Lane (S-bound) Inkpen
  15. Rolfs Farm (adj) Upper Green
  16. Crown and Garter (opp) Upper Green
  17. Inkpen Common (opp) Upper Green
  18. Kintbury Crossways (N-bound) Kintbury
  19. Blandys Hill (N-bound) Kintbury
  20. The Crescent (Adj) Kintbury
  21. Kintbury Square (Adj 6) Kintbury
  22. Kintbury Surgery (W-bound) Kintbury
  23. Harold Road (adj) Kintbury
  24. Hamstead Holt Farm (adj) Kintbury
  25. Tinkers Corner (adj) Kintbury
  26. Barrs Farm (adj) Hamstead Marshall
  27. White Hart Inn (nr) Hamstead Marshall
  28. Ash Tree Corner (adj) Hamstead Marshall
  29. The Craven Arms (opp) Enborne
  30. St Michaels Church (opp) Enborne
  31. Skinners Green Lane (opp) Enborne
  32. Sunderland Gardens (opp) Newbury
  33. Westgate Road (Adj) Newbury
  34. St Barts School (opp) Newbury
  35. Lamb Inn (opp) Newbury
  36. St Georges Avenue (W-bound) Newbury
  37. Green Lane (N-bound) Newbury
  38. Footpath to Gloucester Road (E-bound) West Fields
  39. Kennet Road (adj) Newbury
  40. Market Street (Stop L) Newbury
  41. Cheap Street (Stop N) Newbury
  42. Newbury Wharf (Bay G) Newbury
  43. Newbury Wharf (Bay A) Newbury
  44. Cheap Street (Stop O) Newbury
  45. Market Street (Stop M) Newbury
  46. Fair Close (adj) Newbury
  47. Malvern Court (adj) Newbury
  48. Buckingham Road (opp) Newbury
  49. Bartlemy Road east (adj) Newbury
  50. Tydehams (adj) Newbury
  51. Falkland Memorial (opp) Newbury
  52. Falkland Memorial (E-bound) Newbury
  53. Monks Lane Surgery (nr) Newbury
  54. Monks Lane east Greenham
  55. Newbury College campus (on) Newbury
  56. The Oaks (adj) Newbury
  57. Friars Road (opp) Newbury
  58. Priory Road (Opp) Newbury
  59. Porchester Road (opp) Newbury
  60. Newbury Wharf (Bay D) Newbury

Service registration & registered changes

Registered as financially supported by a local authority (West Berkshire).

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH1108688/30 · Changes in West Berkshire Council · All service changes →

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Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 3 bus?

The first 3 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:10 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 3 bus?

The last 3 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 3 bus cost?

Newbury & District's published fares on the 3: adult single £1.50 to £3.00, adult return £2.40 to £5.60, child single £1.00 to £2.80, child return £1.20 to £3.90. The 3 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. Newbury & District day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 3 bus?

The 3 is operated by Newbury & District.

Timetable data from Newbury & District via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PH1108688/30. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.