33 Reading Station ↔ Turnham's Farm
Operated by Reading Buses. First bus 05:08, last bus 23:55. 238 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 33 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 Turnham's Farm · Monday to Friday towards Turnham's Farm · Saturday towards Turnham's Farm · Sunday towards Reading Station · Monday to Friday towards Reading Station · Saturday towards Reading Station · Sunday
| Friar Street (stop FE) | · | · | 05:50 | 06:00 | 06:25 | · | 06:30 | 06:45 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 07:15 | 07:25 | 07:30 | 07:45 | 07:46 | 08:00 | 08:05 | 08:06 | 08:25 | 08:26 | 08:30 | 08:46 | 08:46 | 09:00 | 09:06 | 09:06 | 09:26 | 09:26 | 09:30 | 09:46 | 09:46 | 09:55 | 10:06 | 10:06 | 10:25 | 10:26 | 10:26 | 10:46 | 10:46 | 10:55 | 11:06 | 11:06 | 11:25 | 11:26 | 11:26 | 11:46 | 11:46 | 11:55 | 12:06 | 12:06 | 12:25 | 12:26 | 12:26 | 12:46 | 12:46 | 12:55 | 13:06 | 13:06 | 13:25 | 13:26 | 13:26 | 13:46 | 13:46 | 13:55 | 14:06 | 14:06 | 14:25 | 14:26 | 14:26 | 14:46 | 14:46 | 14:55 | 15:06 | 15:06 | 15:25 | 15:26 | 15:26 | 15:46 | 15:46 | 15:55 | 16:06 | 16:06 | 16:25 | 16:26 | 16:26 | 16:46 | 16:46 | 16:55 | 17:06 | 17:06 | 17:25 | 17:26 | 17:26 | 17:46 | 17:46 | 18:06 | 18:06 | 18:25 | 18:26 | 18:26 | 18:50 | 18:50 | 19:20 | 19:20 | 19:25 | 19:50 | 19:50 | 20:22 | 20:25 | 20:25 | 20:55 | 21:25 | 21:25 | 21:25 | 22:25 | 22:25 | 22:25 | 23:25 | 23:25 |
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| Waverley Road (W-bound) | · | · | 05:58 | 06:10 | 06:36 | · | 06:40 | 06:56 | 07:12 | 07:10 | 07:29 | 07:35 | 07:46 | 08:01 | 07:56 | 08:10 | 08:20 | 08:16 | 08:39 | 08:36 | 08:40 | 08:57 | 08:59 | 09:10 | 09:17 | 09:19 | 09:39 | 09:37 | 09:41 | 09:59 | 09:58 | 10:06 | 10:18 | 10:19 | 10:36 | 10:38 | 10:39 | 10:59 | 10:59 | 11:06 | 11:19 | 11:19 | 11:37 | 11:39 | 11:39 | 11:59 | 12:00 | 12:07 | 12:20 | 12:19 | 12:38 | 12:39 | 12:40 | 12:59 | 13:00 | 13:08 | 13:19 | 13:20 | 13:38 | 13:39 | 13:40 | 13:59 | 14:00 | 14:08 | 14:21 | 14:20 | 14:38 | 14:41 | 14:40 | 15:02 | 15:00 | 15:08 | 15:20 | 15:21 | 15:38 | 15:41 | 15:40 | 16:02 | 16:00 | 16:08 | 16:23 | 16:20 | 16:38 | 16:43 | 16:40 | 17:00 | 17:03 | 17:08 | 17:23 | 17:20 | 17:38 | 17:43 | 17:40 | 18:02 | 18:00 | 18:20 | 18:21 | 18:38 | 18:41 | 18:40 | 19:05 | 19:04 | 19:33 | 19:34 | 19:37 | 20:03 | 20:03 | 20:34 | 20:37 | 20:37 | 21:06 | 21:36 | 21:36 | 21:36 | 22:36 | 22:36 | 22:36 | 23:36 | 23:36 |
| Tilehurst Triangle (Stop W) | 05:08 | 05:38 | 06:04 | 06:17 | 06:44 | 06:28 | 06:47 | 07:04 | 07:22 | 07:17 | 07:40 | 07:42 | 08:00 | 08:17 | 08:04 | 08:17 | 08:34 | 08:24 | 08:51 | 08:44 | 08:48 | 09:06 | 09:11 | 09:18 | 09:26 | 09:30 | 09:50 | 09:46 | 09:50 | 10:10 | 10:07 | 10:15 | 10:28 | 10:30 | 10:45 | 10:48 | 10:50 | 11:10 | 11:09 | 11:15 | 11:30 | 11:29 | 11:47 | 11:50 | 11:49 | 12:10 | 12:11 | 12:17 | 12:31 | 12:30 | 12:48 | 12:50 | 12:51 | 13:10 | 13:11 | 13:18 | 13:30 | 13:31 | 13:48 | 13:50 | 13:51 | 14:10 | 14:11 | 14:18 | 14:33 | 14:31 | 14:48 | 14:53 | 14:51 | 15:15 | 15:12 | 15:18 | 15:32 | 15:34 | 15:48 | 15:54 | 15:52 | 16:14 | 16:11 | 16:18 | 16:35 | 16:31 | 16:48 | 16:55 | 16:51 | 17:11 | 17:15 | 17:18 | 17:35 | 17:31 | 17:48 | 17:55 | 17:51 | 18:13 | 18:11 | 18:30 | 18:32 | 18:48 | 18:52 | 18:50 | 19:16 | 19:14 | 19:43 | 19:44 | 19:46 | 20:13 | 20:12 | 20:42 | 20:46 | 20:46 | 21:14 | 21:44 | 21:45 | 21:44 | 22:45 | 22:44 | 22:44 | 23:45 | 23:44 |
| Footpath to Stratford Way (adj) | 05:15 | 05:45 | 06:12 | 06:25 | 06:53 | 06:37 | 06:55 | 07:13 | 07:32 | 07:25 | 07:51 | 07:50 | 08:12 | 08:30 | 08:13 | 08:26 | 08:46 | 08:33 | 09:02 | 08:53 | 08:57 | 09:15 | 09:21 | 09:27 | 09:36 | 09:40 | 10:00 | 09:56 | 09:59 | 10:20 | 10:17 | 10:24 | 10:38 | 10:40 | 10:54 | 10:58 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 11:20 | 11:24 | 11:40 | 11:40 | 11:57 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:20 | 12:22 | 12:27 | 12:42 | 12:40 | 12:58 | 13:00 | 13:02 | 13:20 | 13:22 | 13:28 | 13:40 | 13:42 | 13:58 | 14:00 | 14:02 | 14:22 | 14:21 | 14:28 | 14:45 | 14:41 | 14:58 | 15:05 | 15:01 | 15:29 | 15:22 | 15:28 | 15:42 | 15:48 | 15:57 | 16:06 | 16:02 | 16:26 | 16:21 | 16:27 | 16:46 | 16:41 | 16:58 | 17:06 | 17:01 | 17:21 | 17:26 | 17:28 | 17:46 | 17:41 | 17:58 | 18:06 | 18:01 | 18:23 | 18:21 | 18:40 | 18:42 | 18:57 | 19:02 | 19:00 | 19:26 | 19:24 | 19:53 | 19:54 | 19:55 | 20:22 | 20:21 | 20:50 | 20:54 | 20:55 | 21:22 | 21:52 | 21:53 | 21:52 | 22:53 | 22:52 | 22:52 | 23:53 | 23:52 |
Route map
All stops on route 33
33 towards Turnham's Farm
- Friar Street (stop FE) Reading Town Centre
- St Marys Butts (stop CB) Reading Town Centre
- Castle Street (stop CQ) Reading Town Centre
- Russell Street (Opp) Castle Hill - Bath Road
- Maitland Road (adj 15) Tilehurst Road
- Reading West Station - Tilehurst Road (opp) Tilehurst Road
- Cranbury Road (opp) Tilehurst Road
- Southcote Road (adj) Tilehurst Road
- Parkside Road (W-bound) Tilehurst Road
- Waverley Road (W-bound) Prospect Park
- Park Grove (opp 386) Prospect Park
- Water Road (opp) Prospect Park
- Meadway Precinct (W-bound) Meadway
- Usk Road (adj) Meadway
- Dee Road Top (adj 175) Meadway
- Stoneham Close Footpath (Adj) Meadway
- Dryland House (adj 199) Meadway
- Ash Road (adj) Tilehurst
- Church End Lane (opp) Meadway
- Alford Close (adj) Tilehurst
- Ogmore Close (opp) Tilehurst
- Tilehurst Triangle (Stop T) Tilehurst
- Tilehurst Triangle (Stop W) Tilehurst
- Crescent Road (adj 89) Tilehurst
- Pierces Hill Top (adj 18) Tilehurst
- Pierces Hill Foot (W-bound) Tilehurst
- Ashton Close (adj 57) Tilehurst
- Lower Elmstone Drive (S-bound) Tilehurst
- Normanstead Road (Adj) Tilehurst
- Hallplace Farm (opp) Little Heath
- Chapel Hill Westwood Glen (adj 135) Tilehurst
- The Birchwoods (opp) Little Heath
- Little Heath School (o/s) Little Heath
- Footpath to Stratford Way (adj) Little Heath
33 towards Reading Station
- Footpath to Stratford Way (adj) Little Heath
- Bitterne Avenue (opp) Turnhams Farm
- Springfield (adj 100) Turnhams Farm
- Wellfield Close (adj 19) Little Heath
- Warborough Avenue (adj 51) Little Heath
- Ashton Close (adj 60) Tilehurst
- Pierces Hill Foot (E-bound) Tilehurst
- Lower Elmstone Drive (N-bound) Tilehurst
- Pierces Hill Top (adj 1) Tilehurst
- Crescent Road (adj 69) Tilehurst
- Tilehurst Triangle (Stop U) Tilehurst
- Tilehurst Triangle (Stop V) Tilehurst
- Alford Close (Opp) Tilehurst
- Ogmore Close (adj) Tilehurst
- Corwen Road (adj) Tilehurst
- Church End Lane (adj) Meadway
- Dryland House (opp 195) Meadway
- Usk Road (opp) Meadway
- Stoneham Close Footpath (Opp) Meadway
- Meadway Precinct (adj 2) Meadway
- Park Grove (adj 374) Prospect Park
- Water Road (adj 286) Prospect Park
- Parkside Road (E-bound) Tilehurst Road
- Waverley Road (adj 206) Prospect Park
- Cranbury Road (opp 65) Tilehurst Road
- Southcote Road (opp) Tilehurst Road
- Reading West Station - Tilehurst Road (adj) Tilehurst Road
- Maitland Road (opp) Tilehurst 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
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 17 Aug 2026 Operating between Kirkcaldy bus station and Dunfermline bus station given service number 33 / 33A effective from 17 August 2026. To amend Route and Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 22 Feb 2026 Operating between Edinburgh,Wester Hailes Health Centre and Millerhill given service number 33 effective from 22 February 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 19 Jan 2026 Operating between Kirkcaldy bus station and Dunfermline bus station given service number 33 / 33A effective from 19 January 2026. To amend Route.
- 🆕 Registered effective 5 Jan 2026 Operating between Central Reading and Turnham's Farm given service number 33 / 86 effective from 05 January 2026. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
TilehurstReading Town CentreProspect ParkReading WestLittle HeathMeadwayTilehurst RoadCastle Hill - Bath RoadTurnhams Farm
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 33 bus?
The first 33 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:08 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 33 bus?
The last 33 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:55. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 33 bus cost?
The 33 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 33 bus?
The 33 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.