4 Central Reading ↔ Bracknell
Operated by Reading Buses. First bus 05:00, last bus 23:05. 150 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 4 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 Bracknell · Monday to Friday towards Bracknell · Saturday towards Bracknell · Sunday towards Central Reading · Monday to Friday towards Central Reading · Saturday towards Central Reading · Sunday
| St Marys Butts (Stop CT) | 05:00 | 05:55 | 06:10 | 06:30 | 06:35 | 06:50 | 07:05 | 07:10 | 07:30 | 07:40 | 07:50 | 08:05 | 08:05 | 08:25 | 08:35 | 08:35 | 09:05 | 09:05 | 09:35 | 09:35 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 10:35 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 11:35 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 12:35 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 13:35 | 13:35 | 14:05 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 14:35 | 14:35 | 15:05 | 15:05 | 15:35 | 15:35 | 15:35 | 16:05 | 16:05 | 16:35 | 16:35 | 16:35 | 17:05 | 17:05 | 17:35 | 17:35 | 17:45 | 18:05 | 18:05 | 18:40 | 18:55 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:50 | 19:50 | 19:50 | 20:55 | 20:55 | 22:00 | 22:00 |
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| College Road (opp) | 05:10 | 06:05 | 06:22 | 06:41 | 06:48 | 07:01 | 07:19 | 07:21 | 07:45 | 07:52 | 08:01 | 08:16 | 08:21 | 08:41 | 08:48 | 08:46 | 09:17 | 09:20 | 09:48 | 09:47 | 09:50 | 10:20 | 10:18 | 10:50 | 10:50 | 10:48 | 11:20 | 11:18 | 11:50 | 11:49 | 11:50 | 12:19 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 12:50 | 12:50 | 13:20 | 13:20 | 13:50 | 13:50 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 14:21 | 14:50 | 14:50 | 14:51 | 15:22 | 15:20 | 15:56 | 15:50 | 15:50 | 16:24 | 16:20 | 16:50 | 16:54 | 16:50 | 17:23 | 17:20 | 17:50 | 17:52 | 18:00 | 18:20 | 18:22 | 18:56 | 19:10 | 19:15 | 19:15 | 20:04 | 20:05 | 20:05 | 21:09 | 21:09 | 22:14 | 22:14 |
| Three Tuns (adj) | 05:13 | 06:08 | 06:25 | 06:45 | 06:52 | 07:05 | 07:24 | 07:25 | 07:50 | 07:56 | 08:05 | 08:20 | 08:27 | 08:46 | 08:52 | 08:50 | 09:21 | 09:25 | 09:53 | 09:51 | 09:54 | 10:24 | 10:22 | 10:55 | 10:54 | 10:53 | 11:24 | 11:23 | 11:54 | 11:54 | 11:55 | 12:24 | 12:24 | 12:54 | 12:55 | 12:55 | 13:24 | 13:25 | 13:54 | 13:55 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:26 | 14:55 | 14:55 | 14:56 | 15:28 | 15:25 | 16:02 | 15:55 | 15:55 | 16:30 | 16:25 | 16:55 | 17:00 | 16:55 | 17:29 | 17:25 | 17:55 | 17:58 | 18:05 | 18:25 | 18:27 | 19:01 | 19:15 | 19:20 | 19:20 | 20:09 | 20:10 | 20:10 | 21:13 | 21:13 | 22:18 | 22:18 |
| The George (adj) | 05:17 | 06:12 | 06:29 | 06:49 | 06:57 | 07:09 | 07:30 | 07:29 | 07:58 | 08:01 | 08:09 | 08:24 | 08:34 | 08:52 | 08:57 | 08:55 | 09:26 | 09:31 | 09:58 | 09:56 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 10:27 | 11:01 | 11:00 | 10:58 | 11:30 | 11:28 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:01 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:01 | 13:01 | 13:30 | 13:31 | 14:00 | 14:01 | 14:01 | 14:31 | 14:32 | 15:01 | 15:01 | 15:02 | 15:35 | 15:31 | 16:09 | 16:01 | 16:01 | 16:37 | 16:31 | 17:01 | 17:07 | 17:01 | 17:36 | 17:30 | 18:00 | 18:04 | 18:10 | 18:30 | 18:33 | 19:06 | 19:20 | 19:25 | 19:25 | 20:14 | 20:15 | 20:15 | 21:18 | 21:18 | 22:23 | 22:23 |
| Winnersh Cross Roads (E-bound) | 05:22 | 06:18 | 06:35 | 06:55 | 07:04 | 07:15 | 07:39 | 07:35 | 08:09 | 08:08 | 08:15 | 08:30 | 08:43 | 09:01 | 09:04 | 09:01 | 09:32 | 09:38 | 10:05 | 10:03 | 10:07 | 10:37 | 10:34 | 11:08 | 11:07 | 11:06 | 11:37 | 11:36 | 12:07 | 12:08 | 12:08 | 12:37 | 12:37 | 13:07 | 13:08 | 13:08 | 13:37 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:08 | 14:08 | 14:38 | 14:40 | 15:08 | 15:08 | 15:10 | 15:44 | 15:38 | 16:18 | 16:08 | 16:08 | 16:46 | 16:38 | 17:08 | 17:15 | 17:08 | 17:44 | 17:37 | 18:07 | 18:11 | 18:17 | 18:37 | 18:40 | 19:12 | 19:27 | 19:31 | 19:31 | 20:20 | 20:21 | 20:21 | 21:24 | 21:24 | 22:29 | 22:29 |
| Broad Street (E-bound) | 05:29 | 06:27 | 06:45 | 07:05 | 07:16 | 07:25 | 07:52 | 07:45 | 08:25 | 08:18 | 08:25 | 08:40 | 08:58 | 09:14 | 09:14 | 09:11 | 09:43 | 09:50 | 10:16 | 10:14 | 10:19 | 10:49 | 10:46 | 11:20 | 11:19 | 11:18 | 11:49 | 11:48 | 12:19 | 12:20 | 12:20 | 12:49 | 12:49 | 13:19 | 13:20 | 13:20 | 13:49 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 14:20 | 14:20 | 14:49 | 14:53 | 15:20 | 15:19 | 15:23 | 16:01 | 15:49 | 16:32 | 16:19 | 16:20 | 17:00 | 16:49 | 17:19 | 17:28 | 17:19 | 17:57 | 17:48 | 18:17 | 18:23 | 18:28 | 18:48 | 18:52 | 19:23 | 19:37 | 19:42 | 19:42 | 20:30 | 20:32 | 20:32 | 21:33 | 21:33 | 22:38 | 22:38 |
| Keephatch Gardens (E-bound) | 05:33 | 06:32 | 06:51 | 07:10 | 07:23 | 07:30 | 07:59 | 07:50 | 08:33 | 08:23 | 08:30 | 08:46 | 09:05 | 09:21 | 09:20 | 09:17 | 09:49 | 09:57 | 10:22 | 10:21 | 10:25 | 10:55 | 10:53 | 11:26 | 11:25 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:27 | 12:26 | 12:56 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:26 | 13:27 | 13:55 | 13:57 | 14:27 | 14:26 | 14:27 | 14:56 | 15:00 | 15:26 | 15:26 | 15:30 | 16:08 | 15:55 | 16:39 | 16:25 | 16:26 | 17:07 | 16:55 | 17:25 | 17:35 | 17:25 | 18:04 | 17:54 | 18:23 | 18:30 | 18:34 | 18:54 | 18:58 | 19:29 | 19:42 | 19:48 | 19:48 | 20:35 | 20:37 | 20:37 | 21:38 | 21:38 | 22:43 | 22:43 |
| Doncastle Road (S-bound) | 05:38 | 06:38 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 21:44 | · | · | · |
| Southern Industrial Area (S-bound) | 05:39 | 06:39 | 06:58 | 07:15 | 07:29 | 07:35 | 08:05 | 07:55 | 08:39 | 08:28 | 08:35 | 08:51 | 09:10 | 09:26 | 09:26 | 09:22 | 09:54 | 10:02 | 10:28 | 10:26 | 10:31 | 11:01 | 10:58 | 11:32 | 11:31 | 11:30 | 12:01 | 12:00 | 12:31 | 12:32 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:01 | 13:31 | 13:32 | 13:33 | 14:01 | 14:03 | 14:33 | 14:32 | 14:33 | 15:02 | 15:06 | 15:32 | 15:32 | 15:36 | 16:14 | 16:01 | 16:45 | 16:31 | 16:32 | 17:13 | 17:01 | 17:31 | 17:41 | 17:31 | 18:10 | 18:00 | 18:29 | 18:36 | 18:39 | 18:59 | 19:04 | 19:35 | 19:48 | 19:54 | 19:54 | · | 20:42 | 20:42 | 21:45 | 21:43 | 22:48 | 22:48 |
| Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 4) | · | · | 07:11 | · | 07:44 | 07:47 | 08:22 | · | 08:58 | · | 08:48 | 09:04 | 09:24 | · | · | 09:36 | 10:08 | 10:15 | · | 10:41 | 10:44 | 11:14 | 11:13 | · | 11:44 | 11:45 | 12:14 | 12:15 | 12:44 | 12:47 | · | 13:17 | 13:14 | 13:44 | · | 13:47 | 14:14 | 14:17 | 14:47 | · | 14:47 | 15:16 | 15:22 | · | 15:46 | 15:52 | 16:30 | 16:15 | 17:01 | 16:45 | · | 17:29 | 17:14 | 17:44 | 17:57 | · | 18:26 | · | · | 18:50 | · | 19:12 | 19:18 | · | · | · | 20:07 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 5) | 05:51 | 06:52 | · | 07:26 | · | · | · | 08:07 | · | 08:40 | · | · | · | 09:40 | 09:39 | · | · | · | 10:42 | · | · | · | · | 11:46 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 12:46 | · | · | · | 13:46 | · | · | · | · | 14:46 | · | · | · | 15:46 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 16:46 | · | · | · | · | 17:44 | · | 18:13 | 18:42 | · | 18:52 | · | · | 19:48 | 20:01 | 20:07 | · | · | 20:54 | 20:54 | 21:57 | 21:55 | 23:00 | 23:00 |
Route map
All stops on route 4
4 towards Bracknell
- St Marys Butts (Stop CT) Reading Town Centre
- Friar Street (stop FN) Reading Town Centre
- Blagrave Street (Stop EO) Reading Town Centre
- Kings Road (Stop ME) Reading Town Centre
- Huntley and Palmers (Stop 4) Reading Town Centre
- Eldon Road (opp) Reading
- Reading College (adj) Reading
- Cemetery Junction (Stop E1) Reading
- Hamilton Road (opp) Palmer Park
- College Road (opp) Palmer Park
- Palmer Park Avenue (adj) Reading
- Melrose Avenue (Opp) Whiteknights
- St Peters Road (adj) Reading
- Mays Lane (adj) Earley
- Three Tuns (adj) Whiteknights
- Stanton Close (adj 251) Earley
- Earley Station (adj) Earley
- Henley Wood Road (adj) Earley
- Meadow Road (opp) Earley
- The George (adj) Loddon Bridge
- Loddon Bridge Roundabout (adj) Loddon Bridge
- Cavendish Gardens (adj) Loddon Bridge
- Drome Path (adj 545) Winnersh
- Bearwood Path (E-bound) Winnersh
- Arbor Lane (opp) Winnersh
- Hunters Court (adj 421) Winnersh
- Winnersh Cross Roads (E-bound) Winnersh
- Woodward Close (Adj 315) Winnersh
- Sadlers Lane (opp) Winnersh
- Simons Lane (Opp 200) Emmbrook
- Rifle Volunteer (Adj) Emmbrook
- Oxford Road (opp) Wokingham
- Holt Lane (adj) Wokingham
- Wokingham Station Interchange (Stop 1) Wokingham
- Shute End (on) Wokingham
- Broad Street (E-bound) Wokingham Town Centre
- Seaford Road (Opp) London Road
- Three Frogs (Adj) Froghall Green
- Plough Lane (adj 334) London Road
- Keephatch Gardens (E-bound) London Road
- Peacock Farm (adj) Jennetts Park
- Doncastle Road (S-bound) Southern Industrial Area
- Southern Industrial Area (S-bound) Southern Industrial Area
- Wheatley (W-bound) Great Hollands
- Wordsworth (S-bound) Great Hollands
- Viking (adj) Great Hollands
- Vandyke (S-bound) Great Hollands
- Great Hollands Square (Opp) Great Hollands
- East Lodge (Adj) Great Hollands
- Babbage Way (adj) Easthampstead
- Haversham Drive (N-bound) Easthampstead
- Harcourt Road (adj) Easthampstead
- Glebewood (adj) Easthampstead
- Horse and Groom (opp) Easthampstead
- Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 4) Bracknell
- Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 5) Bracknell
4 towards Central Reading
- Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 5) Bracknell
- Horse and Groom (Adj) Easthampstead
- Glebewood (opp) Easthampstead
- Harcourt Road (opp) Easthampstead
- Haversham Drive (S-bound) Easthampstead
- Babbage Way (opp) Easthampstead
- East Lodge (Opp) Great Hollands
- Great Hollands Square (Opp) Great Hollands
- Vandyke (N-bound) Great Hollands
- Viking (opp) Great Hollands
- Wheatley (E-bound) Great Hollands
- Wordsworth (N-bound) Great Hollands
- Southern Industrial Area (N-bound) Southern Industrial Area
- Doncastle Road (S-bound) Southern Industrial Area
- Peacock Farm (opp) Jennetts Park
- Plough Lane (opp) London Road
- Keephatch Gardens (W-bound) London Road
- Three Frogs (Opp) Froghall Green
- Seaford Road (adj) London Road
- Shute End (W-bound) Wokingham
- Broad Street (Stop A) Wokingham Town Centre
- Wokingham Station Interchange (Stop 2) Wokingham
- Holt Lane (opp) Wokingham
- Oxford Road (adj) Wokingham
- Rifle Volunteer (opp) Emmbrook
- Simons Lane (Adj 204) Emmbrook
- Sadlers Lane (adj) Winnersh
- Woodward Close (Adj 330) Winnersh
- Hunters Court (adj 444) Winnersh
- Winnersh Cross Roads (W-bound) Winnersh
- Bearwood Path (Adj 522) Winnersh
- Arbor Lane (Adj 474) Winnersh
- Drome Path (adj 552) Winnersh
- Cavendish Gardens (opp) Loddon Bridge
- Loddon Bridge Roundabout (opp) Loddon Bridge
- Meadow Road (adj) Earley
- The George (opp) Loddon Bridge
- Earley Station (opp) Earley
- Henley Wood Road (adj 496) Earley
- Stanton Close (adj 404) Earley
- Mays Lane (opp) Earley
- Melrose Avenue (Adj) Whiteknights
- Three Tuns (opp) Whiteknights
- St Peters Road (opp) Reading
- Palmer Park Avenue (Opp) Reading
- College Road (adj) Palmer Park
- Hamilton Road (adj) Palmer Park
- Cemetery Junction (W-bound) Reading
- Reading College (opp) Reading
- Eldon Road (W-bound) Reading
- Huntley and Palmers (Stop 1) Reading Town Centre
- Kings Road (Stop MG) Reading Town Centre
- Minster Street (stop MM) Reading Town Centre
- St Marys Butts (Stop CT) Reading Town Centre
Service history & registered changes
- ✏️ Changed effective 30 Aug 2026 Tower Ramparts Bus Station, Ipswich, Suffolk → Broadlands Way, Bixley, Suffolk
- ❌ Withdrawn effective 29 Aug 2026 Harlow Town Station (temporary stop) → Harlow Town Station (temporary stop)
- ✏️ Changed effective 24 Aug 2026 Perth → Bertha Park
- 🆕 Registered effective 17 Aug 2026 Operating between Perth and Bertha Park given service number 4 effective from 17 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
ReadingBracknellWokinghamReading Town CentreEarleyWinnershGreat HollandsWhiteknightsEasthampsteadEmmbrookLoddon BridgeLondon Road
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 4 bus?
The first 4 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 4 bus?
The last 4 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:05. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 4 bus cost?
The 4 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 4 bus?
The 4 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.