4a Central Reading ↔ Bracknell
Operated by Reading Buses. First bus 05:30, last bus 23:00. 123 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 4a 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) | 05:30 | 05:40 | 06:20 | 06:45 | 07:20 | 07:30 | 07:45 | 08:05 | 08:20 | 08:45 | 08:50 | 09:05 | 09:20 | 09:20 | 09:50 | 09:50 | 10:05 | 10:20 | 10:20 | 10:50 | 10:50 | 11:05 | 11:20 | 11:20 | 11:50 | 11:50 | 12:05 | 12:20 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 12:50 | 13:05 | 13:20 | 13:20 | 13:50 | 13:50 | 14:05 | 14:20 | 14:20 | 14:50 | 14:50 | 15:05 | 15:20 | 15:25 | 15:45 | 15:50 | 16:05 | 16:20 | 16:20 | 16:50 | 16:50 | 17:05 | 17:20 | 17:25 | 17:50 | 18:05 | 18:20 | 18:30 | 19:25 | 19:25 | 23:00 | 23:00 |
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| College Road (opp) | 05:40 | 05:50 | 06:32 | 06:58 | 07:35 | 07:41 | 08:01 | 08:17 | 08:31 | 09:01 | 09:01 | 09:18 | 09:32 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:02 | 10:19 | 10:35 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:05 | 11:20 | 11:33 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:04 | 12:20 | 12:34 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:05 | 13:20 | 13:35 | 13:35 | 14:05 | 14:05 | 14:20 | 14:35 | 14:36 | 15:07 | 15:05 | 15:20 | 15:35 | 15:43 | 16:05 | 16:05 | 16:20 | 16:39 | 16:35 | 17:08 | 17:05 | 17:20 | 17:38 | 17:40 | 18:07 | 18:20 | 18:37 | 18:45 | 19:40 | 19:40 | 23:12 | 23:12 |
| Three Tuns (adj) | 05:43 | 05:53 | 06:36 | 07:02 | 07:40 | 07:45 | 08:07 | 08:21 | 08:35 | 09:06 | 09:05 | 09:22 | 09:36 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:06 | 10:24 | 10:39 | 10:38 | 11:08 | 11:09 | 11:25 | 11:38 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:09 | 12:25 | 12:39 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:10 | 13:25 | 13:39 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:10 | 14:25 | 14:40 | 14:41 | 15:12 | 15:10 | 15:25 | 15:40 | 15:49 | 16:11 | 16:10 | 16:25 | 16:45 | 16:40 | 17:14 | 17:10 | 17:25 | 17:44 | 17:45 | 18:12 | 18:25 | 18:42 | 18:50 | 19:45 | 19:45 | 23:16 | 23:16 |
| The George (adj) | 05:47 | 05:57 | 06:41 | 07:08 | 07:48 | 07:49 | 08:14 | 08:26 | 08:40 | 09:12 | 09:10 | 09:27 | 09:41 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:11 | 10:29 | 10:45 | 10:43 | 11:13 | 11:15 | 11:31 | 11:44 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:15 | 12:31 | 12:45 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:16 | 13:31 | 13:45 | 13:46 | 14:16 | 14:16 | 14:31 | 14:46 | 14:47 | 15:19 | 15:16 | 15:31 | 15:46 | 15:56 | 16:18 | 16:16 | 16:31 | 16:52 | 16:46 | 17:21 | 17:15 | 17:31 | 17:51 | 17:50 | 18:18 | 18:30 | 18:48 | 18:55 | 19:50 | 19:50 | 23:20 | 23:20 |
| Winnersh Cross Roads (E-bound) | 05:52 | 06:02 | 06:48 | 07:16 | 07:59 | 07:55 | 08:25 | 08:33 | 08:46 | 09:20 | 09:16 | 09:34 | 09:48 | 09:52 | 10:22 | 10:18 | 10:36 | 10:52 | 10:51 | 11:21 | 11:22 | 11:38 | 11:52 | 11:52 | 12:22 | 12:23 | 12:38 | 12:52 | 12:52 | 13:22 | 13:23 | 13:38 | 13:52 | 13:53 | 14:24 | 14:23 | 14:38 | 14:53 | 14:55 | 15:27 | 15:23 | 15:38 | 15:53 | 16:05 | 16:27 | 16:23 | 16:38 | 17:00 | 16:53 | 17:29 | 17:22 | 17:38 | 17:59 | 17:57 | 18:25 | 18:37 | 18:55 | 19:02 | 19:56 | 19:56 | 23:25 | 23:25 |
| Broad Street (E-bound) | 05:59 | 06:11 | 06:59 | 07:29 | 08:13 | 08:05 | 08:43 | 08:43 | 08:56 | 09:33 | 09:26 | 09:44 | 09:59 | 10:04 | 10:34 | 10:29 | 10:47 | 11:04 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 11:34 | 11:50 | 12:04 | 12:04 | 12:34 | 12:35 | 12:50 | 13:04 | 13:04 | 13:34 | 13:35 | 13:50 | 14:04 | 14:05 | 14:36 | 14:35 | 14:50 | 15:04 | 15:08 | 15:42 | 15:34 | 15:50 | 16:04 | 16:19 | 16:41 | 16:34 | 16:49 | 17:14 | 17:04 | 17:42 | 17:33 | 17:48 | 18:12 | 18:08 | 18:37 | 18:47 | 19:07 | 19:13 | 20:07 | 20:07 | 23:34 | 23:34 |
| Keephatch Gardens (E-bound) | 06:03 | 06:16 | 07:05 | 07:36 | 08:21 | 08:10 | 08:51 | 08:49 | 09:02 | 09:40 | 09:32 | 09:50 | 10:05 | 10:10 | 10:40 | 10:36 | 10:53 | 11:10 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 11:40 | 11:56 | 12:11 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 12:42 | 12:56 | 13:11 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 13:42 | 13:56 | 14:11 | 14:12 | 14:43 | 14:42 | 14:56 | 15:11 | 15:15 | 15:49 | 15:40 | 15:56 | 16:10 | 16:26 | 16:48 | 16:40 | 16:55 | 17:21 | 17:10 | 17:49 | 17:39 | 17:54 | 18:19 | 18:14 | 18:43 | 18:52 | 19:13 | 19:19 | 20:13 | 20:13 | 23:39 | 23:39 |
| John Nike Way (Opp) | 06:06 | 06:19 | 07:09 | 07:40 | 08:25 | 08:13 | 08:55 | 08:53 | 09:05 | 09:43 | 09:35 | 09:54 | 10:08 | 10:13 | 10:43 | 10:40 | 10:57 | 11:13 | 11:14 | 11:44 | 11:43 | 12:00 | 12:15 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 12:46 | 13:00 | 13:15 | 13:13 | 13:43 | 13:46 | 14:00 | 14:14 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 14:45 | 15:00 | 15:14 | 15:18 | 15:53 | 15:43 | 16:00 | 16:13 | 16:30 | 16:52 | 16:43 | 16:58 | 17:25 | 17:13 | 17:53 | 17:42 | 17:57 | 18:23 | 18:17 | 18:47 | 18:55 | 19:17 | 19:22 | 20:16 | 20:16 | 23:42 | 23:42 |
| Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 4) | 06:14 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 09:02 | · | · | · | 10:03 | · | · | · | · | 11:06 | · | · | · | · | 12:09 | · | · | · | · | 13:09 | · | · | · | · | 14:09 | · | · | · | · | 15:09 | · | · | · | · | 16:09 | · | · | · | · | 17:07 | · | · | · | 17:51 | 18:05 | · | 18:26 | · | 19:03 | 19:25 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 5) | · | 06:27 | 07:18 | 07:50 | 08:35 | 08:21 | 09:05 | · | 09:14 | 09:52 | 09:44 | · | 10:17 | 10:22 | 10:52 | 10:49 | · | 11:22 | 11:23 | 11:54 | 11:52 | · | 12:25 | 12:22 | 12:52 | 12:57 | · | 13:26 | 13:22 | 13:52 | 13:56 | · | 14:23 | 14:26 | 14:55 | 14:55 | · | 15:24 | 15:27 | 16:03 | 15:52 | · | 16:22 | 16:40 | 17:03 | 16:52 | · | 17:36 | 17:22 | 18:03 | · | · | 18:32 | · | 18:56 | · | · | 19:30 | 20:24 | 20:24 | 23:49 | 23:49 |
Route map
All stops on route 4a
4a 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
- Cemetery Junction (Stop E1) Reading
- Reading College (adj) Reading
- Hamilton Road (opp) Palmer Park
- College Road (opp) Palmer Park
- Palmer Park Avenue (adj) Reading
- St Peters Road (adj) Reading
- Melrose Avenue (Opp) Whiteknights
- Three Tuns (adj) Whiteknights
- Mays Lane (adj) Earley
- Stanton Close (adj 251) Earley
- Earley Station (adj) Earley
- Henley Wood Road (adj) Earley
- Meadow Road (opp) Earley
- The George (adj) Loddon Bridge
- Cavendish Gardens (adj) Loddon Bridge
- Loddon Bridge Roundabout (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
- Coppid Beech Hill (E-bound) Amen Corner
- John Nike Way (Opp) John Nike Leisure Centre
- Beehive Road (E-bound) John Nike Leisure Centre
- The Boulevard (E-bound) John Nike Leisure Centre
- Farley Moor Lake (opp) Popeswood
- Milbanke Way (E-bound) Western Industrial Area
- Easthampstead Road (opp) Western Industrial Area
- Arlington Square (opp) Bracknell
- The Arena (opp) Western Industrial Area
- Skimped Hill Lane - Health Centre (NE-bound) Bracknell
- Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 4) Bracknell
- Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 5) Bracknell
4a towards Central Reading
- Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 4) Bracknell
- High Street (W-bound) Bracknell
- The Arena (adj) Western Industrial Area
- Arlington Square (adj) Bracknell
- Easthampstead Road (adj) Western Industrial Area
- Farley Moor Lake (adj) Popeswood
- Milbanke Way (opp) Western Industrial Area
- The Boulevard (W-bound) John Nike Leisure Centre
- Beehive Road (W-bound) John Nike Leisure Centre
- John Nike Way (Adj) John Nike Leisure Centre
- Coppid Beech Hill (W-bound) Amen Corner
- Keephatch Gardens (W-bound) London Road
- Plough Lane (opp) London Road
- Three Frogs (Opp) Froghall Green
- Seaford Road (adj) London Road
- Broad Street (Stop A) Wokingham Town Centre
- Shute End (W-bound) Wokingham
- 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
- Winnersh Cross Roads (W-bound) Winnersh
- Arbor Lane (Adj 474) Winnersh
- Hunters Court (adj 444) Winnersh
- Bearwood Path (Adj 522) Winnersh
- Drome Path (adj 552) Winnersh
- Cavendish Gardens (opp) Loddon Bridge
- Loddon Bridge Roundabout (opp) Loddon Bridge
- The George (opp) Loddon Bridge
- Meadow Road (adj) Earley
- Henley Wood Road (adj 496) Earley
- Earley Station (opp) Earley
- Stanton Close (adj 404) Earley
- Mays Lane (opp) Earley
- Three Tuns (opp) Whiteknights
- Melrose Avenue (Adj) 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
- 🆕 Registered effective 17 Aug 2026 Operating between Fife Leisure Park and Blairhall or Steelend given service number 4A / 4 / 4C / 4B effective from 17 August 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 4 Jan 2026 From: FRASCATI WAY, MAIDENHEAD To: FRASCATI WAY, MAIDENHEAD Via: RAY PARK ROAD, SUMMERLEAZE, COOKHAM ROAD Name or No.: 4A Service type: Normal Stopping / Circular Effective date: 04 January 2026 Other details: MONDAY TO FRIDAY EXCEPT OVER C
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
ReadingBracknellWokinghamReading Town CentreEarleyWinnershWhiteknightsEmmbrookPopeswoodLoddon BridgeLondon RoadJohn Nike Leisure Centre
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 4a bus?
The first 4a departure on weekdays leaves at 05:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 4a bus?
The last 4a on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 4a bus cost?
The 4a 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 4a bus?
The 4a 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.