4a Reading to Bracknell via John Nike Leisure Centre, Popeswood
Operated by Reading Buses. First bus 05:30, last bus 23:00. 55 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:05, last 20:10. Fares: adult single £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:05 | 18:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Butts (Stop CT) | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:05 | 18:05 |
| College Road (opp) | 08:17 | 09:18 | 10:19 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 17:20 | 18:20 |
| Three Tuns (adj) | 08:21 | 09:22 | 10:24 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:25 | 17:25 | 18:25 |
| The George (adj) | 08:26 | 09:27 | 10:29 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:31 | 15:31 | 16:31 | 17:31 | 18:30 |
| Winnersh Cross Roads (E-bound) | 08:33 | 09:34 | 10:36 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:38 | 14:38 | 15:38 | 16:38 | 17:38 | 18:37 |
| Broad Street (E-bound) | 08:43 | 09:44 | 10:47 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:50 | 16:49 | 17:48 | 18:47 |
| Keephatch Gardens (E-bound) | 08:49 | 09:50 | 10:53 | 11:56 | 12:56 | 13:56 | 14:56 | 15:56 | 16:55 | 17:54 | 18:52 |
| John Nike Way (Opp) | 08:53 | 09:54 | 10:57 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:58 | 17:57 | 18:55 |
| Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 5) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 4) | 09:02 | 10:03 | 11:06 | 12:09 | 13:09 | 14:09 | 15:09 | 16:09 | 17:07 | 18:05 | 19:03 |
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.
Fares on the 4a
Adult single £3.00 · Adult return £4.00 to £6.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £3.00 | Cemetery Junction | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £3.00 | Three Tuns | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Mays Lane | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Loddon Bridge | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Drome Path/Cavendish Gardens | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Hunters Court/Winnersh Crossroads | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Sadlers Lane | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Rifle Volunteer | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Wokingham Broad Street | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Plough Lane | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Coppid Beech P&R | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Coppid Bch (out): John Nike (in) | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Western Road | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Bracknell Bus Station |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is St Mary`s Butts.
Reading Buses' published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 18 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Reading Buses 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 Reading Buses before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27 December, 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 4a
4a towards Bracknell
All 52 stops
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Arena (opp) Western Industrial Area
- Arlington Square (opp) Bracknell
- Skimped Hill Lane - Health Centre (NE-bound) Bracknell
- Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 5) Bracknell
- Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 4) Bracknell
4a towards Reading
All 50 stops
- Bracknell Bus Station (Bay 4) Bracknell
- High Street (W-bound) Bracknell
- Arlington Square (adj) Bracknell
- The Arena (adj) Western Industrial Area
- Easthampstead Road (adj) Western Industrial Area
- Milbanke Way (opp) Western Industrial Area
- Farley Moor Lake (adj) Popeswood
- 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
- Hunters Court (adj 444) Winnersh
- Arbor Lane (Adj 474) 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
Towns & areas on this route
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?
Reading Buses' published fares on the 4a: adult single £3.00, adult return £4.00 to £6.00. 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 Reading Buses via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Reading Buses last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 4 October 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.