Reading Buses

4.6
3.46K reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Our new app has everything you need to travel with Reading Buses.

Note: you will need to sign up for a new account if you are upgrading from our old app.

NEW! Discover your fare: Find the fare for the journeys you are planning whether you want to buy a mobile ticket in advance or pay on the bus.

Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with a debit/credit card and scan when boarding - no more searching for cash!

Live Buses and Real Time Departures: Browse and view buses and stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next.

Journey Planning: It’s now even easier to plan ahead with Reading Buses.

Timetables: We’ve squeezed the whole timetable into the palm of your hand.

Contactless Journeys: View the journeys you have made using your contactless cards and a breakdown of charges and savings.

Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu, or add a widget to your home screen for even quicker access.

Service updates: You’ll be able to keep up to date with disruption information from our Twitter feed inside the app.

As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.
Updated on
Apr 22, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, Financial info and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Photos and videos, and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
3.41K reviews
Phil Wyman-Reeve
December 26, 2023
I use this app regularly for college and meeting friends and it's always been very helpful. However, today I tried to plan to meet a friend on the 28th or 29th but for some reason, the number 3 bus from broad Street seems to have just vanished. In fact, broad street stop B doesn't even show on the map. I'm also noticing this issue with the number 22 route. The whole thing seems to have disappeared. I'm seeing nothing online about closures or strikes so what's going on?
6 people found this review helpful
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Lee Armstrong
March 17, 2023
The Reading Buses app is fantastic. It has everything you could possibly need, and its bus tracking is excellent. It lacks only one thing: the ability to purchase the group/ family ticket. But in fairness to Reading Buses, the customer service helpline explained the difficulty in selling this particular mobile ticket. However, the overall usability of this app is comprehensive and simple to use. Fair credit is due to whomever designed this app.
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Angelika Motylova
January 31, 2023
When it comes to checking timetables and routes, the app is great. Unfortunately tracking the buses is not so much. Half the time the tracking info is completely inaccurate. When scanning tickets on the bus, the reader often just simply does not scan it, at wich point the bus driver will look at you like a scammer trying to use an invalid ticket. Don't even bother complaining to customer service, they aren't even a tiny bit helpful.
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What's new

General app maintenance and bug fixes