Which reading station for festival

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Part of the National Express Group. Official Coach Supplier to Wembley Stadium. When travelling within the UK, the return journey can be made within 3 months of the outward date of travel. To confirm and book your return journey, at no extra cost, visit www. Lines open 7 days a week, 9am - 5pm calls to this number are charged at local rate. Open returns are not available on European journeys. The majority of stops along the routes listed below are accessible to wheelchair users but are subject to change.

Please call us to check the latest situation before booking and at least 36 hours in advance of when you would like to travel. To see a list of accessible coach routes please click here. If you are travelling in a wheelchair or require assistance, please call our helpline before booking and at least 36 hours in advance of when you would like to travel. Calls to this number are charged at local rate. For more information please click here. Our passenger descriptions are designed to help you choose the right ticket for yourself or your fellow travellers.

Please note, you may be required to show proof of age at any point during your journey. Failure to do so, may result in the full adult fare being charged. Should be booked as Children. If they are travelling in a wheelchair or require assistance, please call our Assisted Travel Helpline.

We strongly recommend that you bring a car seat appropriate to your child's age, but ask you to take responsibility to fit the seat. Children aged between approximately years old, or up to cm tall, may use booster seats.

We carry a limited number onboard most coaches. If travelling with a child, you may be required to show proof of age when buying tickets or at any point during your journey.

Failure to do so may result in the child being required to pay the full fare for the journey on that day. Children aged between approximately 4 years and 11 years or up to cm tall may use booster seats, we carry a limited number onboard most coaches along with our comfort fit seat belts.

Disabled children should be booked as children rather than 'Disabled'. If they are travelling in a wheelchair or you wish to book assistance with travel please call our Assisted Travel Helpline before booking and at least 36 hours in advance of when you would like to travel. To see a list of accessible coach stops please click here. If you are travelling in a wheelchair or require assistance we recommend that you contact us on the following local rate telephone number: 81 81 81 lines open 9am - 5pm 7 days a week 36 hours in advance of when you would like to travel.

Children aged 12 or under travelling on any European service must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over. Children under the age of 16 are not permitted to travel on any European service unless accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over. Young persons aged 16 or 17 years can travel alone on European services but only if they have a letter of authority from a parent or guardian.

Passengers aged 60 and over are entitled to receive a small discount on European journeys. Adults under the age of 16 are not permitted to travel alone on any European service unless accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over or they have a letter of authority from a parent or guardian. Children aged under the age of 2, must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.

Unaccompanied children will not be carried. We are recommending Broad Street Mall car park for anyone without a festival parking ticket. This car park cannot be booked in advance.

Details of costs and numbers of spaces will be shared nearer the time. Our peak exit times are between am and pm on Bank Holiday Monday, 31st August. Please plan ahead and organise leaving arrangements before you arrive at the festival. Please ensure you have a good exit planned, with a sober and well-rested driver by the time you are ready to leave.

If you have a Day Ticket, you must either purchase a Green Day Car Park Pass for the corresponding day to your ticket or, once these are sold out, either travel to the festival using public transport or utilise one of the public car parks in Reading town detailed below. You can only enter the festival site via the Green Day Gate. Reading train station is a minute walk from the festival site. There are many routes from throughout the country to the station, including from London Paddington.

The last trains leaving Reading train station are often incredibly busy and do not run late on Friday and Saturday night. To check train times and service providers, please visit the National Rail website. Please visit the Network Rail website here to check for planned engineering work prior to travelling.

When going home by train, make sure you leave at least an hour to get to your train from the festival site exit gate. Taxis will be available from Reading train station. Taxis are not allowed access to drop off at the White Campsite Mapledurham. If you want to get to the White Campsite without parking there you should access the site at Red or Green Gate and walk through the campsites to the bridge. Shuttle buses will be available between both Reading train station and the town centre to the festival site.

Railair operate a direct Reading to London Heathrow bus service which uses Reading Train Station as a drop-off and pick-up point. This service is best when pre-booked, which can be done at the Railair website.