Maps and finding your way around 

Reading is one of the best connected towns in the UK... Easy to get to and easy to get around. 

GET HERE BY RAIL

Reading is linked north, south, east and west by rail. GWR operate the mainline service between London and Bristol/Wales. Most fast trains stop at Reading. South West Trains operate services to the south and CrossCountry Trains trains operate services between the south coast and the north of England/Scotland which stop at Reading.  TfL Rail operate the stopping Elizabeth Line service between London Paddington and Reading  - 4 trains an hour (this will eventually be the Crossrail route through London)

Reading is only 22 minutes by train from London Paddington on a fast GWR mainline service. 

BY ROAD

Reading is on the M4, the main motorway east-west from London to Wales. Reading is served by junctions 10 - 12 and the city centre is just 2 miles north of Junction 11. There are two park and rides on the edge of Reading. 

GETTING AROUND READING

Reading town centre is highly walkable. The train station is 2 minutes walk from the man shopping streets. Reading Buses, UK Bus Operator of the Year, serve all of Reading and the wider area with a very regular service. There are a number of car parks in the town centre 

USE OUR INTERACTIVE MAP TO FIND HOTELS, VISITOR ATTRACTIONS, SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND MUCH MORE>>>

OR download our pocket map  (Reading town centre and Greater Reading area)