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43 Bus Timetable Reading Town Centre – Upper Basildon

The 43 bus runs from Reading Town Centre to Upper Basildon via 77 stops; on Mon–Fri there are 9 journeys and the first bus leaves Friar Street (stop FE) at 09:00.

First bus
09:00
Last bus
17:15
9 journeys

Scheduled timetable for 16 November 2026 – 22 November 2026 · data updated . Bank holiday services may differ.

43 bus times by direction

Mon–Fri9 journeys

Towards Upper Basildon

4 journeys · times at main stops

Friar Street (stop FE)09:0010:2512:3517:15
Beresford Road (opp)09:0510:3012:4017:26
Cold Store (adj 781)09:1110:3612:4617:36
Roebuck Hotel (opp)09:1610:4112:5117:41
Sherwood Rise (W-bound)09:1910:4412:5417:45
Police Station (opp)09:2310:4812:5817:49
Wakemans (adj)09:2910:5413:0417:56
Captains Gorse (adj)09:3511:0013:1018:02

First and last bus at each stop

  1. Friar Street (stop FE) 09:00–17:15
  2. Cheapside (Stop CX) 09:01–17:18
  3. Waylen Street (Adj) 09:03–17:21
  4. George Street (opp) 09:04–17:23
  5. Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (adj) 09:05–17:25
  6. Beresford Road (opp) 09:05–17:26
  7. West Village - Tesco (opp) 09:06–17:28
  8. Wantage Road (adj) 09:07–17:29
  9. Brock Gardens (Adj) 09:08–17:31
  10. Pond House (Opp) 09:09–17:33
  11. Norcot Junction (NW-bound) 09:10–17:35
  12. Cold Store (adj 781) 09:11–17:36
  13. Romsey Road (adj) 09:12–17:37
  14. Weald Rise (adj) 09:13–17:38
  15. Kentwood Circle (N-bound) 09:15–17:40
  16. Tilehurst Station (Opp) 09:15–17:40
  17. Roebuck Hotel (opp) 09:16–17:41
  18. Roebuck Rise (adj) 09:16–17:42
  19. Theobald Drive (adj) 09:17–17:42
  20. Oxford Road (adj) 09:17–17:43
  21. Footpath to Highfield Road (adj) 09:18–17:44
  22. Sherwood Rise (W-bound) 09:19–17:45
  23. Westbury Lane (W-bound) 09:19–17:45
  24. Beech Road (adj) 09:20–17:46
  25. Purley Hall Gatehouse (adj) 09:21–17:47
  26. Primary School (adj) 09:22–17:48
  27. Police Station (opp) 09:23–17:49
  28. Old Post Office (Adj) 09:23–17:49
  29. Stokes View (adj) 09:24–17:50
  30. Pangbourne Cemetery (opp) 09:25–17:51
  31. Lower Bowden Farm (Opp) 09:27–17:53
  32. Bowden Green (W-bound) 09:29–17:55
  33. Wakemans (adj) 09:29–17:56
  34. Knappswood Close (adj) 09:30–17:57
  35. St Stephens Church (opp) 09:31–17:58
  36. Red Lion (Opp) 09:32–17:59
  37. Aldworth Road (adj) 09:33–18:00
  38. Captains Gorse (adj) 09:35–18:02

Towards Reading Station

4 journeys · times at main stops

Captains Gorse (adj)09:4011:0513:1518:05
Knappswood Close (opp)09:4411:0913:1918:09
The George Hotel (Adj)09:5211:1713:2718:15
Sherwood Rise (E-bound)09:5811:2313:3318:19
Tilehurst Station (adj)10:0211:2713:3718:22
Norcot Junction (SW-bound)10:0711:3213:4218:27
Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (opp)10:1411:3913:4918:33
Station Road (Stop SD)10:2111:4613:5618:40

First and last bus at each stop

  1. Captains Gorse (adj) 09:40–18:05
  2. Emery Acres (adj) 09:41–18:06
  3. Beckfords (adj) 09:41–18:06
  4. Red Lion (Adj) 09:43–18:07
  5. St Stephens Church (adj) 09:44–18:08
  6. Knappswood Close (opp) 09:44–18:09
  7. Wakemans (Opp) 09:45–18:09
  8. Bowden Green (E-bound) 09:46–18:10
  9. Lower Bowden Farm (adj) 09:48–18:11
  10. Pangbourne Cemetery (adj) 09:50–18:14
  11. Stokes View (opp) 09:51–18:14
  12. The George Hotel (Adj) 09:52–18:15
  13. Police Station (adj) 09:53–18:16
  14. Primary School (opp) 09:53–18:16
  15. Purley Hall Gatehouse (Opp) 09:55–18:17
  16. Beech Road (Opp) 09:56–18:18
  17. Sherwood Rise (E-bound) 09:58–18:19
  18. Footpath to Highfield Road (opp) 09:58–18:19
  19. Oxford Road (opp) 09:59–18:20
  20. Theobald Drive (opp) 10:00–18:20
  21. Roebuck Rise (opp) 10:00–18:21
  22. Roebuck Hotel (adj) 10:01–18:21
  23. Tilehurst Station (adj) 10:02–18:22
  24. Kentwood Circle (S-bound) 10:03–18:23
  25. Weald Rise (opp) 10:04–18:24
  26. The Restoration (Adj) 10:05–18:25
  27. Cold Store (Adj) 10:06–18:26
  28. Norcot Junction (SW-bound) 10:07–18:27
  29. Pond House (Adj) 10:09–18:29
  30. Brock Gardens (opp) 10:10–18:30
  31. Wantage Road (opp) 10:11–18:31
  32. West Village - Tesco (adj) 10:12–18:31
  33. Beresford Road (adj) 10:13–18:32
  34. Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (opp) 10:14–18:33
  35. George Street (adj) 10:15–18:34
  36. Waylen Street (Opp) 10:16–18:35
  37. Cheapside (Stop CV) 10:18–18:37
  38. Friar Street (stop FF) 10:19–18:38
  39. Station Road (Stop SD) 10:21–18:40

Towards Pangbourne

1 journey · times at main stops

Friar Street (stop FE)14:05
Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (adj)14:10
Brock Gardens (Adj)14:13
Romsey Road (adj)14:17
Tilehurst Station (Opp)14:20
Oxford Road (adj)14:22
Beech Road (adj)14:25
Pangbourne Village Hall (adj)14:30

First and last bus at each stop

  1. Friar Street (stop FE) 14:05–14:05
  2. Cheapside (Stop CX) 14:06–14:06
  3. Waylen Street (Adj) 14:08–14:08
  4. George Street (opp) 14:09–14:09
  5. Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (adj) 14:10–14:10
  6. Beresford Road (opp) 14:10–14:10
  7. West Village - Tesco (opp) 14:11–14:11
  8. Wantage Road (adj) 14:12–14:12
  9. Brock Gardens (Adj) 14:13–14:13
  10. Pond House (Opp) 14:14–14:14
  11. Norcot Junction (NW-bound) 14:15–14:15
  12. Cold Store (adj 781) 14:16–14:16
  13. Romsey Road (adj) 14:17–14:17
  14. Weald Rise (adj) 14:18–14:18
  15. Kentwood Circle (N-bound) 14:20–14:20
  16. Tilehurst Station (Opp) 14:20–14:20
  17. Roebuck Hotel (opp) 14:21–14:21
  18. Roebuck Rise (adj) 14:21–14:21
  19. Theobald Drive (adj) 14:22–14:22
  20. Oxford Road (adj) 14:22–14:22
  21. Footpath to Highfield Road (adj) 14:23–14:23
  22. Sherwood Rise (W-bound) 14:24–14:24
  23. Westbury Lane (W-bound) 14:24–14:24
  24. Beech Road (adj) 14:25–14:25
  25. Purley Hall Gatehouse (adj) 14:26–14:26
  26. Primary School (adj) 14:27–14:27
  27. Police Station (opp) 14:28–14:28
  28. Pangbourne Village Hall (adj) 14:30–14:30
Saturday10 journeys

Towards Upper Basildon

5 journeys · times at main stops

Friar Street (stop FE)09:0010:2512:3514:0516:20
Beresford Road (opp)09:0510:3012:4114:1116:26
Cold Store (adj 781)09:1010:3512:4714:1716:32
Roebuck Hotel (opp)09:1510:4012:5314:2216:38
Sherwood Rise (W-bound)09:1910:4312:5714:2616:42
Police Station (opp)09:2310:4713:0214:3116:46
Wakemans (adj)09:2910:5313:0814:3616:52
Captains Gorse (adj)09:3410:5813:1414:4116:58

First and last bus at each stop

  1. Friar Street (stop FE) 09:00–16:20
  2. Cheapside (Stop CX) 09:01–16:22
  3. Waylen Street (Adj) 09:02–16:23
  4. George Street (opp) 09:03–16:24
  5. Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (adj) 09:04–16:25
  6. Beresford Road (opp) 09:05–16:26
  7. West Village - Tesco (opp) 09:06–16:27
  8. Wantage Road (adj) 09:06–16:28
  9. Brock Gardens (Adj) 09:07–16:28
  10. Pond House (Opp) 09:08–16:30
  11. Norcot Junction (NW-bound) 09:09–16:31
  12. Cold Store (adj 781) 09:10–16:32
  13. Romsey Road (adj) 09:11–16:33
  14. Weald Rise (adj) 09:12–16:34
  15. Kentwood Circle (N-bound) 09:14–16:37
  16. Tilehurst Station (Opp) 09:14–16:37
  17. Roebuck Hotel (opp) 09:15–16:38
  18. Roebuck Rise (adj) 09:16–16:39
  19. Theobald Drive (adj) 09:16–16:39
  20. Oxford Road (adj) 09:17–16:40
  21. Footpath to Highfield Road (adj) 09:18–16:41
  22. Sherwood Rise (W-bound) 09:19–16:42
  23. Westbury Lane (W-bound) 09:19–16:42
  24. Beech Road (adj) 09:20–16:43
  25. Purley Hall Gatehouse (adj) 09:21–16:44
  26. Primary School (adj) 09:22–16:45
  27. Police Station (opp) 09:23–16:46
  28. Old Post Office (Adj) 09:23–16:46
  29. Stokes View (adj) 09:24–16:47
  30. Pangbourne Cemetery (opp) 09:24–16:48
  31. Lower Bowden Farm (Opp) 09:27–16:50
  32. Bowden Green (W-bound) 09:28–16:52
  33. Wakemans (adj) 09:29–16:52
  34. Knappswood Close (adj) 09:30–16:53
  35. St Stephens Church (opp) 09:30–16:54
  36. Red Lion (Opp) 09:31–16:55
  37. Aldworth Road (adj) 09:32–16:56
  38. Captains Gorse (adj) 09:34–16:58

Towards Reading Station

5 journeys · times at main stops

Captains Gorse (adj)09:4011:0513:1514:4517:00
Knappswood Close (opp)09:4511:0913:1914:4917:04
The George Hotel (Adj)09:5311:1613:2614:5617:11
Sherwood Rise (E-bound)09:5811:2213:3215:0017:15
Tilehurst Station (adj)10:0111:2613:3615:0317:18
Norcot Junction (SW-bound)10:0511:3113:4115:0717:22
Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (opp)10:1211:3813:4815:1317:28
Station Road (Stop SD)10:2011:4613:5515:2017:35

First and last bus at each stop

  1. Captains Gorse (adj) 09:40–17:00
  2. Emery Acres (adj) 09:41–17:01
  3. Beckfords (adj) 09:41–17:01
  4. Red Lion (Adj) 09:43–17:02
  5. St Stephens Church (adj) 09:44–17:03
  6. Knappswood Close (opp) 09:45–17:04
  7. Wakemans (Opp) 09:46–17:05
  8. Bowden Green (E-bound) 09:46–17:05
  9. Lower Bowden Farm (adj) 09:48–17:07
  10. Pangbourne Cemetery (adj) 09:51–17:09
  11. Stokes View (opp) 09:52–17:10
  12. The George Hotel (Adj) 09:53–17:11
  13. Police Station (adj) 09:54–17:12
  14. Primary School (opp) 09:54–17:12
  15. Purley Hall Gatehouse (Opp) 09:55–17:13
  16. Beech Road (Opp) 09:56–17:14
  17. Sherwood Rise (E-bound) 09:58–17:15
  18. Footpath to Highfield Road (opp) 09:58–17:15
  19. Oxford Road (opp) 09:59–17:16
  20. Theobald Drive (opp) 09:59–17:16
  21. Roebuck Rise (opp) 10:00–17:17
  22. Roebuck Hotel (adj) 10:00–17:17
  23. Tilehurst Station (adj) 10:01–17:18
  24. Kentwood Circle (S-bound) 10:02–17:19
  25. Weald Rise (opp) 10:03–17:20
  26. The Restoration (Adj) 10:04–17:21
  27. Cold Store (Adj) 10:04–17:21
  28. Norcot Junction (SW-bound) 10:05–17:22
  29. Pond House (Adj) 10:07–17:24
  30. Brock Gardens (opp) 10:08–17:25
  31. Wantage Road (opp) 10:09–17:26
  32. West Village - Tesco (adj) 10:10–17:26
  33. Beresford Road (adj) 10:11–17:27
  34. Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (opp) 10:12–17:28
  35. George Street (adj) 10:13–17:29
  36. Waylen Street (Opp) 10:15–17:30
  37. Cheapside (Stop CV) 10:17–17:32
  38. Friar Street (stop FF) 10:18–17:33
  39. Station Road (Stop SD) 10:20–17:35

No service on Sunday.

All 43 bus stops

  1. Friar Street (stop FE)
  2. Cheapside (Stop CX)
  3. Waylen Street (Adj)
  4. George Street (opp)
  5. Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (adj)
  6. Beresford Road (opp)
  7. West Village - Tesco (opp)
  8. Wantage Road (adj)
  9. Brock Gardens (Adj)
  10. Pond House (Opp)
  11. Norcot Junction (NW-bound)
  12. Cold Store (adj 781)
  13. Romsey Road (adj)
  14. Weald Rise (adj)
  15. Kentwood Circle (N-bound)
  16. Tilehurst Station (Opp)
  17. Roebuck Hotel (opp)
  18. Roebuck Rise (adj)
  19. Theobald Drive (adj)
  20. Oxford Road (adj)
  21. Footpath to Highfield Road (adj)
  22. Sherwood Rise (W-bound)
  23. Westbury Lane (W-bound)
  24. Beech Road (adj)
  25. Purley Hall Gatehouse (adj)
  26. Primary School (adj)
  27. Police Station (opp)
  28. Old Post Office (Adj)
  29. Stokes View (adj)
  30. Pangbourne Cemetery (opp)
  31. Lower Bowden Farm (Opp)
  32. Bowden Green (W-bound)
  33. Wakemans (adj)
  34. Knappswood Close (adj)
  35. St Stephens Church (opp)
  36. Red Lion (Opp)
  37. Aldworth Road (adj)
  38. Captains Gorse (adj)
  39. Emery Acres (adj)
  40. Beckfords (adj)
  41. Red Lion (Adj)
  42. St Stephens Church (adj)
  43. Knappswood Close (opp)
  44. Wakemans (Opp)
  45. Bowden Green (E-bound)
  46. Lower Bowden Farm (adj)
  47. Pangbourne Cemetery (adj)
  48. Stokes View (opp)
  49. The George Hotel (Adj)
  50. Police Station (adj)
  51. Primary School (opp)
  52. Purley Hall Gatehouse (Opp)
  53. Beech Road (Opp)
  54. Sherwood Rise (E-bound)
  55. Footpath to Highfield Road (opp)
  56. Oxford Road (opp)
  57. Theobald Drive (opp)
  58. Roebuck Rise (opp)
  59. Roebuck Hotel (adj)
  60. Tilehurst Station (adj)
  61. Kentwood Circle (S-bound)
  62. Weald Rise (opp)
  63. The Restoration (Adj)
  64. Cold Store (Adj)
  65. Norcot Junction (SW-bound)
  66. Pond House (Adj)
  67. Brock Gardens (opp)
  68. Wantage Road (opp)
  69. West Village - Tesco (adj)
  70. Beresford Road (adj)
  71. Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (opp)
  72. George Street (adj)
  73. Waylen Street (Opp)
  74. Cheapside (Stop CV)
  75. Friar Street (stop FF)
  76. Station Road (Stop SD)
  77. Pangbourne Village Hall (adj)

43 bus operator and areas

Reading Buses · Reading, West Berkshire

43 bus FAQ

What time is the first 43 bus?
Mon–Fri: the first 43 leaves Friar Street (stop FE) at 09:00.
What time is the last 43 bus?
Mon–Fri: the last 43 towards Upper Basildon leaves Friar Street (stop FE) at 17:15.
Does the 43 run every day?
No. The 43 runs on Mon–Fri and on Saturday, with no service on Sunday.
Who operates the 43 bus?
The 43 is run by Reading Buses.

Official information

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