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Thames Valley Park & Ride

Thames Valley Park & Ride site is located at Thames Valley Park, east of Reading and is located west of the roundabout between the A3290 and Thames Valley Park Drive.

Travelling to the Royal Berkshire Hospital

  • Reading Buses run the 300 bus every 20 minutes Monday to Friday to Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH).  Please check the timetable here
  • RBH staff can travel free using their NHS pass
  • Patients and visitors to the hospital will need to pay for bus travel
  • Concessionary passholders may travel for free, but must pay a parking charge
  • The appropriate parking charge will be payable at the on-site parking machine instead of on-bus for patients and visitors, including concessionary passholders

Reading Borough Council is funding 50,000 discounted return journeys of £1 on Thames Valley Park & Ride but you must pay separately for parking.

 

Fares from Thames Valley Park & Ride to the Royal Berkshire Hospital or Christchurch Green (for the University of Reading)

Single Adult: £2.00, All-Day: £4.50.
Boost (18 & under): Single £2.00, All-Day: £3.00.
Group Tickets: Up to 4 people, £5.50 off-peak and £10 other times.
Parksaver Tickets: Available for multiple single trips, include parking. 

Concessionary bus passholders – travel for free during the times of scheme, but must pay for parking

Travelling to London Heathrow

  • Rail Air coaches will run up to every 30 minutes to London Heathrow every day of the week between 2:49am and 11:03pm.  Please check the timetable
  • A day return costs £23. Purchase tickets here
  • The appropriate parking charge will be payable at the on-site parking machine
  • Passengers may park for up to 5 days at a time. Select multi-day tickets at the on-site parking machine
  • Passengers must request the coach stops at Thames Valley Park on the return journey
  • Concessionary passes are not valid on this service

Parking

  • The car park is also open for anyone wishing to park
  • All users must register their vehicle details at the on-site parking machines
  • The appropriate parking charge will be payable at the on-site parking machine instead of on-bus for patients and visitors, including concessionary passholders

Parking Charges

Short Stay - Day rates

  • £1 per hour up to 4 hours
  • £4 for up to 24 hours

Long Stay - Multiple day rates for long stay parking of up to 5 days

  • 2 days £40
  • 3 days £60
  • 4 days £80
  • 5 days £100

Annual Session Tickets

  • 365 days £950

Annual session tickets must be purchased in advance from Wokingham Borough Council and can be used at any time and for any duration of stay

Vehicles may be left in the car park overnight. Long stay rates are for those who plan to leave their vehicles for more than 24 hours. Charges apply at all times including Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Business Case for Thames Valley Park & Ride

The Business Case for this site can be found under Related Downloads.