Matchday Bus Prices up 50p

[cheeryoleary]

I usually get a single there and walk back. Fecked if I'm standing in a queue for more than 5 minutes when I could go for free and get some excercise.

Give this man a hand. How far is it from the station to the ground....... 3 miles? At a slow walking pace of 4 miles per hour it will take you 45 minutes giving you free exercise and a nice warm feeling that you are not accepting the inflated prices of the bus company. I'm all for public transport and getting people out of their cars but you have to demonstrate that it's a good deal. The fact that four adults in a cab is a cheaper method of transport is simply ludicrous.

[weybridgewanderer]

I usually get a single there and walk back. Fecked if I'm standing in a queue for more than 5 minutes when I could go for free and get some excercise.

Give this man a hand. How far is it from the station to the ground....... 3 miles? At a slow walking pace of 4 miles per hour it will take you 45 minutes giving you free exercise and a nice warm feeling that you are not accepting the inflated prices of the bus company. I'm all for public transport and getting people out of their cars but you have to demonstrate that it's a good deal. The fact that four adults in a cab is a cheaper method of transport is simply ludicrous.

how much is a taxi each way? £10? So for 4 in a cab thats a fiver each return

The bus is £3.50 return

[Skyline]

No, from the town centre it's £3.50 (the 77 and 79). The 'inner zone' on local routes is $4.50 (wherever that covers), but it's not the shuttle buses.

It's still pushing the limits of what's an acceptable price though.

I'll be intrigued to see what they charge LI, their return tickets to the Mad were £2.60 as opposed to £3 anyway. It's something I have never been able to work out, are they saying that less people use the football match days than the rugby ones, or is it just a blatant over charge for football fans as always

So, anyone used the buses for LI home games this season? Are the prices cheaper than for the football?

Not that I'm thinking of going to watch them play, I'm just curious if football fans are being shafted again.

[The 17 Bus]

Easy to find on the LI official site.

Town Centre car parks and Railway Station Bus Service

Parking available within town centre car parks (appropriate parking fee applies).

Garrard Street
Reading Station
Reading Station return (shuttle) buses - Fastrack frequent service starts from outside the Railway Station, two hours prior to kick off. The return service leaves from the bus stop near the stadium in Northern Way.

Please note that for the 08/09 season prcies are as follows:

£2.80 Adult Return; £1.40 Child Return; £4.30 Return for Family of 5.


So football fans fleeced again

[Royalshow]

I found out on Sat that FIrst Great Western don't sell group saver tickets where there is any kind of major sporting event on. Cheeky bastards.

[chandog]

I found out on Sat that FIrst Great Western don't sell group saver tickets where there is any kind of major sporting event on. Cheeky bastards.

it is still cheaper to buy child tickets instead
£3.30 newbury-reading return
not bad i say