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2 a dayfastest 3h22National Express🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales → 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Direct buses · no change

SwanseaBridgendReading· 206 km as the crow flies
  • 12:20 → 15:50
    National Express 508
    Swansea, Bus Station Stand B → Reading, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride · via Bridgend
    3h301 stop
    Runs: Sat, SunBook on National Express ↗
  • 12:20 → 16:00
    National Express 508
    Swansea, Bus Station Stand B → Reading, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride · via Bridgend
    3h401 stop
    Runs: Only Fri 30 Oct, Fri 6 Nov, Fri 13 Nov, Fri 20 NovBook on National Express ↗
  • 12:20 → 16:20
    National Express 508
    Swansea, Bus Station Stand B → Reading, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride · via Cardiff
    4h001 stop
    Runs: Mon to ThuBook on National Express ↗
  • 12:28 → 15:50
    National Express 508
    Swansea, Bay Campus → Reading, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride
    3h221 stop
    Runs: Sat, SunBook on National Express ↗
  • 12:28 → 16:00
    National Express 508
    Swansea, Bay Campus → Reading, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride
    3h321 stop
    Runs: Only Fri 30 Oct, Fri 6 Nov, Fri 13 Nov, Fri 20 NovBook on National Express ↗
  • 12:28 → 16:20
    National Express 508
    Swansea, Bay Campus → Reading, Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride · via Cardiff
    3h521 stop
    Runs: Mon to ThuBook on National Express ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: National Coach Services Dataset (Department for Transport) (file of 23 Oct 2026). Checked Thu 29 Oct 2026; they cover 29 Oct to 25 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. A bus from a company that publishes no open timetable may be missing. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: the National Coach Services Dataset (Department for Transport), taken from the Bus Open Data Service website. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Swansea to Reading?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with National Express, no change of bus (29 Oct to 25 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Swansea to Reading?

The fastest takes 3h22; the slowest 4h00, for 206 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 12:20 and the latest at 12:28, local time in Swansea. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Swansea to Reading?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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