Recent content by hatt55

I don't have this info first hand but was just reading on another forum that almost all Bristol - London coaches will now require a change at Heathrow. Perhaps a single coach a day going direct. I haven't used Flixbus extensively, but have generally had a reasonable experience. Their service to...

Thanks for highlighting this extra service. I'd given up checking on the assumption that it looked as though they just weren't going to be serving Reading much anymore. This could prove very handy!

Thanks all, some useful insight. For me, Mereoak is actually much more convenient than Calcot. Now you point it out though, it isn't particularly well connected for other people to get in and out of town. I almost always get a lift, although that would have been true at Calcot as well. Mereoak...

Apologies if I shouldn't post this as a separate thread - I realise now I just posted something similar in the Flixbus thread, but maybe this question is more general. I travel between Bristol and Reading quite frequently. Historically I used the train, which is obviously a very quick and...

After National Express significantly reduced the number of Bristol - Reading coaches (at this point there may be none at all!) I started to use Flixbus. Bar one disaster where the coach left the Reading stop early so lots of people missed it, it was pretty good and cheaper than anything else I...

Thanks for the responses. Having only used a GroupSave ticket once before I didn't realise it was another of those incredibly complicated UK train travel things. On this occasion then it might be that two of us buy a Two Together railcard. We have a few other trips planned so will make use of...

I'm looking at buying 3 tickets for a journey between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington on June 20th. There are currently Standard Class Advance tickets available for £24 and the GWR ticket search shows me a total cost of £72 (i.e. it appears that there are at least 3 tickets available...

Sorry, you're right. In the context of my message, 'ever' probably actually means about post-2005. So, not quite 'ever' in the traditional sense :) .

When I wrote my original post this morning I was expecting the worst, but actually Flixbus have been quite good. They've given me me a voucher to the value of my train ticket. I was offered a refund initially but am happy to take a voucher instead. The journey from Bristol to Reading was pretty...

In the end it went from Mereoak Park and Ride (just by Junction 11), having switched from Calcot (just by Junction 12). I'm not aware of the coaches ever having gone into the town centre, except potentially for events like Reading Festival. It never seemed hugely busy at either stop. I'm not...

Apologies if I've missed this somewhere in the thread, but does anyone know why National Express are no longer stopping at Reading on their Bristol - London route? Whenever I use the journey planner at the moment (have checked up to August) it offers me a journey with a change at London Victoria...

Yesterday I was due to get a Flixbus coach between Reading and Bristol. I arrived at the stop approximately 15 minutes early, only to see a coach pulling away. Initially I didn't panic or rush to get out of the car as I assumed it was a different coach service - I had plenty of time before my...

Thanks for this. I ended up using the contactless option. Its been a while since i've done the London - Reading journey, so I didn't realise that that was now an option. Elizabeth Line is very impressive!

I would like to travel between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads this weekend, with a potential break of journey at Reading. Ideally, I would leave London Paddington on Friday evening (and I am happy to wait until Off Peak timing starts). My plan would be to stop at Reading and stay for...

I always forget to look at the coach cost! Thanks for highlighting those prices. This time I'm going to stick with the train (Ive missed train travel recently) but will certainly bear that in mind in future. That's a really impressive saving compared to the train, even if I'm not such a fan of...