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Newbury to Reading Festival is roughly 20.5 miles. The fare is fixed before you travel and starts at £55. Off-peak the drive takes around 40 min; in traffic allow 50 min. Drivers come in via M4 J11, then A33 and Caversham Road, reaching Reading Festival from the west. The price is agreed when you book, so it does not move with the meter, the traffic or the time of night.
A pre-booked taxi from Newbury to Reading Festival costs from £55 for up to 4 passengers and takes about 40 min off-peak, covering roughly 20.5 miles. The price is fixed before you travel and includes tolls, waiting time and luggage.
| Vehicle | Capacity | Fixed fare |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | up to 4 passengers, 2 large cases + 2 cabin bags | from £55 |
| Estate | up to 4 passengers, 4 large cases | from £65 |
| MPV (6 seats) | up to 6 passengers, 5 large cases | from £75 |
| Minibus (8 seats) | up to 8 passengers, 8 large cases | from £100 |
Prices are per vehicle, not per person, and are confirmed in writing when you book. Meet & greet, waiting time and luggage are included.
None - this route avoids tolled crossings.
From Newbury (RG14, RG19, RG20) the natural line out is the M4 J13 and the A34, joining M4 J11, then A33 and Caversham Road for the last part of the journey. That is about 20.5 miles door to door. Traffic is the variable, not the distance: 40 min off-peak becomes 50 min when the network is busy, which is why we build the timing around your arrival rather than the clock.
Caversham Road or the Richfield Avenue rendezvous point set for the weekend. Richfield Avenue closes to general traffic across the weekend, so pickups run from the signed rendezvous on Caversham Road.
Address: Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ.
Any address in Newbury works, along with the wider RG14, RG19, RG20 area of Berkshire. That includes home addresses, hotels, offices and the station forecourt.
We cover Newbury and the villages around it across RG14, RG19, RG20, with the M4 J13, A34 as the main way out.
Doors are usually an hour before the festival starts. Allowing 50 min for the drive from Newbury plus that hour is the timing that works on a busy night.
The return is the leg worth planning. Everyone leaves Reading Festival at once, so a car booked to wait at the agreed point gets you moving while the queue is still forming - same £55 back to Newbury.
A saloon is from £55, an estate from £65, a 6-seat MPV from £75 and an 8-seat minibus from £100. The price is fixed when you book and covers the whole journey.
It is about 40 min off-peak over roughly 20.5 miles. Allow up to 50 min in peak traffic or around a busy festival.
Caversham Road or the Richfield Avenue rendezvous point set for the weekend. The driver texts you the exact spot and their registration before they arrive.
Yes - a 6-seat MPV is from £75 and an 8-seat minibus from £100. For larger parties we send more than one vehicle and keep them together.
Doors are usually an hour before the festival starts. Allowing 50 min for the drive from Newbury plus that hour is the timing that works on a busy night.
None - this route avoids tolled crossings.
Yes. Book both legs together and the driver waits for you - useful at Reading Festival, where the queue for a car afterwards is the slow part.
Fares are indicative “from” prices per vehicle and are confirmed when you book. Distances and journey times are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact pickup address. Page reviewed 7 September 2026.