🚗 Away Day Guide: Reading

The Grecians make their first ever trip to the Select Leasing Car stadium on New Year's Day to face Reading in a 3pm kick-off.

Making the trip? Check out all you need to know ⬇️

Match Tickets

There are currently 100 tickets remaining from our advance allocation. These are available online or at the ticket office at SJP up until kick-off on Friday evening, 7.45pm.

Any uncollected tickets will be available to pick up at Reading. 1112 have been snapped up so far!

Pay on the day is available which is card only from an hour and a half before kick-off at the away ticket office between gates 9 and 10

Thank you so much for your support ❤️

Upper West Stand:

AGE CATEGORY

FULL PRICE

Adult

£29

65 & Over

£21

18–24 Years

£18

17 & Under

£13

12 & Under

£10

How to Buy

Tickets are available via your online ticketing account or in the club shop.

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The Stadium

  • Name: The Select Leasing Stadium
  • Opened: 1998
  • Capacity: 24,161
  • Address: Junction 11, M4, Reading RG2 0FL

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How to get there

By Car

The postcode for the Select Leasing Car Stadium is RG2 OFL and is 216 miles from Exeter, taking roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes by car.

From Junction 11 of the M4, follow signs towards Reading. The Select Car Leasing Stadium is on your left-hand side after less than a mile. For SatNav systems, our postcode is RG2 0FL.

By Train

The nearest railway station is the Reading Green Park station, approximately 15 minutes' walk to the stadium. Alternatively, Reading Station is connected directly to major cities across the UK and many local towns. From there take the F1 (Reading Station Shuttle Service) commences 2 hours before kick-off and a minimum of 12 buses run frequently to & from the stadium, up to 1 hour 45 minutes after the final whistle. 

The nearest railway station is Reading, which is connected directly to major cities across the UK and many local towns. From there, take the 50A Greenwave Park & Ride bus that takes you directly to the Stadium, with an average journey time less than 10 minutes. Alternatively, a taxi from the railway station or town centre to the Select Car Leasing Stadium should cost approximately £10.

The train from Exeter St Davids to Reading Green Park takes around two hours and twenty four minutes and involves one change.

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Grecian Travel

Grecian Travel, completely run by the Supporters' Club, and not for profit, will be available for City's trip to Reading. 

  • The coach will depart from Unit 1 nightclub at 9am for a fare of £30.

Other pick-up points include: Honiton Road park and ride (by Miller and Carter Steakhouse), junction 28 (Cullompton services), junction 27 (Tiverton), junction 25 (Taunton). All other pick-ups by prior arrangement.

Currently Grecian Travel can only be booked directly.

For more information or to book please contact Simon Carnall on email at: simoncarnall77@gmail.com.

Parking

Matchday parking permits can be purchased online at: ticketing.readingfc.co.uk/en-GB/categories/parking. There are three areas you can park in (Car park 6, Car Park 2, Car Park 3), starting at £6.

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At the Stadium

There are no pubs in the immediate vicinity of the stadium, although supporters from both teams are welcome to visit the Fan Zone, which is located near the East Stand at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

The Fan Zone is the perfect place to grab a drink and a bite to eat, chat through the score predictions and soak up the atmosphere before the big kick-off. A large LED screen in the Fan Zone will also screen the day's early kick-off.

Food and Drink

A range of food and drink options are available to purchase from the concourse kiosks.

The Weather

At the time of writing, the forecast is for heavy rain, so make sure you take a coat!

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Total Distance

The postcode for the Select Leasing Car Stadium is RG2 OFL and is 216 miles from Exeter, taking roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes by car.

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