Heathrow - Reading RailAir Ticketing

[Requeststop]

Is there positions at LHR where you can buy RailAir tickets to Reading and further on, say to Manchester, Swansea, Newcastle etc? Can you buy these directly on the buses from the driver?

I have a friend arriving soon in the UK and wishes to make their journey via Reading. They are not the type to trust buying on line.

Thanks.

 

[route:oxford]

Just buy from the Reading RailAir tickets from the driver.

(I don't see the point of them travelling all the way to Paddington just to buy a Heathrow-Reading bus ticket.)

 

[Joe Paxton]

Is there positions at LHR where you can buy RailAir tickets to Reading and further on, say to Manchester, Swansea, Newcastle etc? Can you buy these directly on the buses from the driver?

I have a friend arriving soon in the UK and wishes to make their journey via Reading. They are not the type to trust buying on line.

The National Express ticket office at Heathrow's Central Bus Station has a desk that can sell through train tickets via RailAir services. I think the NX ticket offices at Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 also offer this.

 

[Wirewiper]

Reading RailAir drivers do not take cash on the vehicles. They never used to issue tickets full stop, but recently moved to accepting contactless card payment on the vehicle.

For anyone not buying online (which gives a small discount, and the tickets are sold open-timed) tickets can be bought at the National Express counters inside Central Bus Station and Terminal 5, and at the RailAir lounge in Reading Station. The NX desks at Heathrow Airport do also sell through coach and rail tickets, although for many passengers it can work out cheaper to buy the coach ticket separately.

 

[Requeststop]

Thanks. I'll pass on the info to my friend.

 

[Adlington]

I don't know whether this is up to date, but read the following warning:

At Heathrow National Express they charge an additional handling fee. You can avoid this by buying directly from our driver