With more than 100,000 revellers expected to descend on Reading Festival, it can be tough to organise a smooth arrival.

Public transport will be busier, roads will be closed and parking changes will be in place.

Fortunately, Reading Borough Council have released information on the most efficient ways to begin your weekend of partying.

Festival Parking

Hills Meadow Car Park will be the only dedicated area for drop off and pick up. No pick-ups will be allowed around the Richfield Avenue.

Festival car parking will take place at Kings Meadow and Mapledurham for parking pass holders.

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How to get to the festival site

From Reading Station

The quickest walking route from Reading Station to the site is via the Northern Interchange. Festival visitors also have the option of travelling to the site via hackney carriages, or a special festival shuttle bus that will operate from the northern exit of the station.

Throughout the duration of the festival a temporary taxi rank will be operating in Tessa Road – opposite the Rivermead Leisure Centre – to travel to and from the site.

Visitors are being reminded that they should pre-book private hire vehicles and not hail them from the roadside, Reading Borough Council said.

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All licensed vehicles will display a Reading Borough Council plate on the back and all drivers should have an identity badge in full view.

From Hills Meadow Car Park

For private cars, the only pick-up and drop-off is Hills Meadow car park.

Festival goers then have the option of walking along the towpath to the festival site via Christchurch Bridge, the Council’s pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Thames, or taking the free boat up to one of the ticket entrance gates.

From Kings Meadow

For those parking in Kings Meadow, an official festival boat service is provided free of charge to help transport everyone, including tents and belongings, to the festival site.

Attendees are advised to be on their guard against any illegal and unregulated boats that are operating.

Mapluedurham

For festival visitors parking at Mapledurham, a pedestrian bridge has been constructed direct to the site to ensure easy access.