The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon from Reading
From Reading to Wimbledon, door to drop-off. For households in and around Reading, the pick-up is at home. Reading is a place of roughly 163,000 people. By rail, the closest stop is Reading, 2 minutes' drive. On the map the run is 42.3 miles and about 59 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A3290, M4 and A316. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 32 minutes more in the car. In 2027 it runs 28 June – 11 July. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club lies in Greater London.
How the day runs
Collection is from your front door in Reading. You travel in an executive saloon for couples and small parties. From there it is the A3290, M4 and A316 to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. You are set down at the permitted drop-off for your enclosure or ticket. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. Back at Reading about 59 minutes after leaving the gates, give or take the exit queue.
- Reading to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club59 min, 42.3 miles, in clear traffic
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to Reading59 min, 42.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club lies in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch Road is partly closed. Ride-share cars cannot pass the closure and must use drop-off areas on Marryat Road and Wimbledon Park Road. Registered debenture holders can request a pass for private chauffeur drop-off/pick-up in Car Park 5. Blue Badge drop-off is opposite Gate 13, Somerset Road.
Source: content.wimbledon.comNo formal requirement; many guests dress up, and jacket and tie are not required even in debenture restaurants. Dress for changeable weather.
Source: content.wimbledon.comOpenStreetMap records a population of about 162,666.
Source: openstreetmap.orgThe closest National Rail station to Reading by road is Reading (RDG), about 2 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow is about 38 minutes away by road (18.5 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Biggin Hill Airport is about 43 minutes away by road (15.5 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgThe Championships have been held from 1877.
Source: content.wimbledon.com
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Questions
How long is the drive from Reading to Wimbledon?
About 59 minutes and 42.3 miles in clear traffic, via the A3290, M4 and A316; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for Wimbledon is Southfields (District Line). From Reading, a car goes door to door in about 59 minutes.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Heathrow is about 38 minutes from All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club by road; an airport collection can be added.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
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