Oxford/Reading rush-hour

[Angbel]

I'm moving house to live in/near Oxford city centre and am thinking of applying for a job in Tilehurst (just west of Reading), can anyone advise on my best route during rush-hour and how long approx it may take me?

(I know nothing about the area so am a little lost!)

Many thanks
H.

[bednobs]

whereabouts in oxford will you be living - this will make the crucial difference. For example, if you live on the donnington bridge side of the town centre, your best bet might be the a34/M4/a4. But if you live in rose hill, the back way through wallingford might be better
if you live on the Posher (!) side of town then coming through the town centre to a34 will be just stupid, so taking the road through to caversham might be better (depending on where you are in tilehurt, cause youd have caversham bridge to consider!)

Both of these journeys can be long, especially at rush hour times. people frequently do stupid things on the a34 and 1 lane will be closed etc. I work in tilehurst, and had to come to a course at oxford brookes and found the "best" (not necessarily the shortest) way for me was the a329 then cut off so you're going through pangbourne. I liked this route because it was more interesting than just drive drive drive on dual carriageways. it used to take me about an hour but i left earier and finished later so was never going through at 8/5 pm
What job is it?

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Go here:
http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main. jsp

Key in 'to', 'from' (and 'via' if you wish)...

[buildersmate]

Good advice from Bednobs. The crucial issue is where exactly in Oxford you need to go - the place is a drivers' nightmare in rush-hour.
I favour the back road - A329 to Pangbourne, over the narrow pay toll crosing the Thames then up the hill to Cray's Pond then the back road skirting Wallingford. Then a good raod, but things get busy as you join the Oxford Ring Road. This route does not often get stopped by accidents or 'sheer weight of traffic.'

[buildersmate]

Good advice from Bednobs. The crucial issue is where exactly in Oxford you need to go - the place is a drivers' nightmare in rush-hour.
I favour the back road - A329 to Pangbourne, over the narrow pay toll crossing the Thames then up the hill to Cray's Pond then the back road skirting Wallingford. Then a good road, but things get busy as you join the Oxford Ring Road. This route does not often get stopped by accidents or 'sheer weight of traffic.'