Transport
Aldermaston railway station is in Aldermaston Wharf, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the village itself. The station is managed by National Rail and served by First Great Western services between Reading and Newbury.
The village is on the A340 road, and has nearby access to the A4 road and the M4 motorway. Newbury Buses route 104 serves the village, with services terminating in Newbury, Calcot and Reading. The 2005 Parish Plan identified a need for a relief road near the village. A report was presented in 2009 evaluating the problems caused by HGV traffic through the village, and described solutions which included support from Newbury MP Richard Benyon.
The nearest operating airstrip, Brimpton Airfield, is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village, within AWE's restricted airspace. RAF Aldermaston ceased to operate as a civilian airport in 1950.
The village is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of the Reading Marine Company's headquarters on the Kennet and Avon Canal, which provides waterway links to London (via the Thames) and Bristol (via the River Avon).
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