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===Road=== {{Main|First Berkshire & The Thames Valley|Green Line Coaches}} Located roughly {{convert|20|mi}} west of [[Central London]], Slough is a [[commuter town]] near [[Heathrow Airport]] ({{convert|7|mi}} south-east), Uxbridge ({{convert|6|mi}} north-east), Maidenhead ({{convert|5|mi}} west) and Staines ({{convert|7|mi}} south-east). Slough residents also commute to Windsor, Reading and Bracknell as well as Central London. There are large passenger movements in the morning and evening rush hours. Road transport in Slough includes: * Within Slough: Buses ([[First Berkshire & The Thames Valley]], [[Arriva Shires & Essex]], Redline & [[Carousel Buses]] (only Sundays)), taxis, minicabs and private cars on roads are also used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slough.gov.uk/services/1039.aspx|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110927010620/http://www.slough.gov.uk/services/1039.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2011|title=Bus & Train Travel|date=31 May 2011|website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk}}</ref> * To Heathrow Airport: [[First Berkshire & The Thames Valley]] bus routes 75, 76, 77 and 78 serve Slough town centre, Langley and Heathrow Airport. First also run bus routes 71 (via [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], [[Egham]] & [[Staines-upon-Thames]]) and 60/61 (via [[Datchet]], [[Horton, Berkshire|Horton]] & [[Wraysbury]]) to [[Heathrow Terminal 5]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southeast/berkshirethames/heathrow/index.php|title=Home - First Bus|website=First Bus|access-date=5 February 2009|archive-date=20 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120212731/http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southeast/berkshirethames/heathrow/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[taxicab|Taxis]] and [[Taxicabs of the United Kingdom|minicabs]] are also available at a higher cost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slough.gov.uk/services/10035.aspx|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110926215049/http://www.slough.gov.uk/services/10035.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2011|title=Taxis and Minicabs|date=1 June 2007|website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk}}</ref> * To Central London: Buses and Greenline coaches are available, but rail is more generally used as express trains connect Slough to [[Paddington railway station|London Paddington]] in 14 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenline.co.uk/__80256E2700397232.nsf/vWeb/wpNPOK6CBKGE?OpenDocument|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318200923/http://www.greenline.co.uk/__80256E2700397232.nsf/vWeb/wpNPOK6CBKGE?OpenDocument|title=Greenline Timetables|date=18 March 2009|archive-date=18 March 2009}}</ref> * To [[Birmingham]]: Bharat Coaches provide services from Southall to [[Birmingham]]/[[Wolverhampton]]/[[Coventry]]/[[Leeds]]/[[Bradford]] and Leicester via Slough.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slough.gov.uk/services/5485.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921215451/http://www.slough.gov.uk/services/5485.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2007|title=Slough Borough Council: Bus Passes for the Disabled - Frequently Asked Questions|date=21 September 2007}}</ref> * Slough is bounded by the [[M4 motorway|M4]] to the south<ref name="maps.google.co.uk">{{cite web|author=M4 |url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_en-GBGB307GB307&ei=WAyPSZ60JeKtjAehy9mtCg&resnum=0&q=m4+motorway+slough&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=uk&ei=WwyPSb_nBpSIjAenyPGwCg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image |title=m4 motorway slough |publisher=Google Maps |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> and is served by junctions 5, 6 and 7; other roads serving the town include the [[A4 road (England)|A4]], [[A355 road|A355]], and [[A412 road|A412]].
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