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Travel Alerts
Service 88/88A | Colchester Road, Halstead | Road closure
Colchester Road, Halstead will be closed on a nightly basis (20:00 - 06:00) from Friday 5th April to Wednesday 10th April 2024.
Due to the location of the road closure, the 88/88A service will divert (in both directions) via Fenn Road, Colne Road and Head Street.
The following bus stops will not be served:
- Courtauld Playing Fields
- Nether Court
- Pretoria Rd
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Services 87 & 74B | The Cross, Wivenhoe | Road closure
A section of road on The Cross, Wivenhoe will be closed from Monday 8th April - Monday 6th May 2024.
Due to the location of the road closure the 87 and 74B services will divert via Rectory Road in both directions. Please note. ALL stops along Rectory Road will be served.
The following bus stops will not be served:
- Wivenhoe Cross
- Rosabelle Avenue
- Co-op
- Cemetery
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service B2 | High Road, Laindon | Road closure
A section of High Road, Laindon will be closed overnight (19:00 - 05:00) on Wednesday 27th March to Thursday 28th March 2024.
Due to the location of the road closure, the B2 service will divert (in both directions) via West Mayne and Fenton Way. Please note. Fenton Way bus stop (on Fenton Way) will be served.
The following bus stops will not be served:
- Fenton Way (on Victoria Road)
- Victoria Road
- Powell Road
- Home Mead
- Tattenham Road
- King Edward Road
- Nicholl Road
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service S6 | Gosbecks Road, Colchester | Road closure
Gosbecks Road, Colchester will be closed overnight (19:30 - 05:00) from Thursday 28th March - Thursday 4th April 2024.
Due to the location of the road closure the S6 will divert via Shrub End Road and Cunobelin Way in both directions.
Please note: This road closure will only cause disruption to the last journey (of the day) to Layer-de-la-Haye.
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service 104 | Windmill Road, Manningtree | Road closure
Windmill Road will be closed (08:00 - 16:00) from Tuesday 26th March to Thursday 28th March 2024.
Due to the location of the road closure, the 104 service will divert via Jenkins Hill, Station Road and The Street.
The following bus stops will not be served:
- Blacksmiths Arms
- Sparkes Stores
- Cansey Lane
- Village Maid
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Services X20-X30 | Stortford Road, Great Dunmow | Road closure
Woodside Roundabout will be closed overnight (20:00 - 06:00) on Monday 25th March to Friday 29th March 2024.
Due to the location of the road closure, the X20 and X30 services will divert via From the Queen Victoria stop onto the bypass.
The following bus stops will not be served:
- Staggs Farm
- Woodside Way
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Services 20-25-X30 | Eastwood Road, Southend | Service delays
Roadworks will be taking place on Eastwood Road near the junction of Rayleigh Avenue/Glenwood Avenue from Monday 18th March - Friday 29th March between 09:30 - 15:00.
There may be significant delays to the 20 - 25 - X30 services during these works at peak times.
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service 371 | High Street (B1024), Kelvedon | Road closure
High Street (B1024), Kelvedon will be closed for roadworks, from Monday 18th March to Friday 29th March 2024 (between 20:00hrs and 05:00hrs).
Due to the location of the road closure, the 371 service will divert (in both directions) Mon - Fri via the A12 and will be unable to serve Kelvedon* after 20:00hrs each evening.
*Please note. the 371 service's last timetabled journey will terminate at Prested Hall bus stop at 22:31.
371 service (Colchester to Kelvedon):
Colchester Osborne Street (Stop Ac) | 22:05 |
Lexden, opp Halstead Road Corner | 22:15 |
Stanway Sainsburys Store (Stand 3) | 22:18 |
Marks Tey, o/s Post Office | 22:24 |
Feering Prested Hall (near) | 22:31 |
Whilst the 371 service is placed on diversion, the following bus stops will not be served (in both directions):
- Crabb's Lane
- London Road
- Post Office
- Surgery
- The Institute
- Trews Gardens
- The Railway Tavern
- Feering Hill
- Gore Pit Corner
- New Lane
- Prested Hall (with the exception of the 22:31 timetabled stop)
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Easter Bus Service 2024 | Clocks go forward Sunday 31st March 2024.
During the Easter weekend (March 29th – April 1st), we will be operating to the following timetables across our networks:
Date |
Service Level |
Good Friday 29th March |
Normal Sunday Service* |
Saturday 30th March |
Normal Saturday Service |
Easter Sunday 31st March |
Normal Sunday Service |
Easter Monday 1st April |
Normal Sunday Service* |
*except for X30, which will follow a Saturday timetable on Good Friday and Easter Monday. The overnight X30 timetable on Saturday 30th March to Sunday 31st March is also adjusted due to the transition from GMT to BST.
From Tuesday 2nd April 2023, all our buses will run to their normal timetables.
Please make sure to plan your journey ahead and take advantage of the journey planner tool.
Click here for timetables
First Essex would like to wish all our customers a safe & happy Easter
Service X20 and X30 | Clocks go forward Sunday 31st March 2024.
The X20 and X30 schedule for Saturday night/Sunday morning (March 30th/31st) will be adjusted for the clock change.
BST= British Summer Time
GMT= Greenwich Mean Time
Service X20 schedule:
Towards Colchester:
- 0045 from Stansted will change to BST on route so at Braintree, Tortoiseshell Way it will arrive 0214 arriving at Colchester 0255.
- The 0245 GMT will depart 0345 BST.
- The 0500 GMT will depart 0600 BST.
Towards Stansted:
- 0125 GMT will depart 0225 BST.
- 0325 GMT will depart 0425 BST.
Departures after the 0450 will be on BST.
Service X30 schedule:
Southend-on-Sea to Stansted Airport
- 2355 (GMT) from Southend will also serve Great Dunmow at 0221 (BST) arriving Stansted Airport at 0234 (BST)
- 0055 (GMT) from Southend will arrive Stansted Airport at 0328 (BST)
- 0215 from Southend will run an hour later throughout departing at 0315 (BST)
- 0405 from Southend will instead start from Chelmsford at 0503 (BST)
The timetable will then run as normal on BST times from 0505 journey from Southend.
Stansted Airport to Southend-on-Sea
- 0040 (GMT) from Stansted Airport will arrive Southend at 0305 (BST)
- 0230 from Stansted to Southend will not run.
- 0405 (BST) from Southend will run as normal
- 0547 (BST) from Chelmsford will start instead from Stansted Airport at 0505 (BST) also serving Barnston at 0518 (BST) and Broomfield Hospital at 0534 (BST) then running at normal times between Chelmsford and Southend.
The timetable will then run as normal on BST times from 0600 journey from Stansted Airport.