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Travel Alerts
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 87 | High Street, Brightlingsea | Road closure
High Street, Brightlingsea will be closed overnight (20:00 - 06:00) on Monday 25th March to Tuesday 26th March 2024.
Due to the location of the road closure, the 87 service will divert via Chapel Road, Red Barn Road, Seaview Road and Ladysmith Avenue before terminating at Victoria Place bus stop.
The following bus stops will not be served:
- Chapel Road
- Hurst Green
- High Street
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Services 47 & 73A | Moulsham Drive, Chelmsford | Road closure
Moulsham Drive, Chelmsford will be closed for roadworks, from Monday 18th March to Wednesday 20th March 2024.
The 47 and 73A service(s) will divert via Lady Lane and Princes Road.
The following bus stops will not be served:
- Rosebery Road
- Mildmay Road
- Vicarage Road
- Oaklands Park
- Oaklands Crescent
- St John's Road
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) 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.
Services 82-82A-82B | Church street, Colne Engaine | Road closure
Church Street, Colne Engaine will be closed to traffic on Tuesday 19th March 09:30 - 15:30
Unfortunately, due to the location of the road closure, the 82-82A-82B services will not be able to serve Church Street, services will turn around In De Vere Road and return to the stop at Atlas Road and resume the service from this stop back towards Colchester.
The following bus stops will not be served (in both directions):
- Oddcroft
- Brook Street
- The Green
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
ALL Colchester services | St John's St, Colchester | Road closure
St John's St, Colchester will be closed overnight between the hours of 20:00 - 06:00 for roadworks from Monday 13th March to Saturday 23rd March 2024.
Due to the location of the roadworks all Colchester services will likely experience small delays.
The following services will be placed on diversion but all bus stops will be served as normal:
-The S2, 371/X71, 88/A/B and X20 services will divert via Stanwell Street, St Boltoph's Circus Roundabout and Southway before returning to normal line of route at Maldon Rd Roundabout.
-The 102 service will divert via St Boltoph's Circus Roundabout and Southway before returning to normal line of route after Headgate.
The following services will be placed on diversion but will be unable to serve a small number of bus stops:
-The S6, S7, 1A, and 75 services will divert via Stanwell Street, St Boltoph's Circus Roundabout and Southway before returning to normal line of route at Maldon Rd Roundabout. The following bus stops will not be served:
- Osborne Street (Stop Af)
- St John's Street (Stop Cd)
- Crouch Street (Stop Da)
-The S1, S3, 2A, 68 and 87 services will divert via Stanwell Street, St Boltoph's Circus Roundabout and Southway before returning to normal line of route after Headgate. The following bus stops will not be served:
- Osborne Street (Stop Ae)
- St John's Street (Stop Ca & Cb)
- Crouch Street (Stop Db)
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Service Changes from 25th February 2024
North Essex
From Sunday 25th February, we're making improvements to the following services in and around Colchester.
Essex Bus 88 / 88A / 88B
Revised Monday to Friday afternoon timetable to improve punctuality of the service. Weekends and route unchanged.
Download NEW Essex Bus 88|88A|88B Timetable [PDF] from 25th February 2024 here
Shuttles S4
Revised Monday to Sunday timetable to improve the punctuality of the service. Route unchanged.
Download NEW Shuttles S4 Timetable [PDF] from 25th February 2024 here
Airlink X20
NEW overnight journeys, seven days-a-week! New journeys will leave Colchester at 2325 and 0125, arriving in Stansted at 0037 and 0237, ideal for those using the first flights of the day. New journeys will leave Stansted at 0045 and 0245, perfect for those late night arrivals. Please note that the first late night journeys will commence on Sunday evening, and Monday morning.
Download NEW Airlink X20 Timetable [PDF] from 25th February 2024 here
South Essex
Also from Sunday 25th February, we're making improvements to the following services in South Essex.
Essex Bus 21 / 21S
Revised Monday to Friday timetable to improve the punctuality of the service. Weekends and route unchanged.
Download NEW Essex Bus 21|21S Timetable [PDF] from 25th February 2024 here
Essex Bus 27 / 27A / 827
Revised Monday to Friday and Saturday timetables, to improve the punctuality of the service. On weekdays, the 0730 journey from Canvey to Benfleet Station will be extended to Hadleigh bus depot, providing additional capacity for customers travelling to USP SEEVIC college. Sundays and route unchanged.
Download NEW Essex Bus 27|27A|827 Timetable [PDF] from 25th February 2024 here