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We are making minor changes to the Essex bus network from Sunday 27th July 2025.
Key details:
We are making some minor changes to services for the duration of the summer school holiday period ONLY. This is to reflect lower demand and provide more appropriate running times when traffic levels are lighter in the morning and afternoon. In Colchester, the 54 service will operate a Sunday service, every 15 minutes - improving frequency. There are also changes to the 88 service which will now be provided by konectbuses during the daytime - Monday to Saturday.
|
Service |
Journey |
What's changing? |
|
9 |
Basildon to Brentwood |
Revised Monday to Friday timetable. |
|
20 |
Southend to Hullbridge |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. |
|
21 |
Landwick Cottages to Canvey Island |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. |
|
25 |
Southend to Basildon Bus Station |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. |
|
27 |
Southend to Canvey Island |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. |
|
28 |
Southend to Basildon |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. |
|
300 |
Chelmsford to Basildon |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. |
|
31/331/332/333 |
Chelmsford to Burnham-on-Crouch |
Minor timetable change. Service 332: The Monday to Friday TT - 16:00 departure from Chelmsford Bus Station will not operate during the summer school holidays. |
|
336 |
Chelmsford to South Woodham Ferrers |
Sunday service - DAYTIME services are withdrawn and will no longer operate. |
|
X30 |
Southend to Stansted Airport |
Revised Monday to Friday timetable. |
|
52 |
Stanway to Highwoods |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. |
|
54 |
Colchester to Greenstead |
Revised Monday to Sunday timetable. Improved frequency on Sundays - to operate every 15 minutes. |
|
55 |
Colchester to Monkwick |
Minor changes to the Sunday timetable. |
|
56 |
Colchester to Layer de la Haye |
Minor changes to the Sunday timetable. |
|
57 |
Colchester to Baronswood Way | Minor changes to the Sunday timetable. |
|
75 |
Colchester to Maldon |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. |
|
87 |
Horkesley Heath to Brightlingsea |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. Frequency of service to operate every 30 minutes on weekdays. |
|
88/88A/88B |
Colchester to Halstead |
The Monday to Friday DAYTIME and Saturday service will be operated by konectbuses. First Essex Buses will continue to operate the Monday to Friday EVENING service and Sunday services. |
|
X20 |
Braintree to Stansted Airport |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. |
| 320 | Great Notley to Colchester |
A revised Monday to Friday timetable will operate during the summer school holidays. Service 320: Monday to Friday TT - 16:13 departure from Colchester Station will not operate during the summer school holiday period. |
The NEW timetables are available to download/print here ↓
Langford Road, Langford will be closed between Witham Road and Maypole Road from Wednesday 23rd July to Sunday 31st August 2025
The 73 (all variants) will be diverted, in both directions, via Witham Road (B1018), Langford Road, Maldon Road, Blue Mills Hill, Witham Road, The Street and Maypole Road.
Two temporary stops will be installed at Langford Church and Mill House Hotel.
The following stops will not be served:
A temporary timetable will be in place, for the duration of the road closure, 23/07/2025 - 31/08/2025:
| CHELMSFORD - HATFIELD PEVEREL - HEYBRIDGE - MALDON | |||||||
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 73B | 73 | 73 | [ ] | |
| Chelmsford, Bus Station | 07:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:30 | 17:55 | - |
| Springfield The Plough | 07:11 | 10:11 | 12:12 | 14:12 | 16:42 | 18:07 | - |
| Springfield, adj Sainsburys | 07:15 | 10:15 | 12:16 | 14:16 | 16:46 | 18:11 | - |
| Boreham Village St Andrew Church | - | - | - | 14:22 | - | - | - |
| Boreham, Waltham Road | 07:21 | 10:21 | 12:22 | 14:25 | 16:52 | 18:17 | - |
| Hatfield Peverel, Duke of Wellington | 07:25 | 10:25 | 12:26 | 14:29 | 16:56 | 18:21 | - |
| Hatfield Peverel, Nounsley Corner | 07:29 | 10:29 | 12:30 | 14:33 | 17:00 | 18:25 | - |
| Ulting, Does Corner | 07:32 | 10:32 | 12:34 | 14:37 | 17:04 | 18:29 | - |
| Langford Mill House Hotel | 07:36 | 10:36 | 12:38 | 14:41 | 17:08 | 18:33 | - |
| ↓ NON-STOP VIA WICKHAM BISHOPS TO HEYBRIDGE HOLLOWAY ROAD ↓ | |||||||
| Heybridge, Benbridge Hotel | 07:58 | 10:58 | 13:00 | 15:02 | 17:30 | 18:54 | - |
| Heybridge, Lawlings Avenue | 08:01 | 11:02 | 13:04 | 15:06 | 17:34 | 18:58 | - |
| Heybridge Basin, The Colliers | 08:06 | 11:06 | 13:08 | 15:10 | 17:38 | 19:02 | - |
| Maldon Tesco Store | 08:13 | 11:13 | 13:15 | 15:17 | 17:45 | 19:09 | - |
| Maldon, White Horse | 08:15 | 11:16 | 13:18 | 15:20 | 17:48 | 19:12 | - |
| Maldon, Fambridge Road | 08:17 | 11:19 | 13:21 | 15:23 | 17:51 | 19:15 | - |
| Maldon, Cherry Gardens | 08:20 | 11:22 | 13:24 | 15:26 | 17:54 | 19:18 | - |
| MALDON - HEYBRIDGE - HATFIELD PEVEREL - CHELMSFORD | |||||||
| 73A | 73B | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | |
| Maldon, Cherry Gardens | - | 08:25 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 15:30 | 18:00 | - |
| Maldon, Milton Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20:50 |
| Maldon, Washington Road | - | 08:28 | 11:33 | 13:33 | 15:33 | 18:03 | - |
| Maldon, All Saints Church | - | 08:31 | 11:36 | 13:36 | 15:36 | 18:06 | 20:55 |
| Maldon Tesco Store | - | 08:34 | 11:39 | 13:39 | 15:39 | 18:09 | - |
| Heybridge, Lawlings Avenue | - | 08:41 | 11:46 | 13:46 | 15:46 | 18:16 | - |
| Heybridge Basin, The Colliers | 07:05 | 08:45 | 11:50 | 13:50 | 15:50 | 18:20 | - |
| Heybridge, Benbridge Hotel | 07:10 | 08:50 | 11:55 | 13:55 | 15:55 | 18:25 | 20:59 |
| ↓ NON-STOP FROM HEYBRIDGE HOLLOWAY ROAD VIA WICKHAM BISHOPS ↓ | |||||||
| Langford opp Church, Maldon Road | 07:29 | 09:09 | 12:14 | 14:14 | 16:14 | 18:43 | 21:18 |
| Ulting, Does Corner | 07:33 | 09:13 | 12:18 | 14:18 | 16:18 | 18:47 | 21:21 |
| Hatfield Peverel, Nounsley Corner | 07:37 | 09:17 | 12:22 | 14:22 | 16:22 | 18:51 | 21:25 |
| Hatfield Peverel, Station Road | 07:41 | 09:21 | 12:26 | 14:26 | 16:26 | 18:55 | 21:29 |
| Boreham, Waltham Road | 07:45 | 09:25 | 12:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 | 18:59 | 21:33 |
| Boreham Village, St Andrew Church | - | 09:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Springfield, opp Sainsburys | 07:52 | 09:34 | 12:37 | 14:37 | 16:37 | 19:06 | 21:40 |
| Springfield The Plough | - | 09:38 | 12:41 | 14:41 | 16:41 | 19:10 | 21:44 |
| Chancellor Park, Eglinton Drive | 07:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chelmer Village, Shopping Centre | 08:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Springfield Park Sandford Road | 08:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chelmsford Rail Station, Victoria Road | 08:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chelmsford Bus Station | 08:20 | 09:48 | 12:51 | 14:15 | 16:51 | 19:20 | 21:52 |
| Chelmsford, New London Road, H&M | 08:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moulsham, Oaklands Park | 08:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The TEMPORARY timetable is available to download/print here ↓
