• Location
    Essex
  • Effective
    22/12/2024 - 04/01/2025

Christmas & New Year Bus Services

Over the festive season, our services will run on a revised timetable.

Please find the details and special timetables below. 

South Essex

 

   

Day

Date

Service Level

Exceptions / Details of Special Service

Sunday

22/12/2024

Sunday service

 

Monday

23/12/2024

Monday to Friday

Tuesday

24/12/2024

Saturday service except:

  • Route 21C runs to a Monday to Friday timetable.
  • X10, X30 revised late evening timetables. Last X10 from Stansted runs at 2235 and last X30 at 2105.
  • Z3, Z4 afternoon journeys to Amazon do not operate. Last journey from Tilbury is at 1615
  • Earlier last bus times as follows:
    • 20 – 2030 to Hullbridge
    • 21 - 2210 to Canvey
    • 27 – 2110 to Canvey
    • 28 – 2025 to Basildon
    • 28 – 2055 to Southend
    • 100 – 2030 to Lakeside
    • 100 – 2130 to Basildon
    • 300 – 2030 to Chelmsford
    • 300 – 2130 to Basildon

Wednesday

25/12/2024

No Service

 

Thursday

26/12/2024

No Service except:

  • X10 – Sunday timetable
  • X30 – First journey 0500 from Southend then Sunday timetable
  •  Z3, Z4 - the morning journeys from Tilbury will not operate.
  • Ensign Bus will be operating service X1, X2 Southend & Basildon to Lakeside (X1) or Upminster (X2) via Laindon B1 route. For more info, please visit https://www.ensignbus.com/.

Friday

27/12/2024

Saturday service except:

  • Route 21C runs to a Monday to Friday timetable.
  • A Friday service runs on routes 63 and 201.
  • 21 – last journey from Canvey runs at 2115

Saturday

28/12/2024

Saturday service

 

Sunday

29/12/2024

Sunday service

 

Monday

30/12/2024

Saturday service except:

  • Route 21C runs to a Monday to Friday timetable.
  • A Monday service runs on route 201.
  • 21 – last journey from Canvey runs at 2115

Tuesday

31/12/2024

Saturday service except:

  • Route 21C runs to a Monday to Friday timetable.
  • 21 – last journey from Canvey runs at 2115
  • Z3, Z4 afternoon journeys to Amazon do not operate. Last journey from Tilbury is at 1615

Wednesday

01/01/2025

No Service except:

  • X10, X30 run to a Sunday timetable

Thursday

02/01/2025

Monday to Friday

  • Z3, Z4 - the morning journeys from Tilbury will not operate.

Friday

03/01/2025

Monday to Friday

 

Saturday

04/01/2025

Saturday service

 

Mid and North Essex

   

Day

Date

Service Level

Exceptions / Details of Special Service

Sunday

22/12/2024

Sunday service

 

Monday

23/12/2024

Monday to Friday

 

Tuesday

24/12/2024

Saturday service except:

  • Routes C6, 4, 14, 15, 50, 50A, 69, 69A, 322, 323, 324, 407 and 417 run to a normal Tuesday timetable.
  • An amended Saturday service runs on routes 13,13A,13B.
  • Last buses on routes 1A, 2A, 31, 68, 88, 102, 336, 370, 371, C1, C3, C4, C5, C7, C8, C11, S3, S4, S6, S7 and S9 run as per a Monday to Friday timetable.
  • X10, X20, X30 revised late evening timetables. Last buses from Stansted:
    • X10 - 2235
    • X20 2120
    • X30 - 2105
  • Earlier last bus times as follows:
    • C2 – 2139 to Skerry Rise
    • C9 – 2105 to Beaulieu
    • C10 – 2150 to Channels
    • S1 – 2145 to Highwoods
    • S1  - 2146 to Wivenhoe
    • S2 – 2159 to Stanway
    • 87 – 2125 to Brightlingsea
    • 100 – 2130 to Basildon

Wednesday

25/12/2024

No Service

 

Thursday

26/12/2024

No Service except:

  • X10 – Sunday timetable
  • X20 – First journey 0450 from Colchester then Sunday timetable
  • X30 – First journey 0500 from Southend then Sunday timetable
  • Special timetables run on services C1, S1 and S4

Friday

27/12/2024

Saturday service except:

  • Routes C6, 4, 14, 15, 50, 50A, 79, 322, 323, 324, 407 and 417 run to a normal Friday timetable.
  • An amended Saturday service runs on routes 13,13A,13B.
  • Last buses on routes 1A, 2A, 31, 68, 88, 102, 336, 370, 371, C1, C3, C4, C5, C7, C8, C11, S3, S4, S6, S7 and S9 run as per a Monday to Friday timetable.

Saturday

28/12/2024

Saturday service

 

Sunday

29/12/2024

Sunday service

 

Monday

30/12/2024

Saturday service except:

  • Routes C6, 4, 14, 15, 50, 50A, 50B, 322, 323, 324, 407 and 417 run to a normal Monday timetable.
  • An amended Saturday service runs on routes 13,13A,13B.
  • Last buses on routes 1A, 2A, 31, 68, 88, 102, 336, 370, 371, C1, C3, C4, C5, C7, C8, C11, S3, S4, S6, S7 and S9 run as per a Monday to Friday timetable.

Tuesday

31/12/2024

Saturday service except:

  • Routes C6, 4, 14, 15, 50, 50A, 69, 69A, 322, 323, 324, 407 and 417 run to a normal Tuesday timetable.
  • An amended Saturday service runs on routes 13,13A,13B.
  • Last buses on routes 1A, 2A, 31, 68, 88, 102, 336, 370, 371, C1, C3, C4, C5, C7, C8, C11, S3, S4, S6, S7 and S9 run as per a Monday to Friday timetable.

Wednesday

01/01/2025

No Service except:

  • X10, X30 – Sunday timetable
  • X20 – First journey 0450 from Colchester then Sunday timetable
  • Special timetables run on services C1, S1 and S4

Thursday

02/01/2025

Monday to Friday

  • Routes 85 and 92 run to a Wednesday timetable

Friday

03/01/2025

Monday to Friday

 

Saturday

04/01/2025

Saturday service

 

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We would like to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


You can find the latest timetables for all services on our timetables page. 

Please see below for special timetables during the festive period:

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