Mersea Island - Tide Tables

On occasion there will be exceptionally high tides at Mersea Island which will affect our services.

During this time the following services will be required to terminate and start at Peldon:

55A	Colchester to West Mersea	Monday to Saturday
68	Highwoods to West Mersea	Monday to Saturday
69/A	Colchester to East Mersea	Tuesdays ONLY
67	Colchester to East Mersea	Thursdays ONLY
68A	Colchester to West Mersea	Sundays ONLY

Strong winds can affect our pre-scheduled arrivals/departures from Peldon. Some tides are predicted to be just under height; therefore any bad weather could cause a rise in tide. Please continue to check the First Bus app and our social media channels for up-to-date travel information.

September 2025

Angel Court, Colchester to West Mersea

Date:	Day:	Time (BST)	Height (m)	Departures:			Other:
07/09/2025	SUN	12:52	4.98	11:45	----	----	68A 11:45 journey departs from Jump Street.
08/09/2025	MON	13:33	5.27	12:32	13:32	----
09/09/2025	TUE	14:09	5.50	12:32	13:32	14:35
10/09/2025	WED	14:46	5.62	12:32	13:32	14:35
11/09/2025	THU	15:22	5.62	13:32	14:35	15:05	67 15:05 journey departs from Osborne Street.
12/09/2025	FRI	15:59	5.49	14:35	----	----
13/09/2025	SAT	16:39	5.22	15:32	16:32	----
21/09/2025	SUN	12:59	5.06	11:45	----	----	68A 11:45 journey departs from Jump Street.
22/09/2025	MON	13:33	5.16	12:32	13:32	----
23/09/2025	TUE	14:02	5.23	12:32	13:32	14:35
24/09/2025	WED	14:30	5.24	12:32	13:32	14:35
25/09/2025	THU	14:59	5.16	13:32	14:35	15:05	67 15:05 journey departs from Osborne Street.
26/09/2025	FRI	15:27	5.00	14:35	----	----

High Street, West Mersea to Colchester

Date:	Day:	Time (BST)	Height (m)	Departures:
07/09/2025	SUN	12:52	4.98	12:40	----	----
08/09/2025	MON	13:33	5.27	13:22	14:22	----
09/09/2025	TUE	14:09	5.50	13:22	14:22	15:30
10/09/2025	WED	14:46	5.62	13:22	14:22	15:30
11/09/2025	THU	15:22	5.62	14:22	15:30	----
12/09/2025	FRI	15:59	5.49	15:30	----	----
13/09/2025	SAT	16:39	5.22	16:22	17:25	----
21/09/2025	SUN	12:59	5.06	12:40	----	----
22/09/2025	MON	13:33	5.16	13:22	14:22	----
23/09/2025	TUE	14:02	5.23	13:22	14:22	15:30
24/09/2025	WED	14:30	5.24	13:22	14:22	15:30
25/09/2025	THU	14:59	5.16	14:22	15:30	----
26/09/2025	FRI	15:27	5.00	15:30	----	----

This webpage was last updated on: 03/09/2025

Service Disruptions - 15/09/2025

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827

~~Afternoon journey - the vehicle has broken down at Southend Bus Station. Replacement vehicle is on route to re-establish journey. +25min delay~~

The 827 service has resumed afternoon journey. +37min delay

351 and C4

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>>> Service Changes from Sunday 31st August 2025

21/08/2025 - An update has been added regarding the operation of the 37 service - Monday to Saturday - from 1st September 2025.

We are making changes to the Essex bus network from Sunday 31st August 2025.

Key details:

Ahead of the start of the new school term, beginning next month, we’ll be introducing a range of service improvements across our region on Sunday 31st August.

Service:	Journey:	What's changing?
X10	Airlink - Basildon to Stansted Airport	Monday to Friday - MORNING journeys will depart Basildon earlier - to improve route punctuality.
X20	Airlink - Braintree to Stansted Airport	The 08:35 journey will now terminate at Osborne Street, Colchester. The 10:40 journey will now commence at High Street, Colchester.
X30	Airlink - Southend to Stansted Airport	NEW pick-up/drop-off points on London Road, Rayleigh - The bus stops are called: opp Electricity Board and o/s Electricity Board. No change to timetable.
9	Basildon to Brentwood	Minor changes to the timetable.
21/21S	Southend to Canvey Island	Revised timetable - to operate on a hourly basis Monday to Saturday (with additional journeys at school times). The 21 service will now operate (east of Southend city centre) via Woodgrange Drive and past Thorpe Bay station. Following Great Wakering Church the 21 service continues to Shoeburyness East Beach and no longer to Landwick.
26	Southend to Shoeburyness	The 26 service will now operate between Southend and Shoeburyness East Beach ONLY - on a hourly basis - via Woodgrange Drive, Lifstan Way, Bournes Green Chase, North Shoebury Road, Maplin Way North and Campfield Road.
25/825	Basildon to Southend	Minor changes to the timetable - a small number of underutilised journeys have been withdrawn.
27/27A/827	Southend to Canvey Island	Minor changes to the timetable.
28	Southend to Basildon	Minor changes to the timetable.
625	Chelmsford to Southend Schools	Minor changes to the timetable. Service 625 will now operate via Eastwood Kent Elm. Progress Road will no longer be served.
725	Basildon to Southend Schools	WITHDRAWN - NO LONGER IN OPERATION
C2	Chelmsford to Broomfield Hospital	Minor changes to the timetable - EVENING ONLY
31/331/332/333	Chelmsford to Burnham-on-Crouch	EXTRA JOURNEYS - FUNDED BY BSIP (Love Your Bus) - The NEW morning and afternoon journeys are indicated on the revised 31/331/332/333 timetable.
37	Warley to Bishops Hall Estate	The Monday to Saturday service has been WITHDRAWN – NO LONGER IN OPERATION. Service 351 will continue to serve the section of route between Brentwood High Street and Warley. UPDATE 21/08/2025 - Central Connect will operate the Monday to Saturday service (to be renumbered as SERVICE 60) from 1st September 2025. The new timetable can be found on Central Connect's website here: Essex - Back to Brentwood - Central Connect
70/170/370	Chelmsford to Braintree	Minor changes to the timetable.
71/X71/371	Chelmsford to Colchester	Minor changes to the timetable.
351	Chelmsford to Brentwood	EXTRA JOURNEYS - FUNDED BY BSIP (Love Your Bus) - The NEW Monday to Friday off-peak journeys are indicated on the revised 351 timetable.
51	Highwoods to Wivenhoe	Minor changes to the timetable.
52	Stanway to Highwoods	Minor changes to the timetable.
54	Colchester to Greenstead	Minor changes to the timetable.
55	Colchester to Greenstead	The Monday to Saturday service to operate on a hourly basis between Colchester and West Mersea. Monday to Saturday journeys to Monkwick will NO LONGER OPERATE. The Sunday service to continue to operate on a half hourly basis.
56	Colchester to Layer de la Haye	The 56 service will now serve Osborne Street, Colchester.
57	Colchester to Baronswood Way	The 57 service will now serve Osborne Street, Colchester.
68/68A	Highwoods to West Mersea	Minor changes to the timetable.
87	Great Horkesley to Brightlingsea	Minor changes to the timetable - specifically schoolday only departure times. The Monday to Friday service will now operate on a half hourly basis between 10:00 and 13.00.
102/104	Colchester to Harwich	Minor changes to the timetable. NEW Monday to Friday departure at 17:10 (This journey replaces the following departures: 16:55 and 17:25).
320	Colchester to Great Notley	The 14:40 and 17:35 journeys from Colchester are WITHDRAWN - NO LONGER IN OPERATION.

The NEW timetables are available to download/print here ↓