Bus times in Highwoods (Colchester)
All the buses in Highwoods: 7 bus routes and 28 bus stops (Colchester area). Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.
Next buses from Brinkley Lane (NE-bound) as of 08:37
Scheduled times at Highwoods’s busiest stop, from the operators’ timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for more departures and its live map, or pick another stop.
Cancellations & disruptions in Highwoods today
- 2 Great Horkesley → Highwoods via Mile End, Colchester Arriva Herts and Essex · not Sundays · first 07:00 · last 18:20
- 2A Highwoods → Great Horkesley via Colchester, Mile End First Essex · first 18:40 · last 22:13
- 8 Highwoods → Monkwick via Colchester, Mile End Arriva Herts and Essex · not Sundays · first 05:50 · last 19:30
- 11 Colchester circular via Mile End, Highwoods Central Connect · weekdays only · first 05:50 · last 19:25
- 51 Highwoods → Wivenhoe via Colchester, Mile End First Essex · first 05:00 · last 22:45
- 52 Stanway → Highwoods via Colchester, Mile End First Essex · first 05:39 · last 22:22
- 68 Highwoods → West Mersea via Colchester, Mile End First Essex · not Sundays · first 19:20 · last 23:15
Route numbers are reused all over the country. See every UK 8 bus, 51 bus, 52 bus, 2 bus, 11 bus, 68 bus or 2A bus timetable.
Where can you get to by bus from Highwoods?
Map of bus stops in Highwoods
All 28 stops shown. Tap a marker for live departures.
Bus stops in Highwoods
Busiest stops
- Brinkley Lane (SW-bound) 5 routes
- Brinkley Lane (NE-bound) 5 routes
- Highwoods Approach (W-bound) 5 routes
- Highwoods Approach (E-bound) 5 routes
- Berkley Close (opp) 4 routes
- Berkley Close (adj) 4 routes
- Derwent Road (S-bound) 4 routes
- Derwent Road (N-bound) 4 routes
- Highwoods Square (Stop 2) 4 routes
- Regents Close (adj) 4 routes
- Regents Close (opp) 4 routes
- Highwoods Square (Stop 1) 3 routes
Highwoods (28 stops)
- Baronia Croft (adj)
- Baronia Croft (opp)
- Berkley Close (adj)
- Berkley Close (opp)
- Brinkley Lane (NE-bound)
- Brinkley Lane (SW-bound)
- Derwent Road (N-bound)
- Derwent Road (S-bound)
- Gilberd School (o/s)
- Gilberd School (opp)
- Highwoods Approach (E-bound)
- Highwoods Approach (W-bound)
- Highwoods Square (Stop 1)
- Highwoods Square (Stop 2)
- Highwoods Square (Stop 3)
- Langdale Drive (adj)
- Langdale Drive (opp)
- Pinecroft Gardens (adj)
- Pinecroft Gardens (opp)
- Regents Close (adj)
- Regents Close (opp)
- Rovers Tye (adj)
- Rovers Tye (opp)
- Spindle Wood (adj)
- Spindle Wood (opp)
- St Helena Hospice (o/s)
- Victoria Gardens (adj)
- Victoria Gardens (opp)
Operators in Highwoods
Bus services here are registered with Essex County Council. See registered service changes and withdrawals →
Frequently asked questions
Which buses run in Highwoods?
7 bus routes serve Highwoods, run by First Essex, Arriva Herts and Essex and Central Connect. They are the 8 (Highwoods to Monkwick), the 51 (Highwoods to Wivenhoe), the 52 (Stanway to Highwoods), the 2 (Great Horkesley to Highwoods), the 11 (Colchester circular), the 68 (Highwoods to West Mersea) and the 2A (Highwoods to Great Horkesley).
How much is the bus fare in Highwoods?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, falling to £2 from 1 January 2027. Buses in Highwoods are run by Arriva Herts and Essex, First Essex, Central Connect — check each operator's day and weekly tickets, which are often cheaper for multiple journeys.
How many bus stops are there in Highwoods?
There are 28 active bus stops in Highwoods. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.