First Essex

109 registered routes.

First Essex takes part in the national fare cap — most singles cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2. Routes marked not capped below are excluded; a route with no mark is not in the government’s list either way, so check before you travel. Details →

Tickets & fares

First Essex sells singles, returns, day tickets and season tickets.

Adult Single · Child Single · Adult Day Sun Saver Pass · Child Day Sun Saver Pass · Adult Period Return · Child Period Return

Ticket types from First Essex's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 September 2026, which lists what is sold but not what each ticket costs. Singles in England are capped at £3 on participating routes (£2 from Jan 2027). See prices on First Essex's website →

Registered service changes

No changes are currently registered to take effect. First Essex has 70 service registrations on record.

All 70 First Essex registrations →

Routes

109 routes — type a number or a place to find yours

1A Basildon → Pitsea £3 cap Saturdays only · first 09:28 · last 13:34
1A Greenstead → Colchester via Shrub End £3 cap first 18:30 · last 22:58
2A Highwoods → Great Horkesley via Colchester, Mile End £3 cap first 18:40 · last 22:13
3 Chelmsford → Southend-on-Sea via Leigh-on-Sea, Prittlewell £3 cap not Sundays · first 07:15 · last 18:05
4 North Shoebury → Southend-on-Sea via Bournes Green, Southchurch £3 cap Sundays only · first 09:37 · last 18:03
4A Great Wakering → Southend-on-Sea via North Shoebury, Southchurch £3 cap Sundays only · first 08:27 · last 19:00
13 Chelmsford → Wickford via Galleywood, Rettendon £3 cap not Sundays · first 09:55 · last 18:08
13A Chelmsford → Wickford via Galleywood, Rettendon £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:17 · last 20:07
13B Chelmsford → Wickford via Galleywood, Ramsden Heath £3 cap not Sundays · first 05:45 · last 19:15
16A Napier Road → St Helena School not capped weekdays only · first 07:44 · last 15:20
19A Chelmsford → Harlow via North Weald, Brays Grove £3 cap Sundays only · first 08:10 · last 23:45
20 Southend-on-Sea → Hullbridge via Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea £3 cap not Sundays · first 19:30 · last 23:24
20S Southend-on-Sea → Hullbridge via Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea weekdays only · first 07:20 · last 15:30
21 Southend-on-Sea → Canvey via Chalkwell £3 cap first 05:45 · last 22:10
21C Hadleigh → Canvey via South Benfleet £3 cap weekdays only · first 09:25 · last 14:25
21S Southend-on-Sea → Canvey via Thundersley £3 cap weekdays only · first 06:35 · last 15:40
22 Canvey → Basildon via South Benfleet, Pitsea £3 cap first 05:40 · last 23:45
25 Southend-on-Sea → Basildon via Leigh-on-Sea, Wickford £3 cap first 05:05 · last 21:00
26 Shoeburyness → Hadleigh via Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea £3 cap not Sundays · first 08:45 · last 17:40
27 Hullbridge → Canvey via Rayleigh, South Benfleet £3 cap first 04:50 · last 00:07

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28 Southend-on-Sea → Basildon via Leigh-on-Sea, South Benfleet £3 cap runs 24 hours
31 Chelmsford → Burnham-on-Crouch via Great Baddow, Maldon £3 cap first 05:30 · last 23:10
37 Brentwood circular via Pilgrims Hatch £3 cap Sundays only · first 08:24 · last 18:24
42A Bishops Stortford → Chelmsford via Stansted Airport, Takeley £3 cap Sundays only · first 07:45 · last 20:35
46 Chelmsford → Ongar via Westlands Estate, Writtle £3 cap not Sundays · first 07:15 · last 18:10
47 Chelmsford circular via Beaulieu Park, Chelmer Village £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:15 · last 19:05
50 Colchester → Tollesbury via Shrub End, Tolleshunt DArcy £3 cap not Sundays · first 07:05 · last 18:45
50A Colchester → Tollesbury via Layer Breton £3 cap not Sundays · first 17:45 · last 17:45
50B Colchester circular via Layer-de-la-Haye, Shrub End £3 cap Mondays only · first 11:15 · last 15:05
51 Highwoods → Wivenhoe via Colchester, Mile End £3 cap first 05:00 · last 22:45
52 Stanway → Highwoods via Colchester, Mile End £3 cap first 05:39 · last 22:22
53 Rowhedge → West Bergholt via Old Heath, Colchester £3 cap first 06:05 · last 22:30
53A Colchester → West Bergholt £3 cap not Sundays · first 20:52 · last 22:42
54 Colchester → Greenstead via The Hythe £3 cap first 05:32 · last 22:43
55 Colchester → West Mersea via Langenhoe £3 cap first 06:30 · last 19:07
56 Colchester → Layer-de-la-Haye via Shrub End £3 cap first 06:24 · last 23:10
57 Colchester → St Michaels via Shrub End £3 cap first 06:35 · last 22:30
59 Chelmsford → Harlow via Writtle, Mark Hall £3 cap Sundays only · first 08:55 · last 22:55
67 Colchester → East Mersea via Peldon, West Mersea £3 cap Thursdays only · first 10:55 · last 15:05
68 Highwoods → West Mersea via Colchester, Mile End £3 cap not Sundays · first 19:20 · last 23:15
68A Colchester → West Mersea via Monkwick, Peldon £3 cap Sundays only · first 08:40 · last 20:33
69 Colchester → East Mersea via Shrub End, West Mersea £3 cap Tuesdays only · first 11:33 · last 15:05
69A Colchester → East Mersea via Peldon, West Mersea £3 cap Tuesdays only · first 11:00 · last 15:43
70 BTE Bus Park → Chelmsford, Bus Station £3 cap weekdays only · first 06:42 · last 18:02
71 London Road → Colchester Osborne £3 cap not Sundays · first 18:40 · last 22:42
73 Chelmsford → Maldon via Boreham, Heybridge £3 cap not Sundays · first 07:01 · last 20:52
73A Heybridge → Moulsham via Chelmer Village, Chelmsford £3 cap not Sundays · first 07:10 · last 07:10
73B Chelmsford → Maldon via Beaulieu Park, Heybridge £3 cap not Sundays · first 08:25 · last 17:55
75 Colchester → Maldon via Stanway, Heybridge £3 cap first 06:50 · last 22:50
79 Colchester circular via Stanway, Tiptree £3 cap Fridays only · first 11:10 · last 15:03
80A Brentwood circular via Hutton, Shenfield £3 cap Sundays only · first 10:00 · last 19:45
80C Brentwood circular via Shenfield, Hutton £3 cap Sundays only · first 09:00 · last 19:00
85 Colchester circular via Stanway, Shrub End £3 cap Wednesdays only · first 11:05 · last 15:05
87 Colchester → Brightlingsea via Mile End, Wivenhoe £3 cap first 06:00 · last 23:20
100 Basildon → Lakeside via Corringham, Grays £3 cap first 05:05 · last 23:30
102 Colchester → Harwich via Dedham, Dedham Heath £3 cap Sundays only · first 07:45 · last 18:05
104 Colchester → Harwich via Upper Dovercourt, Dovercourt £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:10 · last 19:10
170 Marks Farm, Tesco → Chelmsford, Bus Station £3 cap first 05:45 · last 20:15
200 Basildon → Grays via Corringham, Tilbury £3 cap first 05:05 · last 19:20
201 Basildon → Orsett via Corringham, Stanford le Hope £3 cap weekdays only · first 09:25 · last 14:05
300 Chelmsford → Basildon via Billericay, Great Burstead £3 cap first 05:15 · last 23:30
320 Colchester → Great Notley via Bradwell, Braintree £3 cap weekdays only · first 06:40 · last 16:13
331 Chelmsford → Burnham-on-Crouch via Great Baddow, Maldon £3 cap not Sundays · first 07:05 · last 23:35
332 Chelmsford → Burnham-on-Crouch via Mayland, Steeple £3 cap first 05:25 · last 19:35
333 Chelmsford → Heybridge via Great Baddow, Maldon first 06:59 · last 22:50
336 Chelmsford → South Woodham Ferrers via Great Baddow, Danbury £3 cap first 05:55 · last 22:40
351 Chelmsford → Basildon via Brentwood, Laindon £3 cap first 05:40 · last 19:15
370 Halstead → Chelmsford via Bocking, Braintree £3 cap first 17:55 · last 22:53
371 Chelmsford, Bus Station → Colchester Osborne £3 cap first 05:20 · last 19:15
375 Colchester → Chelmsford via Maldon, Great Baddow not Sundays · first 05:45 · last 20:00
520 Colchester → Great Notley via Bradwell, Braintree weekdays only · first 07:08 · last 15:43
520 Great Notley → Great Dunmow via Felsted, Little Dunmow weekdays only · first 06:35 · last 17:22
525 Chelmsford, Princes → Norman Way Schools not capped weekdays only · first 07:20 · last 15:50
561 Basildon → Chelmsford via Laindon, Billericay not capped weekdays only · first 06:50 · last 15:50
620 Abridge → Ingatestone via Loughton, Waltham Abbey not capped weekdays only · first 07:00 · last 15:45
625 Chelmsford → Prittlewell via Billericay, Leigh-on-Sea not capped weekdays only · first 06:47 · last 15:45
694 Colchester → East Bergholt via Ardleigh, Boxted not capped weekdays only · first 07:59 · last 15:45
700 Sandon circular via Chelmsford not Sundays · first 06:30 · last 19:20
702 Broomfield circular via Chelmsford weekdays only · first 06:30 · last 19:00
703 Chelmer Valley Park → Broomfield Hospital weekdays only · first 09:45 · last 15:00
825 Southend-on-Sea → Basildon via Leigh-on-Sea, Wickford £3 cap weekdays only · first 06:45 · last 15:20
827 Southend-on-Sea → Canvey via Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea £3 cap weekdays only · first 06:50 · last 15:30
B1 Basildon → Harold Wood via Laindon £3 cap first 05:10 · last 23:30
B2 Basildon → Laindon £3 cap first 06:23 · last 19:06
B2E Basildon → Laindon via Langdon Hills first 20:30 · last 23:30
B3 Basildon → Pitsea via Felmores £3 cap first 05:30 · last 23:30
B4 Basildon → Pitsea £3 cap first 05:30 · last 23:35
B5 Basildon, Bus Station → Gardiners Lane Sout £3 cap not Sundays · first 06:55 · last 20:30
B6 Basildon → Laindon via Langdon Hills not Sundays · first 05:40 · last 19:00
C1 Great Waltham → Galleywood via Chelmsford, Great Baddow £3 cap first 05:00 · last 00:02
C2 Great Baddow → Broomfield via Chelmsford, Melbourne Farm £3 cap first 05:34 · last 22:45
C2e Chelmsford → North Melbourne via Melbourne Farm, Chignall Estate Sundays only · first 18:10 · last 21:48
C3 Beaulieu Park → North Melbourne via Chelmer Village, Chelmsford £3 cap first 05:45 · last 22:00
C5 Oxney Green → Moulsham Lodge Estate via Chelmsford, Great Baddow £3 cap first 05:20 · last 22:00
C6 Chelmsford → Great Baddow £3 cap weekdays only · first 09:20 · last 13:47
C7 Chelmsford → Galleywood via Great Baddow £3 cap first 06:15 · last 21:48
C7E Chelmsford → Galleywood via Great Baddow first 20:18 · last 21:45
C8 Beaulieu Park → Beaulieu Park Bus & £3 cap first 05:14 · last 22:50
C9 Beaulieu Park £3 cap first 05:21 · last 23:20
C10 Chelmsford → Channels Est via Springfield Park, Beaulieu Park £3 cap first 05:38 · last 23:01
C12 Chelmsford → Boreham via Chelmer Village, Springfield first 05:55 · last 06:57
X10 Basildon → Stansted Airport via Wickford, Chelmsford £3 cap first 03:20 · last 01:40
X10 Basildon → Runwell via Wickford £3 cap weekdays only · first 06:28 · last 21:00
X20 Braintree → Stansted Airport via Great Dunmow, Takeley £3 cap runs 24 hours
X20 Colchester → Braintree via Stanway, Bradwell £3 cap first 03:20 · last 01:25
X30 Chelmsford → Stansted Airport via Barnston, Great Dunmow £3 cap first 00:40 · last 23:00
X30 Southend-on-Sea → Chelmsford via Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea £3 cap runs 24 hours
X70 Colchester → Chelmsford via Bradwell, Braintree £3 cap weekdays only · first 09:05 · last 09:05
X71 Chelmsford City Centre → Colchester Osborne £3 cap not Sundays · first 19:45 · last 19:45