20 Southend-on-Sea to Hullbridge via Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea
Operated by First Essex. First bus 19:30, last bus 23:24. 8 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 20? 60 other bus routes are numbered 20 elsewhere in the UK — see every 20 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 19:30 | 20:30 | 21:30 | 22:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Centre (Stop D) | 19:30 | 20:30 | 21:30 | 22:30 |
| Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VH) | 19:33 | 20:32 | 21:32 | 22:32 |
| Southend Hospital South (Stop B) | 19:41 | 20:39 | 21:39 | 22:39 |
| Kent Elms Corner North (N-bound) | 19:48 | 20:45 | 21:45 | 22:45 |
| Glenwood Avenue (adj) | 19:54 | 20:51 | 21:51 | 22:51 |
| Eastwood Road (NW-bound) | 20:03 | 21:00 | 21:59 | 22:59 |
| Railway Station (adj) | 20:05 | 21:02 | 22:01 | 23:01 |
| The Anchor (o/s) | 20:17 | 21:14 | 22:13 | 23:13 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 20
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.50 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | St Marys Prittlewell | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.50 | £2.00 | Gainsborough Drive | ||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | S'end Gen Prittlewel | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Southbourne Grove | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Dulverton Ave | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Kent Elms Corner | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | RochfordCorner | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Jones Corner | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Eastwood Rise Oakwood | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Brocketts Store | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Clar Rd Grove Rd | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Avondale Rd | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | RayleighTC | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | RayleighRS | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Brooklyn Drive | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Rawreth Ln | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Goldsmith Drive | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Coventry Corner | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Ambleside Gdns | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Hullbridge Anchor |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Southend TC.
First Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 28 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with First Essex before you travel.
Tickets on the 20
First Essex publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
Ticket types come from First Essex's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with First Essex.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with First Essex before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 20
20 towards Hullbridge
All 51 stops
- Travel Centre (Stop D) Southend-on-Sea
- Whitegate Road (Stop VS) Southend-on-Sea
- Chichester Road (Stop VP) Southend-on-Sea
- Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VH) Southend-on-Sea
- Civic Centre (opp) Southend-on-Sea
- Blue Boar (o/s) Prittlewell
- Priory Park (SW-bound) Prittlewell
- Gainsborough Drive (adj) Prittlewell
- Highfield Gardens (Stop L) Prittlewell
- Southend Hospital South (Stop B) Prittlewell
- Prittlewell School (o/s) Prittlewell
- Southbourne Grove (N-bound) Prittlewell
- Bridgwater Drive (adj) Prittlewell
- Mannering Gardens North (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Dulverton Avenue (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Hurst Way (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Kent Elms Corner South (N-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Kent Elms Corner North (N-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Brooklands Avenue (adj) Eastwood
- Rochford Corner (W-bound) Eastwood
- Nobles Green Road (opp) Eastwood
- Jones Corner (W-bound) Eastwood
- Progress Road (adj) Eastwood
- Eastwood Rise (opp) Eastwood
- Glenwood Avenue (adj) Eastwood
- Lancaster Road (opp) Rayleigh
- Clarence Road South (opp) Rayleigh
- Warwick Road (adj) Rayleigh
- Clarence Road (adj) Rayleigh
- Grove Road Shops (opp) Rayleigh
- Avondale Road (opp) Rayleigh
- Jubilee Road (adj) Rayleigh
- Parklands Avenue (adj) Rayleigh
- Bull Lane (NW-bound) Rayleigh
- Websters Way (SW-bound) Rayleigh
- Eastwood Road (NW-bound) Rayleigh
- Railway Station (adj) Rayleigh
- The Travellers Joy (opp) Rayleigh
- Cheapside East (adj) Rayleigh
- Deepdene Avenue (adj) Rayleigh
- Brooklyn Drive (adj) Rayleigh
- Hullbridge Road (adj) Rayleigh
- Rawreth Lane (adj) Rayleigh
- Lubards Farm (o/s) Hullbridge
- Goldsmith Drive (adj) Hullbridge
- High Elms Park (adj) Hullbridge
- Coventry Corner (N-bound) Hullbridge
- High Elms Road (adj) Hullbridge
- Ambleside Gardens (adj) Hullbridge
- Riverside School (opp) Hullbridge
- The Anchor (o/s) Hullbridge
20 towards Southend-on-Sea
All 48 stops
- The Anchor (o/s) Hullbridge
- Riverside School (o/s) Hullbridge
- Ambleside Gardens (opp) Hullbridge
- High Elms Road (opp) Hullbridge
- Coventry Corner (W-bound) Hullbridge
- High Elms Park (opp) Hullbridge
- Goldsmith Drive (opp) Hullbridge
- Lubards Farm (opp) Hullbridge
- Rawreth Lane (opp) Rayleigh
- Hullbridge Road (opp) Rayleigh
- Deepdene Avenue (opp) Rayleigh
- Cheapside East (opp) Rayleigh
- The Travellers Joy (o/s) Rayleigh
- Railway Station (opp) Rayleigh
- High Street (NE-bound) Rayleigh
- Bull Lane (adj) Rayleigh
- Parklands Avenue (opp) Rayleigh
- Jubilee Road (SE-bound) Rayleigh
- Avondale Road (adj) Rayleigh
- Grove Road Shops (o/s) Rayleigh
- Clarence Road (SW-bound) Rayleigh
- Warwick Road (opp) Rayleigh
- Clarence Road South (adj) Rayleigh
- Lancaster Road (adj) Rayleigh
- Rayleigh Avenue (adj) Eastwood
- Eastwood Rise (adj) Eastwood
- Progress Road (opp) Eastwood
- Jones Corner (E-bound) Eastwood
- Nobles Green Road (adj) Eastwood
- Rochford Corner (E-bound) Eastwood
- Brooklands Avenue (opp) Eastwood
- Kent Elms Corner North (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Kent Elms Corner South (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Hurst Way (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Dulverton Avenue (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Mannering Gardens North (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Bridgwater Drive (opp) Prittlewell
- Southbourne Grove (E-bound) Prittlewell
- Prittlewell School (opp) Prittlewell
- Southend Hospital South (Stop C) Prittlewell
- Highfield Gardens (Stop J) Prittlewell
- Gainsborough Drive (opp) Prittlewell
- Priory Park (NE-bound) Prittlewell
- Blue Boar (opp) Prittlewell
- Civic Centre (o/s) Southend-on-Sea
- Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VL) Southend-on-Sea
- Whitegate Road (Stop VR) Southend-on-Sea
- Travel Centre (arrivals) Southend-on-Sea
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 31 May 2026 To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 4 January 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 27 July 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 20 April 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 1 September 2024 To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PF0000599/44 · Changes in Essex County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 20 bus?
The first 20 departure on weekdays leaves at 19:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 20 bus?
The last 20 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:24. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 20 bus cost?
First Essex's published fares on the 20: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.50 to £3.00. The 20 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. First Essex day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 20 bus?
The 20 is operated by First Essex.
Timetable data from First Essex via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PF0000599/44. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.