21S Southend-on-Sea to Canvey via Thundersley

Operated by First Essex. First bus 06:35, last bus 15:40. 4 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Canvey from Travel Centre (Stop C): 15:30, 15:40

Next towards Southend-on-Sea from School (o/s): tomorrow 06:35

Wanted a different 21S? 1 other bus route is numbered 21S elsewhere in the UK — see every 21S bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Benfleet, Rail Station unless marked “to …” · Monday to Friday · 2 journeys
Stop 15:3015:40 to Canvey, Newlands, C
Travel Centre (Stop C) 15:3015:40
Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VH) 15:3715:47
Southend Hospital South (Stop B) 15:5316:03
Westcliff High Schools (Stop A) 16:0216:09
Leigh Elms (S-bound) 16:0916:16
Leigh Church (o/s) 16:1216:19
Leigh-on-Sea Railway Station (Stop B) 16:1616:23
Thames Drive (adj) 16:2216:29
Church (W-bound) 16:2716:35
The Memorial (adj) 16:3016:38
Kenneth Road (opp) 16:4316:46
Manor Road (N-bound) 16:5116:54
Tarpots Corner (S-bound) 17:0017:03
Railway Station (Stop A) 17:1317:16
Edith Rd (adj) ·17:28
Grafton Road (opp) ·17:36
Parkway (adj) ·17:37
Creek Road (opp) ·17:47

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.

The 21S is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Fares on the 21S

Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.50 to £3.00

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 21S

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, 28 December, 29 December, 30 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 21S

21S towards Canvey

All 79 stops
  1. Travel Centre (Stop C) Southend-on-Sea
  2. Whitegate Road (Stop VS) Southend-on-Sea
  3. Chichester Road (Stop VP) Southend-on-Sea
  4. Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VH) Southend-on-Sea
  5. Civic Centre (opp) Southend-on-Sea
  6. Blue Boar (o/s) Prittlewell
  7. Priory Park (SW-bound) Prittlewell
  8. Gainsborough Drive (adj) Prittlewell
  9. Highfield Gardens (Stop L) Prittlewell
  10. Southend Hospital South (Stop B) Prittlewell
  11. Prittlewell School (o/s) Prittlewell
  12. Southbourne Grove (W-bound) Prittlewell
  13. Mannering Gardens South (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
  14. St Thomas Moore School (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
  15. Westcliff High Schools (Stop A) Leigh-on-Sea
  16. Blenheim Park (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
  17. School Way (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
  18. Elmsleigh Drive (W-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  19. Blenheim Chase (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  20. Manchester Drive (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  21. Leigh Elms (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  22. Glendale Gardens (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
  23. Leigh Church (o/s) Leigh-on-Sea
  24. Belton Way East (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
  25. Leigh-on-Sea Railway Station (Stop B) Leigh-on-Sea
  26. Marine Parade (N-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  27. Western Road (N-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  28. Thames Drive (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
  29. Tattersall Gardens (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
  30. Woodfield Road (opp) Hadleigh
  31. Broughton Road (opp) Hadleigh
  32. Church (W-bound) Hadleigh
  33. Homestead Way (adj) Hadleigh
  34. The Memorial (adj) Hadleigh
  35. Victoria House Corner (NW-bound) Hadleigh
  36. Shipwrights Drive North (adj) South Benfleet
  37. Warren Chase (opp) South Benfleet
  38. USP College (opp) South Benfleet
  39. Kenneth Road (opp) South Benfleet
  40. Glen Road (opp) South Benfleet
  41. Kents Hill Road North (N-bound) South Benfleet
  42. Chesterfield Avenue (adj) Thundersley
  43. Hazlemere Rd (adj) Thundersley
  44. Manor Road (N-bound) Thundersley
  45. Eversley Road (W-bound) Thundersley
  46. The Fairway (opp) Thundersley
  47. Arundel Road (W-bound) Thundersley
  48. Rushbottom Lane (S-bound) Thundersley
  49. Tarpots Corner (S-bound) South Benfleet
  50. Elmhurst Avenue (opp) South Benfleet
  51. Limetree Avenue (opp) South Benfleet
  52. Cemetery Corner (E-bound) South Benfleet
  53. South View Road (adj) South Benfleet
  54. Kents Hill Road (adj) South Benfleet
  55. Boyce Green (adj) South Benfleet
  56. Hillside Road (adj) South Benfleet
  57. St Mary's Church (opp) South Benfleet
  58. Railway Station (Stop A) South Benfleet
  59. Waterside Farm (opp) Canvey
  60. Waterside Farm South (o/s) Canvey
  61. Russell Head (o/s) Canvey Village
  62. Holland Avenue (adj) Canvey Village
  63. Dyke Crescent (adj) Canvey Village
  64. Charfleets (opp) Canvey Village
  65. Edith Rd (adj) Canvey Village
  66. Green Avenue (adj) Canvey
  67. Hawkesbury Road (opp) Canvey
  68. Thames Road (opp) Canvey
  69. Jasmine Close (opp) Canvey
  70. Cleveland Road (adj) Canvey
  71. Beachway (adj) Canvey
  72. Grafton Road (opp) Canvey
  73. Parkway (adj) Canvey
  74. Oyster Fleet (o/s) Canvey
  75. Harrow Road (adj) Canvey
  76. Playing Fields (adj) Canvey
  77. Whernside Avenue (adj) Canvey
  78. Essex Road (opp) Canvey
  79. Creek Road (opp) Canvey

21S towards Southend-on-Sea

All 75 stops
  1. School (o/s) Canvey
  2. Parkway (opp) Canvey
  3. Poplar Road (adj) Canvey
  4. Grafton Road (adj) Canvey
  5. Beachway (opp) Canvey
  6. Cleveland Road (opp) Canvey
  7. Jasmine Close (adj) Canvey
  8. Thames Road (adj) Canvey
  9. Hawkesbury Road (adj) Canvey
  10. Grassmere Road (adj) Canvey
  11. Edith Rd (opp) Canvey Village
  12. Charfleets (adj) Canvey Village
  13. Dyke Crescent (opp) Canvey Village
  14. Holland Avenue (opp) Canvey Village
  15. Russell Head (opp) Canvey Village
  16. Waterside Farm South (opp) Canvey
  17. Waterside Farm (o/s) Canvey
  18. Railway Station (Stop E) South Benfleet
  19. St Mary's Church (o/s) South Benfleet
  20. Hillside Road (opp) South Benfleet
  21. Boyce Green (opp) South Benfleet
  22. Kents Hill Road (opp) South Benfleet
  23. South View Road (opp) South Benfleet
  24. Cemetery Corner (N-bound) South Benfleet
  25. Limetree Avenue (adj) South Benfleet
  26. The Spinnakers (opp) South Benfleet
  27. Tarpots Corner (N-bound) South Benfleet
  28. Rushbottom Lane (N-bound) Thundersley
  29. Arundel Road (E-bound) Thundersley
  30. The Fairway (adj) Thundersley
  31. Eversley Road (E-bound) Thundersley
  32. Manor Road (S-bound) Thundersley
  33. Hazlemere Rd (opp) Thundersley
  34. Chesterfield Avenue (opp) Thundersley
  35. Kents Hill Road North (E-bound) South Benfleet
  36. Glen Road (adj) South Benfleet
  37. Kenneth Road (adj) South Benfleet
  38. USP College (o/s) South Benfleet
  39. Warren Chase (adj) South Benfleet
  40. Shipwrights Drive North (opp) South Benfleet
  41. Cranbrook Avenue (adj) South Benfleet
  42. Victoria House Corner (SE-bound) Hadleigh
  43. Bus Depot (SE-bound) Hadleigh
  44. Morrisons (o/s) Hadleigh
  45. Oak Road (adj) Hadleigh
  46. Broughton Road (adj) Hadleigh
  47. Woodfield Road (adj) Hadleigh
  48. Tattersall Gardens (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
  49. Thames Drive (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  50. Western Road (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  51. Marine Parade (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  52. Leigh-on-Sea Railway Station (Stop E) Leigh-on-Sea
  53. Belton Way East (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
  54. Post Office Leigh-on-Sea
  55. Glendale Gardens (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
  56. Leigh Elms (N-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  57. Bonchurch Park (near) Leigh-on-Sea
  58. Blenheim Chase (N-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  59. Elmsleigh Drive (E-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
  60. School Way (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
  61. Blenheim Park (o/s) Leigh-on-Sea
  62. Westcliff High Schools (Stop D) Leigh-on-Sea
  63. St Thomas Moore School (o/s) Leigh-on-Sea
  64. Mannering Gardens South (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
  65. Southbourne Grove (E-bound) Prittlewell
  66. Prittlewell School (opp) Prittlewell
  67. Southend Hospital South (Stop C) Prittlewell
  68. Highfield Gardens (Stop J) Prittlewell
  69. Gainsborough Drive (opp) Prittlewell
  70. Priory Park (NE-bound) Prittlewell
  71. Blue Boar (opp) Prittlewell
  72. Civic Centre (o/s) Southend-on-Sea
  73. Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VE) Southend-on-Sea
  74. Whitegate Road (Stop VR) Southend-on-Sea
  75. Travel Centre (Stop H) Southend-on-Sea

Towns & areas on this route

Southend-on-SeaLeigh-on-SeaPrittlewellCanveySouth BenfleetThundersleyHadleighCanvey Village

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 21S bus?

The first 21S departure on weekdays leaves at 06:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 21S bus?

The last 21S on weekdays leaves its first stop at 15:40. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 21S bus cost?

First Essex's published fares on the 21S: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.50 to £3.00. The 21S 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 21S bus?

The 21S is operated by First Essex.

Timetable data from First Essex via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.