26 Shoeburyness to Hadleigh via Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea
Operated by First Essex. Registered as running via Shoeburyness East Beach, Southend Travel Centre, Canvey Island Newlands Creek. First bus 08:45, last bus 17:40. 15 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 26? 44 other bus routes are numbered 26 elsewhere in the UK — see every 26 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:50 | 09:30 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:45 to Southend, Travel Centre | 17:40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Beach (SW-bound) | · | 09:30 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:45 | · |
| Artillery Mews (o/s) | · | 09:32 | 10:37 | 11:37 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:47 | · |
| Thorpedene School (o/s) | · | 09:36 | 10:41 | 11:41 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 14:51 | · |
| Bournes Green Roundabout (W-bound) | · | 09:41 | 10:46 | 11:46 | 12:51 | 13:51 | 14:56 | · |
| Travel Centre (Stop C) | 08:50 | 09:51 | 10:56 | 11:56 | 13:01 | 14:01 | 15:06 | 17:40 |
| Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VH) | 08:53 | 09:54 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 13:04 | 14:04 | · | 17:43 |
| Southend Hospital South (Stop B) | 09:03 | 10:04 | 11:09 | 12:09 | 13:14 | 14:14 | · | 17:53 |
| Leigh Church (o/s) | 09:15 | 10:16 | 11:21 | 12:21 | 13:26 | 14:26 | · | 18:05 |
| The Memorial (adj) | 09:25 | 10:26 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:36 | 14:36 | · | 18:15 |
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 26
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.50 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | Campfield Rd / Ness Rd | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| £2.50 | £2.00 | Shoebury Sports Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Thorpe Bay Bishopsteignton | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Bournes Grn LA Fitness | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Wick Chase | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Southchurch Old Walnut Tree | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Sou - Chase Rd | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Southend TC | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | St Marys Prittlewell | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Gainsborough Drive | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | S'end Gen Prittlewel | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Southbourne Grove | ||||||||||
| £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 | Wstclf schools | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Blenheim Chase | ||||||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Leigh Elms | |||||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Leigh TC | ||||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Leigh RS | |||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Marine Parade Thames | ||||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Thames 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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Broughton Rd | ||
| £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 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Hadl Church | |
| £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 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Vic Hse Cnr |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Shoebury East Beach.
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 26
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 26
26 towards Hadleigh
All 63 stops
- East Beach (SW-bound) Shoeburyness
- High Street (NW-bound) Shoeburyness
- Artillery Mews (o/s) Shoeburyness
- Campfield Road (opp) Shoeburyness
- Waterloo Road (adj) Shoeburyness
- Shoebury Sports Centre (o/s) Shoeburyness
- Thorpedene School (o/s) Shoeburyness
- Thorpedene Library (NW-bound) Shoeburyness
- Barnstaple Road (adj) Thorpe Bay
- Bishopsteignton (opp) Thorpe Bay
- Burlescoombe Road (adj) Thorpe Bay
- Appledore (opp) Thorpe Bay
- Maplin Way North (adj) Bournes Green
- Brankscombe Walk (adj) Bournes Green
- LA Fitness (W-bound) Bournes Green
- Bournes Green Roundabout (W-bound) Bournes Green
- The Thorpe Bay School (o/s) Southchurch
- Southend High for Girls (Stop A) Southchurch
- Arlington Road (opp) Southchurch
- The White Horse PH (W-bound) Southchurch
- Surbiton Avenue (adj) Southchurch
- Ilfracombe Avenue (adj) Southchurch
- Sacred Heart Schools (o/s) Southchurch
- Southchurch Avenue cnr (adj) Southchurch
- Tyrrel Drive (adj) Southchurch
- Travel Centre (Stop C) 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 (W-bound) Prittlewell
- Mannering Gardens South (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- St Thomas Moore School (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Westcliff High Schools (Stop A) Leigh-on-Sea
- Blenheim Park (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- School Way (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Elmsleigh Drive (W-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Station Road (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Tankerville Drive (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Popular Roadhouse (S-bound) Belfairs
- Bonchurch Avenue (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- West Leigh Schools (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Kingswood Chase (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Leigh Elms (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Glendale Gardens (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Leigh Church (o/s) Leigh-on-Sea
- Belton Way East (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Leigh-on-Sea Railway Station (Stop B) Leigh-on-Sea
- Marine Parade (N-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Western Road (N-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Thames Drive (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Tattersall Gardens (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Woodfield Road (opp) Hadleigh
- Broughton Road (opp) Hadleigh
- Church (W-bound) Hadleigh
- Homestead Way (adj) Hadleigh
- The Memorial (adj) Hadleigh
26 towards Shoeburyness
All 59 stops
- Bus Depot (SE-bound) Hadleigh
- Morrisons (o/s) Hadleigh
- Church (E-bound) Hadleigh
- Oak Road (adj) Hadleigh
- Broughton Road (adj) Hadleigh
- Woodfield Road (adj) Hadleigh
- Tattersall Gardens (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Thames Drive (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Western Road (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Marine Parade (S-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- Leigh-on-Sea Railway Station (Stop E) Leigh-on-Sea
- Belton Way East (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Post Office Leigh-on-Sea
- Glendale Gardens (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Kingswood Chase (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Bonchurch Avenue (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Popular Roadhouse (E-bound) Belfairs
- Tankerville Drive (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Station Road (opp) Leigh-on-Sea
- Elmsleigh Drive (E-bound) Leigh-on-Sea
- School Way (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Blenheim Park (o/s) Leigh-on-Sea
- Westcliff High Schools (Stop D) Leigh-on-Sea
- St Thomas Moore School (o/s) Leigh-on-Sea
- Mannering Gardens South (adj) Leigh-on-Sea
- Southbourne Grove (E-bound) Prittlewell
- Prittlewell School (opp) Prittlewell
- Southend Hospital South (Stop D) 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 (Stop F) Southend-on-Sea
- Nicholson House (o/s) Southchurch
- Southchurch Avenue cnr (opp) Southchurch
- Christchurch Road (E-bound) Southchurch
- Ilfracombe Road (adj) Southchurch
- Surbiton Road (adj) Southchurch
- The White Horse PH (NE-bound) Southchurch
- Arlington Road (adj) Southchurch
- Wick Chase (adj) Southchurch
- The Thorpe Bay School (opp) Southchurch
- Bournes Green Roundabout (E-bound) Bournes Green
- LA Fitness (E-bound) Bournes Green
- Brankscombe Walk (opp) Bournes Green
- Maplin Way North (opp) Bournes Green
- Appledore (adj) Thorpe Bay
- Bishopsteignton (adj) Thorpe Bay
- Thorpedene Library (SE-bound) Shoeburyness
- Thorpedene School (opp) Shoeburyness
- Shoebury Sports Centre (opp) Shoeburyness
- Waterloo Road (opp) Shoeburyness
- Shoebury Health Centre (o/s) Shoeburyness
- Artillery Mews (opp) Shoeburyness
- High Street (SE-bound) Shoeburyness
- East Beach (SW-bound) Shoeburyness
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 31 May 2026 To amend Route, Start & Finish Point, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 8 April 2026 To amend Start & Finish Point, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 Shoebury East Beach, Southend-on-Sea (Essex) → Southend Travel Centre (Essex)
- New service effective 20 April 2025 Rampart Terrace, East Beach, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex → Creek Road, Newlands, Canvey Island, Essex
Registered as financially supported by a local authority (Southend-On-Sea City Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PF0000599/425 · Changes in Essex County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 26 bus?
The first 26 departure on weekdays leaves at 08:45 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 26 bus?
The last 26 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:40. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 26 bus cost?
First Essex's published fares on the 26: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.50 to £3.00. The 26 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 26 bus?
The 26 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 PF0000599/425. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.