333 Stansted Airport to Braintree via Takeley, Great Dunmow
Operated by Central Connect. First bus 02:35, last bus 00:40. 33 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.50 to £3.00 — more.
Night bus — overnight departures 22:00–07:00. Every night. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different 333? 7 other bus routes are numbered 333 elsewhere in the UK — see every 333 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 00:40 | 03:40 | 05:40 | 06:40 | 07:40 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 16:25 | 17:35 | 18:40 | 20:40 | 22:40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach Station (Bay 14) | 00:40 | 03:40 | 05:40 | 06:40 | 07:40 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 16:25 | 17:35 | 18:40 | 20:40 | 22:40 |
| The Four Ashes (near) | 00:46 | 03:46 | 05:46 | 06:46 | 07:46 | 09:16 | 10:16 | 11:16 | 12:16 | 13:16 | 14:16 | 16:31 | 17:41 | 18:46 | 20:46 | 22:46 |
| High Street (SE-bound) | 00:56 | 03:56 | 05:56 | 06:56 | 08:00 | 09:27 | 10:27 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | 14:27 | 16:44 | 17:54 | 18:56 | 20:56 | 22:56 |
| The Flitch of Bacon (opp) | 01:01 | 04:01 | 06:01 | 07:02 | 08:06 | 09:33 | 10:33 | 11:33 | 12:33 | 13:33 | 14:33 | 16:50 | 18:00 | 19:01 | 21:01 | 23:01 |
| Church (o/s) | 01:06 | 04:06 | 06:06 | 07:08 | 08:14 | 09:39 | 10:39 | 11:39 | 12:39 | 13:39 | 14:39 | 16:57 | 18:07 | 19:06 | 21:06 | 23:06 |
| The Welsh Princess (o/s) | 01:14 | 04:14 | 06:14 | 07:18 | 08:25 | 09:49 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 14:49 | 17:09 | 18:19 | 19:14 | 21:14 | 23:14 |
| Bus Interchange (Stand 6) | 01:25 | 04:25 | 06:25 | 07:30 | 08:45 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 17:25 | 18:30 | 19:25 | 21:25 | 23:25 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 333
Adult single £2.50 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £3.00 | Great Dunmow | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £3.00 | Felsted & Little Dunmow | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Braintree | |
| £2.50 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Stansted Airport |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Takeley.
Transport Made Simple's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 4 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Central Connect before you travel.
Tickets on the 333
Central Connect publishes singles on this route for adults and young people.
U19 Single · Adult Single
Ticket types come from Central Connect's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 7 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Central Connect.
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 Central Connect before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Braintree: 17 journeys, first 00:40 towards Stansted Airport: 18 journeys, first 02:35
Route map
All stops on route 333
333 towards Braintree
All 51 stops
- Coach Station (Bay 14) Stansted Airport
- Coopers Villas (opp) Takeley
- Parsonage Rd (S-bound) Takeley
- Garnetts (opp) Takeley
- Chestnut Way (opp) Takeley
- The Four Ashes (near) Takeley
- Canfield Road (opp) Takeley
- Warwick Road (adj) Takeley
- The Lion & Lamb (o/s) Takeley
- Little Canfield Hall (o/s) Canfield End
- War Memorial (adj) Canfield End
- Woodside Way (adj) Great Dunmow
- Staggs Farm (opp) Great Dunmow
- The Queen Victoria (opp) Great Dunmow
- Stortford Road (E-bound) Great Dunmow
- High Street (SE-bound) Great Dunmow
- The Avenue (opp) Great Dunmow
- St Edmunds Lane (adj) Great Dunmow
- Homelye Chase (adj) Little Dunmow
- Braintree Road (S-bound) Little Dunmow
- The Flitch of Bacon (opp) Little Dunmow
- The Moors (opp) Little Dunmow
- Bramble Lane (adj) Little Dunmow
- Baynard Avenue (opp) Felsted
- Mill Road (opp) Felsted
- Church (o/s) Felsted
- The Chequers (opp) Felsted
- Garnetts Lane (adj) Felsted
- Alderton Close (adj) Felsted
- Primary School (o/s) Felsted
- Watch House Green (E-bound) Felsted
- Gatehouse Farm (adj) Blake End
- Blake End (N-bound) Blake End
- Graunt Courts (SE-bound) Blake End
- Perkins Garage (o/s) Rayne
- Pods Lane (adj) Rayne
- The Street (E-bound) Rayne
- The Cock (o/s) Rayne
- The Welsh Princess (o/s) Rayne
- The Swan (E-bound) Rayne
- Gilda Terrace (opp) Braintree
- Nayling Road (opp) Braintree
- Lidl (o/s) Braintree
- St Michael's (o/s) Braintree
- Peel Crescent (adj) Braintree
- Panfield Lane (NE-bound) Braintree Town Centre
- Blyth's Meadow (opp) Braintree Town Centre
- Mount Road (opp) Braintree Town Centre
- Railway Street (S-bound) Braintree Town Centre
- Clinic (W-bound) Braintree Town Centre
- Bus Interchange (Stand 6) Braintree Town Centre
333 towards Stansted Airport
All 49 stops
- Bus Interchange (Stand 6) Braintree Town Centre
- Trinovantian Way (adj) Braintree Town Centre
- Railway Station (Stand 1) Braintree
- Rue De Jeunes (adj) Braintree Town Centre
- Peel Crescent (opp) Braintree
- St Michael's (opp) Braintree
- Lidl (opp) Braintree
- Nayling Road (adj) Braintree
- Gilda Terrace (adj) Braintree
- The Swan (W-bound) Rayne
- The Welsh Princess (opp) Rayne
- The Cock (opp) Rayne
- The Street (W-bound) Rayne
- Pods Lane (opp) Rayne
- Perkins Garage (opp) Rayne
- Graunt Courts (NW-bound) Blake End
- Blake End (S-bound) Blake End
- Gransmore Green (SW-bound) Blake End
- Watch House Green (W-bound) Felsted
- Alderton Close (opp) Felsted
- Garnetts Lane (opp) Felsted
- The Chequers (o/s) Felsted
- Church (opp) Felsted
- Mill Road (adj) Felsted
- Tanton Road (adj) Felsted
- Baynard Avenue (adj) Felsted
- Bramble Lane (opp) Little Dunmow
- The Moors (o/s) Little Dunmow
- The Flitch of Bacon (o/s) Little Dunmow
- Braintree Road (N-bound) Little Dunmow
- Homelye Chase (opp) Little Dunmow
- St Edmunds Lane (opp) Great Dunmow
- The Avenue (adj) Great Dunmow
- High Street (NW-bound) Great Dunmow
- Stortford Road (W-bound) Great Dunmow
- The Queen Victoria (o/s) Great Dunmow
- Staggs Farm (o/s) Great Dunmow
- Woodside Way (opp) Great Dunmow
- War Memorial (opp) Canfield End
- Little Canfield Hall (opp) Canfield End
- The Lion & Lamb (opp) Takeley
- Warwick Road (opp) Takeley
- Canfield Road (adj) Takeley
- The Four Ashes (adj) Takeley
- Chestnut Way (adj) Takeley
- Garnetts (adj) Takeley
- Parsonage Rd (N-bound) Takeley
- Coopers Villas (o/s) Takeley
- Coach Station (Bay 14) Stansted Airport
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 26 July 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 January 2026 To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 1 September 2025 To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- New service effective 1 June 2025 New service
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PF2006130/64 · Changes in Essex County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 333 bus?
The first 333 departure on weekdays leaves at 02:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 333 bus?
The last 333 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 00:40. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 333 bus cost?
Central Connect's published fares on the 333: adult single £2.50 to £3.00. The 333 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. Central Connect day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 333 bus?
The 333 is operated by Central Connect.
Timetable data from Central Connect via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Central Connect last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 11 October 2026. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PF2006130/64. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.