43 Sudbury to Colchester via Great Cornard, Mile End
Operated by Central Connect. Registered as running via Nayland. First bus 06:50, last bus 17:50. 19 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 43? 42 other bus routes are numbered 43 elsewhere in the UK — see every 43 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:50 to Norman Way Schools | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:15 | 16:15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Stand C) | 06:50 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:15 | 16:15 |
| Queensway (opp) | 06:56 | 09:17 | 10:17 | 11:17 | 12:17 | 13:17 | 14:17 | 15:22 | 16:22 |
| Thomas Gainsborough School (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:30 | 16:30 |
| Saracens Head (opp) | 07:03 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:40 | 16:40 |
| Shoulder Of Mutton (opp) | 07:09 | 09:31 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:31 | 15:47 | 16:47 |
| Hare and Hounds (adj) | 07:15 | 09:37 | 10:37 | 11:37 | 12:37 | 13:37 | 14:37 | 15:53 | 16:53 |
| Elm Tree Lane (opp) | 07:20 | 09:42 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:42 | 15:58 | 16:58 |
| Village Hall (adj) | 07:33 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 16:12 | 17:12 |
| Doctors Surgery (opp) | 07:40 | 10:02 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:02 | 16:19 | 17:19 |
| Half Butt (opp) | 07:49 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 16:28 | 17:28 |
| Cordelia Drive (opp) | 07:53 | 10:12 | 11:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:12 | 15:12 | 16:30 | 17:30 |
| Railway Station Layby (Stand F) | 08:03 | 10:19 | 11:19 | 12:19 | 13:19 | 14:19 | 15:19 | 16:38 | 17:38 |
| Osborne Street (Stop Ae) | 08:13 | 10:28 | 11:28 | 12:28 | 13:28 | 14:28 | 15:28 | 16:48 | 17:48 |
| Norman Way Schools (o/s) | 08:25 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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 43
Adult single £1.50 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.50 | Cornards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.50 | £1.50 | Newton Green | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Stoke by Nayland | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.50 | Nayland | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Gt Horkesley | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Horkesley Heath | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Mile End | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Colchester | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | £2.50 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Leavenheath | |
| £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | £2.50 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.50 | Assington |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Sudbury.
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 43
Central Connect publishes singles on this route for adults and young people.
Adult Single · Young Person 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, 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 43
43 towards Colchester
All 67 stops
- Bus Station (Stand C) Sudbury
- Lucas Road (adj) Sudbury
- Sainsbury's (adj) Sudbury
- Cats Lane (adj) Sudbury
- Stannards Way (adj) Great Cornard
- Glenside (opp) Great Cornard
- Highbury Way (opp) Great Cornard
- Beech Road (adj) Great Cornard
- Queensway (opp) Great Cornard
- Broom Street (opp) Great Cornard
- Wells Hall Road (adj) Great Cornard
- Thomas Gainsborough School (o/s) Great Cornard
- Broom Street (adj) Great Cornard
- The Drift (adj) Great Cornard
- Minsmere Way (adj) Great Cornard
- Rede Way (adj) Great Cornard
- Raydon Way (adj) Great Cornard
- Chelsworth Avenue (adj) Great Cornard
- Northern Road (adj) Sudbury
- Joes Road (opp) Cornard Tye
- Saracens Head (opp) Newton Green
- Links View (adj) Newton Green
- Airey Close (adj) Newton
- Shoulder Of Mutton (nr) Assington
- Shoulder Of Mutton (opp) Assington
- Hare and Hounds (adj) Leavenheath
- High Road (opp) Leavenheath
- Shelter (opp) Leavenheath
- Edies Lane (adj) Leavenheath
- Elm Tree Lane (opp) Leavenheath
- Edies Lane (opp) Leavenheath
- Maple Road (adj) Leavenheath
- Shelter (o/s) Leavenheath
- Hare and Hounds (opp) Leavenheath
- Middle School (opp) Stoke-by-Nayland
- The Blundens (adj) Stoke-by-Nayland
- The Angel (opp) Stoke-by-Nayland
- Village Hall (adj) Stoke-by-Nayland
- Longwood House (adj) Nayland
- Mill Street (adj) Nayland
- Doctors Surgery (opp) Nayland
- London Road (opp) Great Horkesley
- Tog Lane (opp) Great Horkesley
- School Lane (opp) Great Horkesley
- Old House Road (opp) Great Horkesley
- Coach Road (opp) Great Horkesley
- Half Butt (opp) Great Horkesley
- Green Lane (opp) Great Horkesley
- Chapman's Farm (adj) Mile End
- Cordelia Drive (opp) Mile End
- The Dog & Pheasant (opp) Mile End
- Constable Close (opp) Mile End
- Hospital Path (adj) Colchester
- Bruff Close (W-bound) Colchester
- Groves Close (Stop B) Colchester
- Railway Station Layby (Stand F) Colchester
- The Albert (o/s) Colchester
- Causton Road (adj) Colchester
- Middleborough (S-bound) Colchester
- High Street (Stop Fa) Colchester City Centre
- Osborne Street (Stop Ae) Colchester City Centre
- Crouch Street (Stop Db) Colchester City Centre
- Essex County Hospital (o/s) Colchester
- Beverley Road (adj) Colchester
- The Avenue (adj) Colchester
- Park Road (adj) Colchester
- Norman Way Schools (o/s) Colchester
43 towards Sudbury
All 59 stops
- Norman Way Schools (o/s) Colchester
- Park Road (opp) Colchester
- The Avenue (opp) Colchester
- Beverley Road (opp) Colchester
- Essex County Hospital (opp) Colchester
- Osborne Street (Stop Ae) Colchester City Centre
- Head Street (Stop Ec) Colchester City Centre
- Middleborough (N-bound) Colchester
- Causton Road (opp) Colchester
- The Albert (opp) Colchester
- Railway Station Layby (Stand Ea) Colchester
- Bruff Close (E-bound) Colchester
- Hospital Path (opp) Colchester
- Cordelia Drive (adj) Mile End
- Chapman's Farm (opp) Mile End
- Green Lane (adj) Great Horkesley
- Half Butt (o/s) Great Horkesley
- Coach Road (adj) Great Horkesley
- Old House Road (adj) Great Horkesley
- School Lane (adj) Great Horkesley
- Tog Lane (adj) Great Horkesley
- London Road (adj) Great Horkesley
- Doctors Surgery (adj) Nayland
- Mill Street (opp) Nayland
- Longwood House (opp) Nayland
- Village Hall (opp) Stoke-by-Nayland
- The Angel (adj) Stoke-by-Nayland
- The Blundens (opp) Stoke-by-Nayland
- Middle School (o/s) Stoke-by-Nayland
- Hare and Hounds (adj) Leavenheath
- High Road (opp) Leavenheath
- Shelter (opp) Leavenheath
- Edies Lane (adj) Leavenheath
- Elm Tree Lane (opp) Leavenheath
- Edies Lane (opp) Leavenheath
- Maple Road (adj) Leavenheath
- Shelter (o/s) Leavenheath
- Hare and Hounds (opp) Leavenheath
- Shoulder Of Mutton (nr) Assington
- Shoulder Of Mutton (opp) Assington
- Airey Close (opp) Newton
- Rectory Road (adj) Newton Green
- Joes Road (adj) Cornard Tye
- Northern Road (opp) Sudbury
- Rede Way (opp) Great Cornard
- The Drift (opp) Great Cornard
- Broom Street (opp) Great Cornard
- Wells Hall Road (adj) Great Cornard
- Thomas Gainsborough School (o/s) Great Cornard
- Broom Street (adj) Great Cornard
- Queensway (adj) Great Cornard
- Beech Road (opp) Great Cornard
- Pot Kiln Lane (adj) Great Cornard
- St Andrews Road (opp) Great Cornard
- Glenside (adj) Great Cornard
- Stannards Way (opp) Great Cornard
- Kings Meadow (opp) Great Cornard
- Lucas Road (opp) Sudbury
- Bus Station (Stand B) Sudbury
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Route, Start & Finish Point, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 23 February 2025 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 28 July 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 17 April 2023 To amend Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Suffolk County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PF0002189/117 · Changes in Essex County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 43 bus?
The first 43 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:50 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 43 bus?
The last 43 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 43 bus cost?
Central Connect's published fares on the 43: adult single £1.50 to £3.00. Most single fares in England are capped at £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 43 bus?
The 43 is operated by Central Connect.
Timetable data from Central Connect via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PF0002189/117. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.