49 Chelmsford to Wethersfield via Felsted, Great Bardfield

Operated by Central Connect. First bus 06:55, last bus 17:57. 8 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Wethersfield from Retail Market (Stop 1): 13:09, 15:49, 17:57

Next towards Chelmsford from The Green (opp): 14:34

Wanted a different 49? 40 other bus routes are numbered 49 elsewhere in the UK — see every 49 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Wethersfield, The Green · Monday to Friday · 4 journeys
Stop 10:3313:0915:4917:57
Retail Market (Stop 1) 10:3313:0915:4917:57
Bus Station (Stand 9) 10:3813:1415:5417:59
The Angel (opp) 10:4613:2216:0218:07
Hospital (Stand 3) 10:4813:2416:0518:10
Ash Tree Corner (NW-bound) 10:5013:2616:0718:12
Apple Tree Corner (NW-bound) 10:5813:3416:1518:20
Brewery (o/s) 11:0013:3616:1718:22
Riche Close (opp) 11:0513:4116:2218:27
Baynard Avenue (adj) 11:0813:4416:2518:30
The Flitch of Bacon (o/s) 11:1013:4616:2718:32
Baynard Avenue (opp) 11:1213:4816:2918:34
Church (o/s) 11:1613:5216:3318:38
Primary School (o/s) 11:1913:5516:3618:41
Newpasture Lane (opp) 11:2714:0216:4418:49
The White Hart (o/s) 11:3014:0516:4718:52
Bran End (opp) 11:3214:0716:4918:54
The Vine (o/s) 11:42·16:5919:04
Alienor Ave (Stop A2) ·14:20··
Vine Street (adj) ·14:22··
The Fox (o/s) 11:4714:2717:0419:09
The Green (adj) 11:5214:3217:0919:14

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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.

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Central Connect whether this route takes part. Details →

Fares on the 49

Adult single £1.50 to £3.00

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£2.50 Patching Hall Lane
£2.50£1.50 Broomfield Hospital
£3.00£2.50£1.50 Little Waltham
£3.00£3.00£3.00£1.50 Felsted
£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£1.50 Stebbing
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£1.50 Great Bardfield
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£1.50 Finchingfield
–£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£2.50£1.50 Wethersfield

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Chelmsford City Centre.

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 49

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 49

49 towards Wethersfield

All 71 stops
  1. Retail Market (Stop 1) Chelmsford City Centre
  2. Victoria Road South (N-bound) Chelmsford City Centre
  3. Bus Station (Stand 9) Chelmsford City Centre
  4. The Ship (opp) Chelmsford City Centre
  5. King Edward VI School (o/s) Chelmsford
  6. Keene Home (opp) Chelmsford
  7. Kings Road (adj) Chelmsford
  8. The Drive (adj) Chelmsford
  9. Patching Hall Lane (adj) Chelmsford
  10. Skerry Rise (adj) Chelmsford
  11. Erick Avenue (adj) Broomfield
  12. Post Office Road (opp) Broomfield
  13. The Angel (opp) Broomfield
  14. New Road (adj) Broomfield
  15. Church Green (adj) Broomfield
  16. Jubilee Avenue (adj) Broomfield
  17. Butlers Farm (opp) Broomfield
  18. Searle Crescent (W-bound) Broomfield
  19. Ambulance HQ (o/s) Broomfield
  20. Hospital (Stand 3) Broomfield
  21. Ambulance HQ (opp) Broomfield
  22. Croxton's Mill (opp) Broomfield
  23. Woodhouse Lane (adj) Broomfield
  24. Chelmer Avenue (opp) Little Waltham
  25. Ash Tree Corner (NW-bound) Little Waltham
  26. Apple Tree Corner (NW-bound) Ford End
  27. Brewery (o/s) Hartford End
  28. Riche Close (opp) Felsted
  29. Mill Road (adj) Felsted
  30. Tanton Road (adj) Felsted
  31. Baynard Avenue (adj) Felsted
  32. Bramble Lane (opp) Little Dunmow
  33. The Moors (o/s) Little Dunmow
  34. The Flitch of Bacon (o/s) Little Dunmow
  35. Bramble Lane (adj) Little Dunmow
  36. Baynard Avenue (opp) Felsted
  37. Mill Road (opp) Felsted
  38. Church (o/s) Felsted
  39. The Chequers (opp) Felsted
  40. Garnetts Lane (adj) Felsted
  41. Alderton Close (adj) Felsted
  42. Primary School (o/s) Felsted
  43. Gatehouse Farm (adj) Blake End
  44. Blake End (N-bound) Blake End
  45. The Saling Oak (opp) Blake End
  46. Newpasture Lane (opp) Stebbing
  47. Warehouse Villas (opp) Stebbing
  48. Ruffels Place (adj) Stebbing
  49. The White Hart (o/s) Stebbing
  50. Bran End (opp) Stebbing
  51. Lindsell Lane (adj) Lindsell
  52. Village Hall (opp) Great Bardfield
  53. The Vine (o/s) Great Bardfield
  54. Brook Street (E-bound) Great Bardfield
  55. Braintree Road (S-bound) Great Bardfield
  56. Bendlowes Road (S-bound) Great Bardfield
  57. Alienor Ave (Stop A2) Great Bardfield
  58. Braintree Road (N-bound) Great Bardfield
  59. Brook Street (W-bound) Great Bardfield
  60. Vine Street (adj) Great Bardfield
  61. Northampton Meadow (adj) Great Bardfield
  62. Beslyns Road (adj) Great Bardfield
  63. Northfield (adj) Great Bardfield
  64. The Hopgrounds (opp) Finchingfield
  65. The Fox (o/s) Finchingfield
  66. Kempe Road (opp) Finchingfield
  67. Sampford Road (E-bound) Finchingfield
  68. Justice's Farm (o/s) Finchingfield
  69. Fire Station (o/s) Wethersfield
  70. Saffron Gardens (adj) Wethersfield
  71. The Green (adj) Wethersfield

49 towards Chelmsford

All 67 stops
  1. The Green (opp) Wethersfield
  2. Saffron Gardens (opp) Wethersfield
  3. Fire Station (opp) Wethersfield
  4. Justice's Farm (opp) Finchingfield
  5. Sampford Road (W-bound) Finchingfield
  6. Kempe Road (adj) Finchingfield
  7. The Fox (opp) Finchingfield
  8. Braintree Road (S-bound) Great Bardfield
  9. Alienor Ave (Stop A2) Great Bardfield
  10. The Hopgrounds (adj) Finchingfield
  11. Northfield (opp) Great Bardfield
  12. Beslyns Road (opp) Great Bardfield
  13. Northampton Meadow (opp) Great Bardfield
  14. Vine Street (opp) Great Bardfield
  15. Brook Street (E-bound) Great Bardfield
  16. Crown Street (opp) Great Bardfield
  17. Village Hall (o/s) Great Bardfield
  18. Lindsell Lane (opp) Lindsell
  19. Bran End (adj) Stebbing
  20. Primary School (SE-bound) Stebbing
  21. The White Hart (opp) Stebbing
  22. Ruffels Place (opp) Stebbing
  23. Warehouse Villas (o/s) Stebbing
  24. Newpasture Lane (adj) Stebbing
  25. The Saling Oak (o/s) Blake End
  26. Blake End (S-bound) Blake End
  27. Gransmore Green (SW-bound) Blake End
  28. Watch House Green (W-bound) Felsted
  29. Alderton Close (opp) Felsted
  30. Garnetts Lane (opp) Felsted
  31. The Chequers (o/s) Felsted
  32. Church (opp) Felsted
  33. Mill Road (adj) Felsted
  34. Tanton Road (adj) Felsted
  35. Baynard Avenue (adj) Felsted
  36. Bramble Lane (opp) Little Dunmow
  37. The Moors (o/s) Little Dunmow
  38. The Flitch of Bacon (o/s) Little Dunmow
  39. Bramble Lane (adj) Little Dunmow
  40. Baynard Avenue (opp) Felsted
  41. Mill Road (opp) Felsted
  42. Church (o/s) Felsted
  43. Riche Close (adj) Felsted
  44. Brewery (opp) Hartford End
  45. Apple Tree Corner (SE-bound) Ford End
  46. Ash Tree Corner (S-bound) Little Waltham
  47. Woodhouse Lane (opp) Broomfield
  48. Croxton's Mill (o/s) Broomfield
  49. Searle Crescent (W-bound) Broomfield
  50. Ambulance HQ (o/s) Broomfield
  51. Hospital (Stand 2) Broomfield
  52. Ambulance HQ (opp) Broomfield
  53. Butlers Farm (o/s) Broomfield
  54. Jubilee Avenue (opp) Broomfield
  55. Church Green (opp) Broomfield
  56. New Road (opp) Broomfield
  57. The Angel (o/s) Broomfield
  58. Post Office Road (adj) Broomfield
  59. Erick Avenue (opp) Broomfield
  60. Skerry Rise (opp) Chelmsford
  61. Patching Hall Lane (opp) Chelmsford
  62. The Drive (opp) Chelmsford
  63. Kings Road (opp) Chelmsford
  64. Keene Home (o/s) Chelmsford
  65. The Ship (o/s) Chelmsford City Centre
  66. Chelmsford Railway Station (Stand 10) Chelmsford City Centre
  67. Retail Market (Stop 1) Chelmsford City Centre

Towns & areas on this route

ChelmsfordChelmsford City CentreBroomfieldFelstedGreat BardfieldWethersfieldFinchingfieldLittle WalthamStebbingFord EndLittle DunmowBlake End

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 49 bus?

The first 49 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:55 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 49 bus?

The last 49 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:57. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 49 bus cost?

Central Connect's published fares on the 49: 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 49 bus?

The 49 is operated by Central Connect.

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