52 Stanway, Sainsburys ↔ Highwoods Tesco
Operated by First Essex. First bus 05:39, last bus 22:22. 172 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 52 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.
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Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Highwoods Tesco · Monday to Friday towards Highwoods Tesco · Saturday towards Highwoods Tesco · Sunday towards Stanway, Sainsburys · Monday to Friday towards Stanway, Sainsburys · Saturday towards Stanway, Sainsburys · Sunday
| Sainsburys Store (adj) | 06:00 | 06:20 | 06:40 | 06:45 | 06:58 | 07:15 | 07:35 | 07:35 | 07:45 | 07:50 | 07:55 | 08:05 | 08:10 | 08:15 | 08:25 | 08:25 | 08:45 | 08:45 | 08:45 | 09:05 | 09:15 | 09:25 | 09:45 | 09:45 | 10:06 | 10:06 | 10:20 | 10:26 | 10:46 | 10:50 | 11:06 | 11:20 | 11:26 | 11:46 | 11:50 | 12:06 | 12:20 | 12:26 | 12:46 | 12:50 | 13:06 | 13:20 | 13:26 | 13:46 | 13:50 | 14:05 | 14:20 | 14:25 | 14:45 | 14:45 | 14:52 | 15:05 | 15:05 | 15:17 | 15:22 | 15:25 | 15:40 | 15:45 | 15:52 | 16:02 | 16:05 | 16:22 | 16:25 | 16:25 | 16:45 | 16:52 | 17:05 | 17:15 | 17:26 | 17:26 | 17:45 | 17:47 | 18:15 | 18:20 | 18:45 | 18:50 | 19:20 | 19:30 | 19:48 | 19:48 | 20:18 | 20:35 | 20:48 | 21:22 | 21:30 | 21:52 | 22:22 |
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| Lucy Lane South (adj) | 06:09 | 06:29 | 06:49 | 06:53 | 07:08 | 07:26 | 07:47 | 07:47 | 07:54 | 08:02 | 08:07 | 08:17 | 08:22 | 08:24 | 08:36 | 08:40 | 08:54 | 08:56 | 08:57 | 09:15 | 09:26 | 09:35 | 09:56 | 09:55 | 10:16 | 10:16 | 10:31 | 10:36 | 10:56 | 11:01 | 11:16 | 11:31 | 11:36 | 11:56 | 12:01 | 12:16 | 12:31 | 12:36 | 12:56 | 13:01 | 13:16 | 13:31 | 13:36 | 13:56 | 14:01 | 14:15 | 14:31 | 14:35 | 14:56 | 14:56 | 15:02 | 15:16 | 15:17 | 15:32 | 15:31 | 15:36 | 15:52 | 15:56 | 16:01 | 16:13 | 16:15 | 16:31 | 16:36 | 16:36 | 16:56 | 17:01 | 17:16 | 17:24 | 17:37 | 17:37 | 17:54 | 17:57 | 18:24 | 18:29 | 18:54 | 18:59 | 19:29 | 19:39 | 19:57 | 19:57 | 20:26 | 20:44 | 20:56 | 21:30 | 21:39 | 22:00 | 22:30 |
| Halstead Road Corner (adj) | 06:12 | 06:32 | 06:52 | 06:55 | 07:11 | 07:29 | 07:50 | 07:50 | 07:55 | 08:06 | 08:10 | 08:21 | 08:25 | 08:26 | 08:39 | 08:44 | 08:56 | 08:59 | 09:01 | 09:18 | 09:28 | 09:38 | 09:58 | 09:58 | 10:19 | 10:19 | 10:33 | 10:39 | 10:59 | 11:05 | 11:19 | 11:35 | 11:39 | 11:59 | 12:05 | 12:19 | 12:35 | 12:39 | 12:59 | 13:05 | 13:19 | 13:35 | 13:39 | 13:59 | 14:05 | 14:18 | 14:35 | 14:38 | 14:59 | 15:00 | 15:05 | 15:19 | 15:20 | 15:35 | 15:35 | 15:39 | 15:55 | 15:59 | 16:05 | 16:16 | 16:18 | 16:35 | 16:39 | 16:39 | 16:58 | 17:05 | 17:18 | 17:28 | 17:40 | 17:40 | 17:58 | 17:59 | 18:27 | 18:31 | 18:57 | 19:01 | 19:31 | 19:42 | 19:59 | 19:59 | 20:28 | 20:46 | 20:58 | 21:32 | 21:41 | 22:02 | 22:32 |
| Head Street (Stop Ec) | 06:19 | 06:39 | 07:01 | 07:03 | 07:20 | 07:39 | 08:01 | 08:01 | 08:03 | 08:24 | 08:22 | 08:42 | 08:36 | 08:34 | 08:50 | 08:59 | 09:04 | 09:10 | 09:14 | 09:29 | 09:38 | 09:49 | 10:08 | 10:09 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:43 | 10:50 | 11:10 | 11:15 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 11:50 | 12:10 | 12:15 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 12:50 | 13:10 | 13:15 | 13:30 | 13:45 | 13:50 | 14:10 | 14:15 | 14:30 | 14:45 | 14:50 | 15:10 | 15:13 | 15:15 | 15:30 | 15:35 | 16:00 | 15:45 | 15:50 | 16:18 | 16:11 | 16:15 | 16:36 | 16:29 | 16:43 | 16:55 | 16:50 | 17:11 | 17:13 | 17:29 | 17:36 | 17:50 | 17:50 | 18:06 | 18:09 | 18:36 | 18:41 | 19:06 | 19:11 | 19:44 | 19:54 | 20:08 | 20:08 | 20:35 | 20:53 | 21:05 | 21:39 | 21:48 | 22:08 | 22:38 |
| Railway Station Layby (Stand Ea) | 06:24 | 06:44 | 07:06 | 07:07 | 07:26 | 07:46 | 08:09 | 08:07 | 08:07 | 08:31 | 08:29 | 08:49 | 08:43 | 08:38 | 08:56 | 09:05 | 09:08 | 09:15 | 09:20 | 09:35 | 09:42 | 09:55 | 10:14 | 10:15 | 10:36 | 10:36 | 10:49 | 10:56 | 11:16 | 11:21 | 11:36 | 11:51 | 11:56 | 12:16 | 12:21 | 12:36 | 12:51 | 12:56 | 13:16 | 13:21 | 13:36 | 13:51 | 13:56 | 14:16 | 14:21 | 14:37 | 14:51 | 14:57 | 15:17 | 15:20 | 15:21 | 15:37 | 15:43 | 16:08 | 15:51 | 15:57 | 16:26 | 16:17 | 16:21 | 16:44 | 16:36 | 16:48 | 17:03 | 16:57 | 17:18 | 17:18 | 17:36 | 17:41 | 17:57 | 17:57 | 18:11 | 18:16 | 18:41 | 18:48 | 19:11 | 19:17 | · | · | 20:13 | 20:13 | 20:40 | 20:57 | 21:10 | 21:43 | · | 22:12 | 22:42 |
| General Hospital - main Rd (o/s) | 06:29 | 06:50 | 07:13 | 07:11 | 07:33 | 07:53 | 08:17 | 08:13 | 08:12 | 08:38 | 08:35 | 08:54 | 08:48 | 08:42 | 09:01 | 09:11 | 09:13 | 09:20 | 09:26 | 09:40 | 09:47 | 10:00 | 10:19 | 10:20 | 10:41 | 10:41 | 10:54 | 11:01 | 11:21 | 11:26 | 11:41 | 11:56 | 12:01 | 12:21 | 12:26 | 12:41 | 12:56 | 13:01 | 13:21 | 13:26 | 13:41 | 13:56 | 14:01 | 14:21 | 14:26 | 14:42 | 14:56 | 15:03 | 15:23 | 15:26 | 15:26 | 15:43 | 15:49 | 16:14 | 15:56 | 16:03 | 16:32 | 16:23 | 16:26 | 16:50 | 16:42 | 16:53 | 17:09 | 17:03 | 17:24 | 17:23 | 17:42 | 17:46 | 18:03 | 18:03 | 18:16 | 18:22 | 18:46 | 18:54 | 19:16 | 19:23 | · | · | 20:18 | 20:18 | 20:44 | 21:02 | 21:14 | 21:47 | · | 22:16 | 22:46 |
| Newcomen Way (adj) | 06:35 | 06:57 | 07:21 | 07:17 | 07:40 | 08:01 | 08:25 | 08:19 | 08:18 | 08:45 | 08:42 | 09:01 | 08:53 | 08:48 | 09:07 | 09:17 | 09:19 | 09:26 | 09:32 | 09:46 | 09:53 | 10:06 | 10:25 | 10:26 | 10:47 | 10:47 | 11:00 | 11:07 | 11:27 | 11:32 | 11:47 | 12:02 | 12:07 | 12:27 | 12:32 | 12:47 | 13:02 | 13:07 | 13:27 | 13:32 | 13:47 | 14:02 | 14:07 | 14:28 | 14:32 | 14:49 | 15:02 | 15:11 | 15:30 | 15:35 | 15:32 | 15:50 | 15:58 | 16:24 | 16:02 | 16:10 | 16:42 | 16:31 | 16:32 | 17:00 | 16:50 | 16:59 | 17:18 | 17:11 | 17:32 | 17:29 | 17:50 | 17:52 | 18:10 | 18:10 | 18:22 | 18:29 | 18:51 | 19:01 | 19:21 | 19:29 | · | · | 20:24 | 20:24 | 20:50 | 21:07 | 21:20 | 21:53 | · | 22:22 | 22:52 |
| Highwoods Square (Stop 1) | 06:41 | 07:04 | 07:28 | 07:23 | 07:47 | 08:09 | 08:34 | 08:26 | 08:24 | 08:54 | 08:50 | 09:09 | 09:01 | 08:54 | 09:15 | 09:25 | 09:25 | 09:34 | 09:40 | 09:54 | 10:00 | 10:14 | 10:31 | 10:34 | 10:55 | 10:59 | 11:06 | 11:15 | 11:35 | 11:39 | 11:55 | 12:09 | 12:15 | 12:35 | 12:39 | 12:55 | 13:09 | 13:15 | 13:35 | 13:39 | 13:55 | 14:09 | 14:15 | 14:36 | 14:39 | 14:57 | 15:09 | 15:19 | 15:38 | 15:45 | 15:39 | 15:58 | 16:09 | 16:35 | 16:09 | 16:18 | 16:53 | 16:40 | 16:39 | 17:11 | 16:59 | 17:05 | 17:29 | 17:19 | 17:42 | 17:35 | 18:00 | 18:02 | 18:23 | 18:19 | 18:32 | 18:38 | 18:57 | 19:10 | 19:31 | 19:41 | · | · | 20:31 | 20:35 | 20:57 | 21:13 | 21:27 | 22:00 | · | 22:33 | 23:03 |
Route map
All stops on route 52
52 towards Highwoods Tesco
- Sainsburys Store (adj) Stanway
- Winstree Court (o/s) Stanway
- Fiveways (adj) Stanway
- Winstree Road (N-bound) Stanway
- Fiveways School (opp) Stanway
- Barley Way (opp) Stanway
- Rogation Close (opp) Stanway
- Oatfield Close (adj) Stanway
- New Farm Road (W-bound) Stanway
- Chapel Road (NW-bound) Stanway
- Lucy Lane South (adj) Stanway
- Garage (opp) Stanway
- King Coel Road South (adj) Stanway
- Halstead Road Corner (adj) Lexden
- The Crown (o/s) Lexden
- Church (opp) Lexden
- Glen Avenue (adj) Colchester
- Fitzwalter Road (opp) Colchester
- Park Road (opp) Colchester
- The Avenue (opp) Colchester
- Beverley Road (opp) Colchester
- Essex County Hospital (opp) Colchester
- 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
- Turner Rise (opp) Colchester
- Wryneck Close (opp) Colchester
- General Hospital - main Rd (o/s) Colchester
- Kingswood Road (opp) Colchester
- Thornwood (opp) Mile End
- Bedford Road (opp) Mile End
- The Water Tower (o/s) Mile End
- Julian Avenue (opp) Mile End
- Matchett Drive (adj) Mile End
- Newcomen Way (adj) Colchester
- Oyster Business Park (adj) Colchester
- Brinkley Lane (SW-bound) Highwoods
- Regents Close (adj) Highwoods
- Derwent Road (S-bound) Highwoods
- Berkley Close (adj) Highwoods
- Baronia Croft (adj) Highwoods
- Pinecroft Gardens (opp) Highwoods
- Victoria Gardens (opp) Highwoods
- Spindle Wood (adj) Highwoods
- Highwoods Square (Stop 1) Highwoods
52 towards Stanway, Sainsburys
- Highwoods Square (Stop 3) Highwoods
- Spindle Wood (opp) Highwoods
- Victoria Gardens (adj) Highwoods
- Pinecroft Gardens (adj) Highwoods
- Baronia Croft (opp) Highwoods
- Derwent Road (N-bound) Highwoods
- Berkley Close (opp) Highwoods
- Regents Close (opp) Highwoods
- Brinkley Lane (NE-bound) Highwoods
- Oyster Business Park (opp) Colchester
- Newcomen Way (opp) Colchester
- Maximus Drive (adj) Mile End
- Julian Avenue (adj) Mile End
- The Water Tower (opp) Mile End
- Bedford Road (adj) Mile End
- Thornwood (adj) Mile End
- Beaumont Close (opp) Mile End
- Kingswood Road (adj) Colchester
- General Hospital (Stop 2) Colchester
- Wryneck Close (adj) Colchester
- Turner Rise (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 Fd) Colchester City Centre
- Osborne Street (Stop Ac) Colchester City Centre
- Crouch Street (Stop Db) Colchester City Centre
- Beverley Road (adj) Colchester
- Essex County Hospital (o/s) Colchester
- The Avenue (adj) Colchester
- Park Road (adj) Colchester
- Fitzwalter Road (adj) Colchester
- Glen Avenue (opp) Colchester
- Church (o/s) Lexden
- Halstead Road Corner (opp) Lexden
- Nelson Road (adj) Lexden
- King Coel Road South (opp) Stanway
- Garage (adj) Stanway
- Lucy Lane South (opp) Stanway
- Chapel Road (SE-bound) Stanway
- Oatfield Close (opp) Stanway
- New Farm Road (E-bound) Stanway
- Rogation Close (adj) Stanway
- Barley Way (adj) Stanway
- Juniper Road (opp) Stanway
- Fiveways School (adj) Stanway
- Harvey Crescent (opp) Stanway
- Winstree Court (opp) Stanway
- Tollgate Centre (W-bound) Stanway
- Sainsburys Store (adj) Stanway
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 26 Sept 2026 From: Wool Station, Wool To: Tank Museum, Lindsay Road, Bovington Via: Name or No.: 52 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 26 September 2026 Other details: up to half hourly
- 🆕 Registered effective 4 Jan 2026 Operating between Tollgate, Stanway, Essex and Highwoods, Colchester, Essex given service number 52 effective from 04 January 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 31 Aug 2025 Operating between Tollgate, Stanway, Essex and Highwoods, Colchester, Essex given service number 52 effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
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Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 52 bus?
The first 52 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:39 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 52 bus?
The last 52 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:22. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 52 bus cost?
The 52 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 52 bus?
The 52 is operated by First Essex.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.