74 Clacton to Colchester via Bockings Elm, St Osyth
Operated by Central Connect. Registered as running via St Osyth, Wivenhoe, University of Essex. First bus 06:53, last bus 18:35. 23 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 74? 31 other bus routes are numbered 74 elsewhere in the UK — see every 74 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:53 | 07:51 | 08:51 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:22 | 17:23 | 18:23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pier Avenue (Stand D) | 06:53 | 07:51 | 08:51 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:22 | 17:23 | 18:23 |
| Coppins Green (adj) | 07:00 | 07:59 | 08:59 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 17:31 | 18:30 |
| The Red Lion (o/s) | 07:11 | 08:10 | 09:10 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:41 | 18:39 |
| Brightlingsea Road (adj) | 07:21 | 08:20 | 09:20 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 15:50 | 16:50 | 17:51 | 18:49 |
| Co-op (opp) | 07:31 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:01 | 18:58 |
| South Courts (opp) | 07:36 | 08:36 | 09:36 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 15:06 | 16:06 | 17:06 | 18:07 | 19:04 |
| Tesco Store (o/s) | 07:44 | 08:44 | 09:44 | 11:14 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:14 | 17:14 | 18:15 | 19:12 |
| Head Street (Stop Ea) | 07:58 | 08:58 | 09:58 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | 14:27 | 15:27 | 16:27 | 17:28 | 18:28 | 19:24 |
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 74
Adult single £1.50 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.50 | Underwoods Garage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.50 | £1.50 | Rush Green Road | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Bockings Elm | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | St Osyth | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Thorrington | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Alresford | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Wivenhoe | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Essex Uni | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Hythe (Station & Tesco) | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Brook Street | |
| – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.50 | Colchester |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Clacton Town 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 74
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, 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 Colchester: 6 journeys, first 09:26 towards Clacton: 6 journeys, first 10:35
Route map
All stops on route 74
74 towards Colchester
All 58 stops
- Pier Avenue (Stand D) Clacton
- Jackson Road (Stand F) Clacton
- Morrisons (o/s) Clacton
- Anchor Road (adj) Clacton
- Bryans Garage (opp) Clacton
- Dudley Road (opp) Clacton
- Beaumont Avenue (adj) Clacton
- Coronation Road (adj) Clacton
- Coppins Green (adj) Clacton
- Nien Oord (opp) Bockings Elm
- Waterworks Drive (adj) Bockings Elm
- Brace of Pistols (o/s) Bockings Elm
- Clacton Garden Centre (opp) Bockings Elm
- Jaywick Lane (adj) Bockings Elm
- Rouses Lane (adj) Bockings Elm
- Earls Hall (opp) Bockings Elm
- St John's Road Layby (W-bound) Bockings Elm
- Pump Hill Garage (opp) Bockings Elm
- D'Arcy Road (opp) St Osyth
- Rochford Road (adj) St Osyth
- The Red Lion (o/s) St Osyth
- Colchester Road (N-bound) St Osyth
- The Kings Arms (opp) St Osyth
- Wellwick House (o/s) St Osyth
- Oaklands (opp) St Osyth
- Frowick Lane (opp) St Osyth
- Bentley Country Park (o/s) Aingers Green
- The Red Lion (opp) Thorrington
- Post Office (opp) Thorrington
- Brightlingsea Road (adj) Thorrington
- Brook Farm (opp) Alresford
- St Osyth Road (W-bound) Alresford
- Coach Road Corner (W-bound) Alresford
- The Pointer (opp) Alresford
- Wivenhoe Road (W-bound) Alresford
- Marsh Farm Corner (o/s) Alresford
- Villa Farm (o/s) Wivenhoe
- Bowes Road (adj) Wivenhoe
- Cemetery (S-bound) Wivenhoe
- Co-op (opp) Wivenhoe
- Rosabelle Avenue (adj) Wivenhoe
- Wivenhoe Cross (N-bound) Wivenhoe
- The Flag (opp) Wivenhoe
- South Courts (opp) University of Essex
- Valley Road (opp) University of Essex
- Subway (NW-bound) University of Essex
- Knowledge Gateway (N-bound) University of Essex
- Mascot Square (adj) Colchester
- Tesco Store (o/s) The Hythe
- Hythe Railway Station (opp) The Hythe
- Maudlyn Road (adj) The Hythe
- St Leonard's Church (opp) Colchester
- Port Lane (adj) Colchester
- Cannon Street (adj) Colchester
- Wimpole Road (adj) Colchester
- Sportsman's Club (opp) Colchester
- St John's Street (Stop Cd) Colchester City Centre
- Head Street (Stop Ea) Colchester City Centre
74 towards Clacton
All 58 stops
- Head Street (Stop Ea) Colchester City Centre
- High Street (Stop Fc) Colchester City Centre
- Stanwell Street (Stop Bb) Colchester City Centre
- Town Railway Station (Stop B) Colchester
- Sportsman's Club (o/s) Colchester
- Cannon Street (opp) Colchester
- Port Lane (opp) Colchester
- St Leonard's Church (o/s) Colchester
- Maudlyn Road (opp) The Hythe
- Hythe Railway Station (o/s) The Hythe
- Tesco Store (opp) The Hythe
- Mascot Square (opp) Colchester
- Knowledge Gateway (S-bound) University of Essex
- Subway (SE-bound) University of Essex
- Valley Road (adj) University of Essex
- South Courts (adj) University of Essex
- The Flag (o/s) Wivenhoe
- Heath Road (opp) Wivenhoe
- Wivenhoe Cross (S-bound) Wivenhoe
- Rosabelle Avenue (opp) Wivenhoe
- Co-op (o/s) Wivenhoe
- Cemetery (N-bound) Wivenhoe
- Bowes Road (opp) Wivenhoe
- Villa Farm (opp) Wivenhoe
- Marsh Farm Corner (opp) Alresford
- Wivenhoe Road (E-bound) Alresford
- The Pointer (o/s) Alresford
- Coach Road Corner (E-bound) Alresford
- St Osyth Road (E-bound) Alresford
- Brook Farm (o/s) Alresford
- Tenpenny Bridge (SE-bound) Alresford
- Brightlingsea Road (opp) Thorrington
- Post Office (o/s) Thorrington
- The Red Lion (o/s) Thorrington
- Bentley Country Park (opp) Aingers Green
- Frowick Lane (adj) St Osyth
- Oaklands (o/s) St Osyth
- Wellwick House (opp) St Osyth
- The Kings Arms (adj) St Osyth
- Colchester Road (S-bound) St Osyth
- The Red Lion (opp) St Osyth
- Longfields (adj) St Osyth
- Abbots Gardens (adj) St Osyth
- Pump Hill Garage (o/s) Bockings Elm
- Earls Hall (adj) Bockings Elm
- Rouses Lane (opp) Bockings Elm
- Jaywick Lane (opp) Bockings Elm
- Clacton Garden Centre (o/s) Bockings Elm
- Brace of Pistols (opp) Bockings Elm
- Waterworks Drive (opp) Bockings Elm
- Nien Oord (adj) Bockings Elm
- Coppins Green Clacton
- Coronation Road (opp) Clacton
- Beaumont Avenue (opp) Clacton
- Dudley Road (adj) Clacton
- Bryans Garage (o/s) Clacton
- Aldi (opp) Clacton
- Pier Avenue (Stand D) Clacton
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 22 February 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 1 June 2025 To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 28 July 2024 To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 16 April 2023 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 1 January 2023 To amend Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Essex County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PF0002189/156 · Changes in Essex County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 74 bus?
The first 74 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:53 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 74 bus?
The last 74 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 74 bus cost?
Central Connect's published fares on the 74: 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 74 bus?
The 74 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 PF0002189/156. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.