8 Highwoods to Monkwick via Colchester, Mile End
Operated by Arriva Herts and Essex. First bus 05:50, last bus 19:30. 129 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.70 to £3.60 — more.
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| Stop | 06:20 | 06:40 | 07:00 | 07:13 | 07:25 | 07:38 | 07:51 | 08:03 | 08:15 | 08:27 | 08:39 | 08:51 | 09:03 | 09:15 | 09:27 | 09:39 | 09:51 | 10:03 | 10:15 | 10:25 | 10:35 | 10:45 | 10:55 | 11:05 | 11:15 | 11:25 | 11:35 | 11:45 | 11:55 | 12:05 | 12:15 | 12:25 | 12:35 | 12:45 | 12:55 | 13:05 | 13:15 | 13:25 | 13:35 | 13:45 | 13:55 | 14:05 | 14:15 | 14:25 | 14:35 | 14:45 | 14:57 | 15:09 | 15:21 | 15:33 | 15:45 | 15:57 | 16:09 | 16:21 | 16:33 | 16:45 | 16:58 | 17:11 | 17:25 | 17:40 | 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:00 | 19:30 to Queen Street |
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| Highwoods Square (Stop 2) | 06:20 | 06:40 | 07:00 | 07:13 | 07:25 | 07:38 | 07:51 | 08:03 | 08:15 | 08:27 | 08:39 | 08:51 | 09:03 | 09:15 | 09:27 | 09:39 | 09:51 | 10:03 | 10:15 | 10:25 | 10:35 | 10:45 | 10:55 | 11:05 | 11:15 | 11:25 | 11:35 | 11:45 | 11:55 | 12:05 | 12:15 | 12:25 | 12:35 | 12:45 | 12:55 | 13:05 | 13:15 | 13:25 | 13:35 | 13:45 | 13:55 | 14:05 | 14:15 | 14:25 | 14:35 | 14:45 | 14:57 | 15:09 | 15:21 | 15:33 | 15:45 | 15:57 | 16:09 | 16:21 | 16:33 | 16:45 | 16:58 | 17:11 | 17:25 | 17:40 | 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:00 | 19:30 |
| Newcomen Way (opp) | 06:25 | 06:45 | 07:05 | 07:18 | 07:30 | 07:44 | 07:57 | 08:10 | 08:22 | 08:34 | 08:47 | 08:57 | 09:08 | 09:20 | 09:32 | 09:44 | 09:56 | 10:08 | 10:20 | 10:30 | 10:40 | 10:50 | 11:00 | 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:30 | 11:40 | 11:50 | 12:00 | 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:30 | 12:40 | 12:50 | 13:00 | 13:10 | 13:20 | 13:30 | 13:40 | 13:50 | 14:00 | 14:10 | 14:20 | 14:30 | 14:40 | 14:50 | 15:02 | 15:15 | 15:29 | 15:41 | 15:51 | 16:03 | 16:15 | 16:27 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:05 | 19:35 |
| Nat West (NW-bound) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 16:42 | 16:54 | 17:07 | 17:20 | 17:34 | 17:49 | 18:07 | 18:37 | · | · |
| General Hospital (Stop 1) | 06:33 | 06:53 | 07:14 | 07:28 | 07:41 | 07:54 | 08:07 | 08:20 | 08:32 | 08:44 | 08:57 | 09:06 | 09:16 | 09:28 | 09:40 | 09:52 | 10:04 | 10:16 | 10:28 | 10:38 | 10:48 | 10:58 | 11:08 | 11:18 | 11:28 | 11:38 | 11:48 | 11:58 | 12:08 | 12:18 | 12:28 | 12:38 | 12:48 | 12:58 | 13:08 | 13:18 | 13:28 | 13:38 | 13:48 | 13:58 | 14:08 | 14:18 | 14:28 | 14:38 | 14:48 | 14:58 | 15:10 | 15:23 | 15:38 | 15:50 | 16:00 | 16:12 | 16:24 | 16:37 | 16:52 | 17:04 | 17:22 | 17:31 | 17:44 | 17:59 | 18:17 | 18:46 | 19:13 | 19:43 |
| Railway Station Layby (Stand F) | 06:38 | 06:58 | 07:21 | 07:35 | 07:49 | 08:02 | 08:15 | 08:28 | 08:39 | 08:51 | 09:04 | 09:13 | 09:23 | 09:35 | 09:47 | 09:59 | 10:11 | 10:23 | 10:35 | 10:45 | 10:55 | 11:05 | 11:15 | 11:25 | 11:35 | 11:45 | 11:55 | 12:05 | 12:15 | 12:25 | 12:35 | 12:45 | 12:55 | 13:05 | 13:15 | 13:25 | 13:35 | 13:45 | 13:55 | 14:05 | 14:15 | 14:25 | 14:35 | 14:45 | 14:55 | 15:05 | 15:17 | 15:30 | 15:44 | 15:57 | 16:07 | 16:19 | 16:31 | 16:44 | 16:59 | 17:13 | 17:31 | 17:40 | 17:52 | 18:07 | 18:24 | 18:53 | 19:20 | 19:50 |
| Angel Court (Stop Ga) | 06:44 | 07:04 | 07:27 | 07:41 | 07:56 | 08:09 | 08:24 | 08:36 | 08:47 | 08:59 | 09:12 | 09:21 | 09:31 | 09:43 | 09:55 | 10:05 | 10:17 | 10:29 | 10:41 | 10:51 | 11:01 | 11:11 | 11:21 | 11:31 | 11:41 | 11:51 | 12:01 | 12:11 | 12:21 | 12:31 | 12:41 | 12:51 | 13:01 | 13:11 | 13:21 | 13:31 | 13:41 | 13:51 | 14:01 | 14:11 | 14:21 | 14:31 | 14:41 | 14:51 | 15:01 | 15:11 | 15:23 | 15:36 | 15:51 | 16:03 | 16:13 | 16:25 | 16:37 | 16:50 | 17:05 | 17:19 | 17:37 | 17:46 | 17:58 | 18:13 | 18:30 | 18:59 | 19:25 | 19:55 |
| Queen Street (Stop Ja) | 06:47 | 07:07 | 07:30 | 07:44 | 07:59 | 08:12 | 08:27 | 08:39 | 08:50 | 09:02 | 09:15 | 09:23 | 09:33 | 09:45 | 09:57 | 10:07 | 10:19 | 10:31 | 10:43 | 10:53 | 11:03 | 11:13 | 11:23 | 11:33 | 11:43 | 11:53 | 12:03 | 12:13 | 12:23 | 12:33 | 12:43 | 12:53 | 13:03 | 13:13 | 13:23 | 13:33 | 13:43 | 13:53 | 14:03 | 14:13 | 14:23 | 14:33 | 14:43 | 14:53 | 15:03 | 15:13 | 15:25 | 15:38 | 15:53 | 16:05 | 16:15 | 16:27 | 16:39 | 16:52 | 17:07 | 17:21 | 17:39 | 17:48 | 18:00 | 18:15 | 18:32 | 19:01 | 19:27 | 19:57 |
| Crematorium (opp) | 06:52 | 07:12 | 07:36 | 07:50 | 08:05 | 08:19 | 08:34 | 08:46 | 08:57 | 09:09 | 09:22 | 09:30 | 09:40 | 09:52 | 10:04 | 10:14 | 10:26 | 10:38 | 10:50 | 11:00 | 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:30 | 11:40 | 11:50 | 12:00 | 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:30 | 12:40 | 12:50 | 13:00 | 13:10 | 13:20 | 13:30 | 13:40 | 13:50 | 14:00 | 14:10 | 14:20 | 14:30 | 14:40 | 14:51 | 15:01 | 15:13 | 15:24 | 15:36 | 15:49 | 16:04 | 16:16 | 16:27 | 16:39 | 16:51 | 17:04 | 17:19 | 17:33 | 17:51 | 17:59 | 18:09 | 18:23 | 18:40 | 19:08 | 19:34 | · |
| The Silver Oyster (opp) | 06:56 | 07:16 | 07:40 | 07:54 | 08:09 | 08:23 | 08:38 | 08:50 | 09:01 | 09:13 | 09:26 | 09:34 | 09:44 | 09:56 | 10:08 | 10:18 | 10:30 | 10:42 | 10:54 | 11:04 | 11:14 | 11:24 | 11:34 | 11:44 | 11:54 | 12:04 | 12:14 | 12:24 | 12:34 | 12:44 | 12:54 | 13:04 | 13:14 | 13:24 | 13:34 | 13:44 | 13:54 | 14:04 | 14:14 | 14:24 | 14:34 | 14:44 | 14:55 | 15:05 | 15:17 | 15:28 | 15:40 | 15:53 | 16:08 | 16:20 | 16:31 | 16:43 | 16:55 | 17:08 | 17:23 | 17:37 | 17:55 | 18:03 | 18:13 | 18:27 | 18:44 | 19:12 | 19:38 | · |
| Gosfield Road (E-bound) | 06:59 | 07:19 | 07:43 | 07:57 | 08:12 | 08:26 | 08:41 | 08:53 | 09:04 | 09:16 | 09:29 | 09:37 | 09:47 | 09:59 | 10:11 | 10:21 | 10:33 | 10:45 | 10:57 | 11:07 | 11:17 | 11:27 | 11:37 | 11:47 | 11:57 | 12:07 | 12:17 | 12:27 | 12:37 | 12:47 | 12:57 | 13:07 | 13:17 | 13:27 | 13:37 | 13:47 | 13:57 | 14:07 | 14:17 | 14:27 | 14:37 | 14:47 | 14:58 | 15:08 | 15:20 | 15:31 | 15:43 | 15:56 | 16:11 | 16:23 | 16:34 | 16:46 | 16:58 | 17:11 | 17:26 | 17:40 | 17:58 | 18:06 | 18:16 | 18:30 | 18:47 | 19:14 | 19:40 | · |
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Fares on the 8
Adult single £1.70 to £3.60 · Child single £1.20 to £2.60
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.70 | Axial Way / Business Park | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1.70 | £1.70 | Severalls / Wyncolls Rd | ||||||||||||
| £1.70 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Water Tower | |||||||||||
| £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £1.70 | Mill Rd / Turner Rd | ||||||||||
| £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £1.70 | Hospital, Colchester | |||||||||
| £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £1.70 | North Station / Bruff Close | ||||||||
| £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Railway Station Layby, Colchester | |||||||
| £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Causton Rd | ||||||
| £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £1.70 | Town Centre, Colchester | |||||
| £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £1.70 | Plum Hall | ||||
| £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £1.70 | Normandy Ave | |||
| £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | Queen Elizabeth Way | ||
| £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | Bardfield Road | |
| £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £2.60 | Gosfield Road |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Highwoods Square.
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 25 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same; singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the route takes part in the England fare cap. Fares change — check with Arriva Herts and Essex before you travel.
Tickets on the 8
Arriva Herts and Essex publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
Ticket types come from Arriva Herts and Essex's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 26 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva Herts and Essex.
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 Arriva Herts and Essex before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, 29 December, 30 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 8
8 towards Monkwick
All 44 stops
- Highwoods Square (Stop 2) Highwoods
- Highwoods Approach (E-bound) 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
- Trebor (o/s) Colchester
- Cattle Market (opp) Colchester
- Crown Gate (opp) Colchester
- Business Centre (NW-bound) Severalls Park
- Nat West (NW-bound) Severalls Park
- Office Village (SW-bound) Severalls Park
- Julian Avenue (adj) Mile End
- Maximus Drive (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 1) 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
- Angel Court (Stop Ga) Colchester City Centre
- Queen Street (Stop Ja) Colchester City Centre
- Town Railway Station (Stop C) Colchester
- Plum Hall (o/s) Colchester
- Pownall Crescent (opp) Colchester
- Cemetery Gates (opp) Colchester
- Crematorium (opp) Colchester
- Middlewick Ranges (adj) Colchester
- Talcott Road (adj) Colchester
- Monkwick Avenue (opp) Monkwick
- The Silver Oyster (opp) Monkwick
- Bardfield Road (opp) Monkwick
- Wethersfield Road (S-bound) Monkwick
- Gosfield Road (E-bound) Monkwick
8 towards Highwoods
All 43 stops
- Gosfield Road (E-bound) Monkwick
- Baptist Church (o/s) Blackheath
- Berechurch Hall Road (W-bound) Blackheath
- Bardfield Road (adj) Monkwick
- The Silver Oyster (o/s) Monkwick
- Monkwick Avenue (adj) Monkwick
- Talcott Road (opp) Colchester
- Middlewick Ranges (opp) Colchester
- Crematorium (o/s) Colchester
- Cemetery Gates (adj) Colchester
- Pownall Crescent (adj) Colchester
- Plum Hall (opp) Colchester
- Napier Road (adj) Colchester
- Osborne Street (Stop Ae) Colchester City Centre
- St John's Street (Stop Cb) 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
- 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
- Newcomen Way (adj) Colchester
- Oyster Business Park (adj) Colchester
- Office Village (NE-bound) Severalls Park
- Nat West (SE-bound) Severalls Park
- Business Centre (SE-bound) Severalls Park
- Crown Gate (adj) Colchester
- Cattle Market (o/s) Colchester
- Trebor (opp) Colchester
- Brinkley Lane (SW-bound) Highwoods
- Regents Close (adj) Highwoods
- Berkley Close (adj) Highwoods
- Derwent Road (S-bound) Highwoods
- Highwoods Approach (W-bound) Highwoods
- Highwoods Square (Stop 2) Highwoods
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 8 bus?
The first 8 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:50 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 8 bus?
The last 8 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 8 bus cost?
Arriva Herts and Essex's published fares on the 8: adult single £1.70 to £3.60, child single £1.20 to £2.60. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 8 takes part in the England fare cap. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva Herts and Essex day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 8 bus?
The 8 is operated by Arriva Herts and Essex.
Timetable data from Arriva Herts and Essex via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.