8 Great Wakering to Rayleigh via Southchurch, Southend-on-Sea

Operated by Arriva Herts and Essex. First bus 05:57, last bus 18:11. 24 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.80 — more.

Next towards Rayleigh from Landwick Cottages (opp): tomorrow 06:57

Next towards Great Wakering from Railway Station (o/s): tomorrow 06:48

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Timetable

Ends at Rayleigh, Railway Station · Monday to Friday · 11 journeys
Stop 06:5707:5509:4310:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0816:1317:16
Landwick Cottages (opp) 06:5707:55·10:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0816:1317:16
Church (opp) 07:0107:59·10:0811:0812:0813:0814:0815:1116:1617:19
Little Wakering Corner (W-bound) 07:0608:04·10:1211:1212:1213:1214:1215:1516:2017:23
Shoebury Asda (at) 07:1208:11·10:1811:1812:1813:1814:1815:2116:2617:29
Thorpe Bay Railway Station (opp) 07:2108:23·10:2711:2712:2713:2714:2715:3016:3417:36
Lifstan Way (W-bound) 07:2508:28·10:3111:3112:3113:3114:3115:3516:3817:40
Travel Centre (Stop K) 07:3708:4109:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4315:4816:5017:52
Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VH) 07:4308:4709:4910:4911:4912:4913:4914:4915:5416:5617:57
Southend Hospital South (Stop D) 07:5408:5809:5810:5811:5812:5813:5915:0116:0917:0718:07
Warners Bridge (N-bound) 08:0209:0610:0611:0612:0613:0614:0715:1116:2017:1618:14
The Square (o/s) 08:0809:1210:1211:1212:1213:1214:1315:1716:2617:2218:19
Golden Cross Post Office (opp) 08:1409:1710:1711:1712:1713:1714:1815:2316:3217:2818:24
Mount Bovers Lane (adj) 08:2109:2510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2615:3116:4017:3618:32
The Spa (SW-bound) 08:2709:3110:3111:3112:3113:3114:3215:3816:4517:4118:37
Hambro Hill (opp) 08:3309:3710:3711:3712:3713:3714:3815:4416:5117:4718:43
Railway Station (o/s) 08:4309:4610:4611:4612:4613:4614:4715:5416:5917:5518:50

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.

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

Fares on the 8

Adult single £2.00 to £3.80 · Child single £1.60 to £3.00

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.

63–76% on time
average delay 3.4 min · the range 201 live GPS observations over 30 days can support

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, 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 Rayleigh

All 82 stops
  1. Landwick Cottages (opp) Great Wakering
  2. Morrins Close (adj) Great Wakering
  3. Glebe Close (opp) Great Wakering
  4. Church (opp) Great Wakering
  5. The Red Lion (o/s) Great Wakering
  6. Lee Lotts (opp) Great Wakering
  7. The Exhibition (o/s) Great Wakering
  8. The Medical Centre (opp) Great Wakering
  9. Little Wakering Corner (W-bound) Great Wakering
  10. Star Lane Industrial Estate (adj) Great Wakering
  11. Poynters Lane (W-bound) North Shoebury
  12. Mountbatten Drive (opp) North Shoebury
  13. Midsummer Meadow (opp) North Shoebury
  14. Shoebury Asda (at) North Shoebury
  15. Shoebury Park (o/s) North Shoebury
  16. West Road (adj) Shoeburyness
  17. Shoebury High School (opp) Shoeburyness
  18. Connaught Gardens (adj) Shoeburyness
  19. Maplin Way (W-bound) Shoeburyness
  20. Thorpedene Library (N-bound) Shoeburyness
  21. Marcus Avenue (adj) Thorpe Bay
  22. Thorpe Bay Railway Station (opp) Thorpe Bay
  23. Thorpe Hall Avenue (W-bound) Thorpe Bay
  24. Thurlow Drive (adj) Southchurch
  25. Butterys (opp) Southchurch
  26. Lifstan Way (W-bound) Southchurch
  27. Marlborough Road (W-bound) Southchurch
  28. Kensington Road (SW-bound) Southchurch
  29. Arnold Avenue (adj) Southchurch
  30. Woodgrange PH (o/s) Southchurch
  31. Norman Harris House (o/s) Southend-on-Sea
  32. Travel Centre (Stop K) Southend-on-Sea
  33. Whitegate Road (Stop VS) Southend-on-Sea
  34. Chichester Road (Stop VP) Southend-on-Sea
  35. Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VH) Southend-on-Sea
  36. Civic Centre (opp) Southend-on-Sea
  37. Blue Boar (o/s) Prittlewell
  38. Priory Park (SW-bound) Prittlewell
  39. Gainsborough Drive (adj) Prittlewell
  40. Highfield Gardens (Stop L) Prittlewell
  41. Southend Hospital South (Stop D) Prittlewell
  42. Highfield Gardens (Stop E) Prittlewell
  43. Carlton Avenue (Stop F) Prittlewell
  44. The Bell Southside (adj) Prittlewell
  45. The Bell Northside (opp) Prittlewell
  46. Hornby Avenue (adj) Prittlewell
  47. Feeches Road (adj) Prittlewell
  48. Warners Bridge (N-bound) Prittlewell
  49. Ravenswood Chase (adj) Rochford
  50. The Anne Boleyn (opp) Rochford
  51. South Street (opp) Rochford
  52. The Square (o/s) Rochford
  53. Railway Station (o/s) Rochford
  54. Roche Avenue (adj) Rochford
  55. Holt Farm School (o/s) Rochford
  56. Golden Cross Post Office (opp) Rochford
  57. Harewood Avenue (opp) Rochford
  58. Magnolia Road (opp) Rochford
  59. Church (opp) Hawkwell
  60. Windsor Gardens (opp) Hawkwell
  61. Sweyne Avenue (opp) Hawkwell
  62. Ironwell Lane (adj) Hawkwell
  63. Nursery Corner (W-bound) Hawkwell
  64. Mount Bovers Lane (adj) Hawkwell
  65. Tudor Way (adj) Hawkwell
  66. Hillside Avenue (adj) Hawkwell
  67. The White Hart (opp) Hawkwell
  68. Great Eastern Road (N-bound) Hockley
  69. Station Approach (near) Hockley
  70. The Spa (SW-bound) Hockley
  71. SEETEC (o/s) Hockley
  72. The Bull (o/s) Hockley
  73. Folly Lane (opp) Hockley
  74. Fountain Lane (opp) Hockley
  75. Bullwood Hall (o/s) Hockley
  76. The Gattens (opp) Rayleigh
  77. Hambro Hill (opp) Rayleigh
  78. Wellsfield (opp) Rayleigh
  79. Fitz Wimarc School (opp) Rayleigh
  80. Bull Lane (adj) Rayleigh
  81. Websters Way (SW-bound) Rayleigh
  82. Railway Station (o/s) Rayleigh

8 towards Great Wakering

All 82 stops
  1. Railway Station (o/s) Rayleigh
  2. High Street (NE-bound) Rayleigh
  3. Church (o/s) Rayleigh
  4. Fitz Wimarc School (o/s) Rayleigh
  5. Cemetery (o/s) Rayleigh
  6. Hambro Hill (adj) Rayleigh
  7. The Gattens (adj) Rayleigh
  8. Bullwood Hall (opp) Hockley
  9. Fountain Lane (adj) Hockley
  10. Folly Lane (adj) Hockley
  11. The Bull (opp) Hockley
  12. SEETEC (opp) Hockley
  13. The Spa (E-bound) Hockley
  14. Station Approach (adj) Hockley
  15. Great Eastern Road (S-bound) Hockley
  16. The White Hart (near) Hawkwell
  17. Hillside Avenue (opp) Hawkwell
  18. Tudor Way (opp) Hawkwell
  19. Mount Bovers Lane (opp) Hawkwell
  20. Nursery Corner (N-bound) Hawkwell
  21. Ironwell Lane (opp) Hawkwell
  22. Sweyne Avenue (adj) Hawkwell
  23. Windsor Gardens (adj) Hawkwell
  24. Church (o/s) Hawkwell
  25. Magnolia Road (adj) Rochford
  26. Harewood Avenue (adj) Rochford
  27. Golden Cross Post Office (o/s) Rochford
  28. Holt Farm School (opp) Rochford
  29. Roche Avenue (opp) Rochford
  30. Dalys Road (E-bound) Rochford
  31. East Street (SW-bound) Rochford
  32. South Street (adj) Rochford
  33. The Anne Boleyn (o/s) Rochford
  34. Ravenswood Chase (opp) Rochford
  35. Warners Bridge (S-bound) Prittlewell
  36. Feeches Road (opp) Prittlewell
  37. The Bell Northside (o/s) Prittlewell
  38. The Bell Southside (opp) Prittlewell
  39. Carlton Avenue (opp) Prittlewell
  40. Highfield Gardens (Stop L) Prittlewell
  41. Southend Hospital South (Stop C) Prittlewell
  42. Highfield Gardens (Stop J) Prittlewell
  43. Gainsborough Drive (opp) Prittlewell
  44. Priory Park (NE-bound) Prittlewell
  45. Blue Boar (opp) Prittlewell
  46. Civic Centre (o/s) Southend-on-Sea
  47. Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VK) Southend-on-Sea
  48. Whitegate Road (Stop VR) Southend-on-Sea
  49. Travel Centre (arrivals) Southend-on-Sea
  50. Travel Centre (Stop H) Southend-on-Sea
  51. The Seaway Car park (opp) Southend-on-Sea
  52. Norman Harris House (opp) Southend-on-Sea
  53. Woodgrange PH (opp) Southchurch
  54. Arnold Avenue (opp) Southchurch
  55. Kensington Road (NE-bound) Southchurch
  56. Marlborough Road (E-bound) Southchurch
  57. Lifstan Way (E-bound) Southchurch
  58. Butterys (adj) Southchurch
  59. Thurlow Drive (opp) Southchurch
  60. Thorpe Hall Avenue (E-bound) Thorpe Bay
  61. Thorpe Bay Railway Station (o/s) Thorpe Bay
  62. Marcus Avenue (opp) Thorpe Bay
  63. Thorpedene Library (S-bound) Shoeburyness
  64. Caulfield Road (E-bound) Shoeburyness
  65. Connaught Gardens (opp) Shoeburyness
  66. Shoebury High School (o/s) Shoeburyness
  67. West Road (opp) Shoeburyness
  68. Shoebury Park (opp) North Shoebury
  69. Shoebury Asda (o/s) North Shoebury
  70. Midsummer Meadow (adj) North Shoebury
  71. Ravendale Way (W-bound) North Shoebury
  72. Star Lane (adj) North Shoebury
  73. Star Lane Industrial Estate (opp) Great Wakering
  74. Little Wakering Corner (E-bound) Great Wakering
  75. The Medical Centre (o/s) Great Wakering
  76. The Exhibition (opp) Great Wakering
  77. Lee Lotts (adj) Great Wakering
  78. The Red Lion (opp) Great Wakering
  79. Church (o/s) Great Wakering
  80. Glebe Close (adj) Great Wakering
  81. Morrins Close (opp) Great Wakering
  82. Landwick Cottages (opp) Great Wakering

Towns & areas on this route

Southend-on-SeaSouthchurchPrittlewellRayleighShoeburynessRochfordNorth ShoeburyHockleyGreat WakeringThorpe BayHawkwell

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 8 bus?

The first 8 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:57 (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 18:11. 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 £2.00 to £3.80, child single £1.60 to £3.00. 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.