C2 Great Baddow to Broomfield via Chelmsford, Melbourne Farm
Operated by First Essex. Registered as running via North Melbourne, Chignal Estate. First bus 05:34, last bus 22:45. 104 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:00, last 20:30. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different C2? 10 other bus routes are numbered C2 elsewhere in the UK — see every C2 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:20 | 08:00 | 08:40 | 09:20 | 10:00 | 10:40 | 11:20 | 12:00 | 12:40 | 13:20 | 14:00 | 14:40 | 15:20 | 16:00 | 16:40 | 17:20 | 18:00 | 18:40 to Chelmsford, Bus Station |
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| Readers Corner (opp) | · | 08:00 | 08:40 | 09:20 | 10:00 | 10:40 | 11:20 | 12:00 | 12:40 | 13:20 | 14:00 | 14:40 | 15:20 | 16:00 | 16:40 | 17:20 | 18:00 | 18:40 |
| The Kings Head (o/s) | · | 08:06 | 08:46 | 09:26 | 10:06 | 10:46 | 11:26 | 12:06 | 12:46 | 13:26 | 14:06 | 14:46 | 15:26 | 16:06 | 16:46 | 17:26 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| Meadgate Shops (o/s) | · | 08:11 | 08:51 | 09:31 | 10:11 | 10:51 | 11:31 | 12:11 | 12:51 | 13:31 | 14:11 | 14:51 | 15:31 | 16:11 | 16:51 | 17:31 | 18:11 | 18:51 |
| Bus Station (Stand 7) | 06:20 | 08:22 | 09:02 | 09:46 | 10:26 | 11:06 | 11:46 | 12:26 | 13:06 | 13:46 | 14:26 | 15:06 | 15:46 | 16:26 | 17:06 | 17:42 | 18:22 | 19:02 |
| North Avenue (NW-bound) | 06:24 | 08:26 | 09:06 | 09:50 | 10:30 | 11:10 | 11:50 | 12:30 | 13:10 | 13:50 | 14:30 | 15:10 | 15:50 | 16:30 | 17:10 | 17:46 | 18:26 | · |
| Kennet Way (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Trent Road Shops (opp) | 06:30 | 08:32 | 09:12 | 09:56 | 10:36 | 11:16 | 11:56 | 12:36 | 13:16 | 13:56 | 14:36 | 15:16 | 15:56 | 16:36 | 17:16 | 17:52 | 18:32 | · |
| Morrisons (opp) | 06:34 | 08:35 | 09:16 | 10:00 | 10:40 | 11:20 | 12:00 | 12:40 | 13:20 | 14:00 | 14:40 | 15:20 | 16:00 | 16:40 | 17:20 | 17:56 | 18:36 | · |
| Rutland Road (opp) | 06:38 | 08:39 | 09:20 | 10:04 | 10:44 | 11:24 | 12:04 | 12:44 | 13:24 | 14:04 | 14:44 | 15:24 | 16:04 | 16:44 | 17:24 | 18:00 | 18:40 | · |
| Hospital (Stand 4) | 06:45 | 08:46 | 09:27 | 10:11 | 10:51 | 11:31 | 12:11 | 12:51 | 13:31 | 14:11 | 14:51 | 15:31 | 16:11 | 16:51 | 17:31 | 18:07 | 18:47 | · |
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.
Fares on the C2
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.50 to £2.30
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | Blue Lion Vineyards | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.50 | £2.00 | MeadgateShops | ||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Whitehouse Crescent | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Cfd Army&Navy | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Cfd city centre | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Cockney Cnr or Keene Homes | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Kings Rd Shops | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Melbourne Ave Pines R | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | – | North Melbourne | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Woodhall Est | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Brmfld Angel | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Brmfld Hospital | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | – | £2.00 | – | – | – | Wicklow Ave Mendip R | |
| – | – | – | – | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | – | £2.00 | – | – | – | – | Oliver Way |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Readers Corner.
First Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 28 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with First Essex before you travel.
Tickets on the C2
First Essex publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
Ticket types come from First Essex's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with First 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 First 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 C2
C2 towards Broomfield
All 59 stops
- Readers Corner (opp) Great Baddow
- Purbeck Court (opp) Great Baddow
- Dorset Close (opp) Great Baddow
- Rothmans Avenue (E-bound) Great Baddow
- The Dell (adj) Great Baddow
- Snelling Grove (opp) Great Baddow
- Vineyards (o/s) Great Baddow
- The Kings Head (o/s) Great Baddow
- Lyster Avenue (opp) Great Baddow
- Rifhams Drive (opp) Great Baddow
- Tabors Avenue (opp) Great Baddow
- Bramwoods Road (adj) Great Baddow
- Meadgate Shops (o/s) Great Baddow
- Whitehouse Crescent (adj) Great Baddow
- Meadgate Avenue (opp) Great Baddow
- Army & Navy (NW-bound) Chelmsford
- Parkway (Stop G) Chelmsford City Centre
- Retail Market (Stop 1) Chelmsford City Centre
- Chelmsford Railway Station (Stand 12) Chelmsford City Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 7) Chelmsford City Centre
- The Ship (opp) Chelmsford City Centre
- King Edward VI School (o/s) Chelmsford
- Cockney Corner (NW-bound) Chelmsford
- Corporation Road (W-bound) Chelmsford
- The Barn (o/s) Chelmsford
- North Avenue (NW-bound) Chelmsford
- Melbourne School (opp) Melbourne Farm
- Melbourne Shops (o/s) Melbourne Farm
- Langton Avenue (adj) Melbourne Farm
- Canberra Close (adj) Melbourne Farm
- Albany Close (opp) Melbourne Farm
- Wellington Close (adj) Melbourne Farm
- Pines Road (adj) Melbourne Farm
- Kennet Way (adj) Chignall Estate
- Trent Road Shops (opp) Chignall Estate
- Trent Road Triangle (W-bound) Chignall Estate
- Eden Way (N-bound) Chignall Estate
- Welland Avenue (opp) Chignall Estate
- Chignal Road (N-bound) North Melbourne
- Micawber Way (adj) North Melbourne
- Morrisons (opp) North Melbourne
- Havisham Way (adj) North Melbourne
- Weller Grove (adj) North Melbourne
- Quilp Drive (adj) North Melbourne
- Longleat Close (opp) Woodhall Estate
- Woodhall Road (E-bound) Woodhall Estate
- Rutland Road (opp) Woodhall Estate
- Berwick Avenue (S-bound) Woodhall Estate
- Skerry Rise (adj) Chelmsford
- Erick Avenue (adj) Broomfield
- Post Office Road (opp) Broomfield
- The Angel (opp) Broomfield
- New Road (adj) Broomfield
- Church Green (adj) Broomfield
- Jubilee Avenue (adj) Broomfield
- Butlers Farm (opp) Broomfield
- Searle Crescent (W-bound) Broomfield
- Ambulance HQ (o/s) Broomfield
- Hospital (Stand 4) Broomfield
C2 towards Great Baddow
All 57 stops
- Kennet Way (adj) Chignall Estate
- Hospital (Stand 4) Broomfield
- Ambulance HQ (opp) Broomfield
- Butlers Farm (o/s) Broomfield
- Jubilee Avenue (opp) Broomfield
- Church Green (opp) Broomfield
- New Road (opp) Broomfield
- The Angel (o/s) Broomfield
- Post Office Road (adj) Broomfield
- Erick Avenue (opp) Broomfield
- Skerry Rise (W-bound) Chelmsford
- Berwick Avenue (N-bound) Woodhall Estate
- Rutland Road (adj) Woodhall Estate
- Woodhall Road (W-bound) Woodhall Estate
- Longleat Close (adj) Woodhall Estate
- Quilp Drive (opp) North Melbourne
- Weller Grove (opp) North Melbourne
- Morrisons (o/s) North Melbourne
- Micawber Way (opp) North Melbourne
- Chignal Road (S-bound) North Melbourne
- Welland Avenue (adj) Chignall Estate
- Eden Way (S-bound) Chignall Estate
- Trent Road Triangle (E-bound) Chignall Estate
- Trent Road Shops (o/s) Chignall Estate
- Pines Road (opp) Melbourne Farm
- Wellington Close (opp) Melbourne Farm
- Albany Close (adj) Melbourne Farm
- Canberra Close (opp) Melbourne Farm
- Langton Avenue (opp) Melbourne Farm
- Melbourne Shops (opp) Melbourne Farm
- Tennyson Road (adj) Chelmsford
- North Avenue (SE-bound) Chelmsford
- The Barn (opp) Chelmsford
- Corporation Road (SE-bound) Chelmsford
- Cockney Corner (SE-bound) Chelmsford
- Keene Home (o/s) Chelmsford
- The Ship (o/s) Chelmsford City Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 1) Chelmsford City Centre
- Chelmsford Railway Station (Stand 11) Chelmsford City Centre
- Cathedral (Stop Cb) Chelmsford City Centre
- H & M (Stop Db) Chelmsford City Centre
- Parkway (Stop Ea) Chelmsford City Centre
- Army & Navy (SE-bound) Chelmsford
- Whitehouse Crescent (opp) Great Baddow
- Meadgate Shops (opp) Great Baddow
- Bramwoods Road (opp) Great Baddow
- Tabors Avenue (adj) Great Baddow
- Tyrells Way (opp) Great Baddow
- The Kings Head (opp) Great Baddow
- Vineyards (opp) Great Baddow
- Snelling Grove (adj) Great Baddow
- The Dell (opp) Great Baddow
- Rothmans Avenue (W-bound) Great Baddow
- Noakes Avenue North (S-bound) Great Baddow
- Readers Court (opp) Great Baddow
- Noakes Avenue South (SW-bound) Great Baddow
- Readers Corner (opp) Great Baddow
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 26 July 2026 To amend Route, Start & Finish Point, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 26 October 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 20 April 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 November 2024 To amend Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Essex County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PF0000599/359 · Changes in Essex County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first C2 bus?
The first C2 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:34 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last C2 bus?
The last C2 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the C2 bus cost?
First Essex's published fares on the C2: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.50 to £2.30. The C2 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 C2 bus?
The C2 is operated by First Essex.
Timetable data from First Essex via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PF0000599/359. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.