C2 Readers Corner ↔ Broomfield Hospital

Operated by First Essex. First bus 05:34, last bus 22:45. 139 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The C2 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. Details →

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 Broomfield Hospital · Monday to Friday towards Broomfield Hospital · Saturday towards Broomfield Hospital · Sunday towards Readers Corner · Monday to Friday towards Readers Corner · Saturday towards Readers Corner · Sunday
C2 towards Broomfield Hospital — Monday to Friday (69 journeys)
Readers Corner (opp) ··06:2206:4307:1707:2507:4207:5708:0008:2008:3308:4008:5009:0309:2009:2609:3809:5610:0010:1110:2610:4010:4110:5611:1111:2011:2611:4111:5612:0012:1112:2612:4012:4112:5613:1113:2013:2613:4113:5614:0014:1114:2614:4014:4114:5615:1115:2015:2815:4416:0016:0516:1616:3316:4016:4617:0517:2017:2017:3917:5518:0018:1218:4018:4019:15···
The Kings Head (o/s) ··06:2806:4907:2407:3207:4908:0508:0608:2808:4008:4608:5709:1009:2609:3309:4510:0310:0610:1810:3310:4610:4811:0311:1811:2611:3311:4812:0312:0612:1812:3312:4612:4813:0313:1813:2613:3313:4814:0314:0614:1814:3314:4614:4815:0315:1915:2615:3615:5116:0616:1216:2316:4016:4616:5317:1217:2617:2717:4618:0218:0618:1818:4618:4619:21···
Meadgate Shops (o/s) ··06:3306:5407:2907:3707:5408:1008:1108:3308:4508:5109:0209:1509:3109:3809:5010:0810:1110:2310:3810:5110:5311:0811:2311:3111:3811:5312:0812:1112:2312:3812:5112:5313:0813:2313:3113:3813:5314:0814:1114:2314:3814:5114:5315:0815:2415:3115:4115:5616:1116:1716:2816:4516:5116:5817:1717:3117:3217:5018:0618:1118:2218:5118:5019:25···
Bus Station (Stand 7) 06:1506:2006:4407:0507:4307:5308:1008:3308:2208:5609:0809:0209:2509:3809:4609:5610:0810:2310:2610:3810:5311:0611:0811:2311:3811:4611:5312:0812:2312:2612:3812:5313:0613:0813:2313:3813:4613:5314:0814:2314:2614:3814:5315:0615:0815:2315:3915:4615:5616:1116:2616:3116:4216:5917:0617:1217:3017:4217:4418:0218:1618:2218:3219:0219:0019:3420:4521:4522:45
North Avenue (NW-bound) 06:1906:2406:4807:0907:4907:5908:1708:3908:2609:0209:1309:0609:3109:4309:5010:0210:1310:2910:3010:4310:5911:1011:1311:2911:4311:5011:5912:1312:2912:3012:4312:5913:1013:1313:2913:4313:5013:5914:1314:2914:3014:4314:5915:1015:1415:2915:4615:5016:0416:1716:3016:3716:4717:0517:1017:1717:3617:4617:5018:0718:2118:2618:37·19:0519:3920:5021:5022:50
Kennet Way (adj) ·····08:05·08:45··09:19··09:49··10:19··10:49··11:19·11:49··12:19··12:49··13:19·13:49··14:19··14:49··15:20·15:52··16:23··16:53··17:23·············
Trent Road Shops (opp) 06:2506:3006:5407:1507:55·08:24·08:3209:08·09:1209:37·09:5610:08·10:3510:36·11:0511:16·11:35·11:5612:05·12:3512:36·13:0513:16·13:35·13:5614:05·14:3514:36·15:0515:16·15:37·15:5616:11·16:3616:44·17:1117:16·17:4217:5217:5618:1318:2718:3218:43·19:1119:4520:5621:5622:56
Morrisons (opp) 06:2906:3406:5807:2008:00·08:29·08:3509:13·09:1609:42·10:0010:13·10:4010:40·11:1011:20·11:40·12:0012:10·12:4012:40·13:1013:20·13:40·14:0014:10·14:4014:40·15:1015:20·15:42·16:0016:16·16:4016:49·17:1617:20·17:4717:5618:0118:1818:3218:3618:47·19:1519:4921:0022:0023:00
Rutland Road (opp) 06:3306:3807:0207:2508:06·08:35·08:3909:17·09:2009:46·10:0410:17·10:4410:44·11:1411:24·11:44·12:0412:14·12:4412:44·13:1413:24·13:44·14:0414:14·14:4414:44·15:1515:24·15:47·16:0416:21·16:4416:54·17:2117:24·17:5218:0018:0618:2318:3718:4018:52·19:1919:5321:0422:0423:04
Hospital (Stand 4) 06:4006:4507:1207:3908:16·08:44·08:4609:25·09:2709:54·10:1110:25·10:5210:51·11:2211:31·11:52·12:1112:22·12:5212:51·13:2213:31·13:52·14:1114:23·14:5314:51·15:2415:31·15:56·16:1116:30·16:5117:03·17:3017:31·18:0118:0718:1418:3118:4518:4719:00·19:2620:0021:1022:1023:10

Route map

All stops on route C2

C2 towards Broomfield Hospital

  1. Readers Corner (opp) Great Baddow
  2. Purbeck Court (opp) Great Baddow
  3. Dorset Close (opp) Great Baddow
  4. The Dell (adj) Great Baddow
  5. Rothmans Avenue (E-bound) Great Baddow
  6. Snelling Grove (opp) Great Baddow
  7. Vineyards (o/s) Great Baddow
  8. The Kings Head (o/s) Great Baddow
  9. Rifhams Drive (opp) Great Baddow
  10. Lyster Avenue (opp) Great Baddow
  11. Tabors Avenue (opp) Great Baddow
  12. Bramwoods Road (adj) Great Baddow
  13. Meadgate Shops (o/s) Great Baddow
  14. Whitehouse Crescent (adj) Great Baddow
  15. Meadgate Avenue (opp) Great Baddow
  16. Army & Navy (NW-bound) Chelmsford
  17. Parkway (Stop G) Chelmsford City Centre
  18. Retail Market (Stop 1) Chelmsford City Centre
  19. Chelmsford Railway Station (Stand 12) Chelmsford City Centre
  20. Bus Station (Stand 7) Chelmsford City Centre
  21. The Ship (opp) Chelmsford City Centre
  22. King Edward VI School (o/s) Chelmsford
  23. Cockney Corner (NW-bound) Chelmsford
  24. Corporation Road (W-bound) Chelmsford
  25. The Barn (o/s) Chelmsford
  26. North Avenue (NW-bound) Chelmsford
  27. Melbourne School (opp) Melbourne Farm
  28. Melbourne Shops (o/s) Melbourne Farm
  29. Langton Avenue (adj) Melbourne Farm
  30. Canberra Close (adj) Melbourne Farm
  31. Wellington Close (adj) Melbourne Farm
  32. Albany Close (opp) Melbourne Farm
  33. Pines Road (adj) Melbourne Farm
  34. Kennet Way (adj) Chignall Estate
  35. Trent Road Shops (opp) Chignall Estate
  36. Trent Road Triangle (W-bound) Chignall Estate
  37. Eden Way (N-bound) Chignall Estate
  38. Welland Avenue (opp) Chignall Estate
  39. Chignal Road (N-bound) North Melbourne
  40. Micawber Way (adj) North Melbourne
  41. Morrisons (opp) North Melbourne
  42. Havisham Way (adj) North Melbourne
  43. Weller Grove (adj) North Melbourne
  44. Quilp Drive (adj) North Melbourne
  45. Longleat Close (opp) Woodhall Estate
  46. Woodhall Road (E-bound) Woodhall Estate
  47. Rutland Road (opp) Woodhall Estate
  48. Skerry Rise (adj) Chelmsford
  49. Berwick Avenue (S-bound) Woodhall Estate
  50. Erick Avenue (adj) Broomfield
  51. Post Office Road (opp) Broomfield
  52. The Angel (opp) Broomfield
  53. New Road (adj) Broomfield
  54. Church Green (adj) Broomfield
  55. Jubilee Avenue (adj) Broomfield
  56. Butlers Farm (opp) Broomfield
  57. Searle Crescent (W-bound) Broomfield
  58. Ambulance HQ (o/s) Broomfield
  59. Hospital (Stand 4) Broomfield

C2 towards Readers Corner

  1. Kennet Way (adj) Chignall Estate
  2. Ambulance HQ (opp) Broomfield
  3. Hospital (Stand 4) Broomfield
  4. Jubilee Avenue (opp) Broomfield
  5. Butlers Farm (o/s) Broomfield
  6. New Road (opp) Broomfield
  7. Church Green (opp) Broomfield
  8. Post Office Road (adj) Broomfield
  9. The Angel (o/s) Broomfield
  10. Erick Avenue (opp) Broomfield
  11. Skerry Rise (W-bound) Chelmsford
  12. Berwick Avenue (N-bound) Woodhall Estate
  13. Rutland Road (adj) Woodhall Estate
  14. Longleat Close (adj) Woodhall Estate
  15. Woodhall Road (W-bound) Woodhall Estate
  16. Quilp Drive (opp) North Melbourne
  17. Weller Grove (opp) North Melbourne
  18. Morrisons (o/s) North Melbourne
  19. Micawber Way (opp) North Melbourne
  20. Chignal Road (S-bound) North Melbourne
  21. Welland Avenue (adj) Chignall Estate
  22. Eden Way (S-bound) Chignall Estate
  23. Trent Road Shops (o/s) Chignall Estate
  24. Trent Road Triangle (E-bound) Chignall Estate
  25. Pines Road (opp) Melbourne Farm
  26. Wellington Close (opp) Melbourne Farm
  27. Albany Close (adj) Melbourne Farm
  28. Langton Avenue (opp) Melbourne Farm
  29. Canberra Close (opp) Melbourne Farm
  30. Melbourne Shops (opp) Melbourne Farm
  31. Tennyson Road (adj) Chelmsford
  32. North Avenue (SE-bound) Chelmsford
  33. The Barn (opp) Chelmsford
  34. Corporation Road (SE-bound) Chelmsford
  35. Cockney Corner (SE-bound) Chelmsford
  36. Keene Home (o/s) Chelmsford
  37. The Ship (o/s) Chelmsford City Centre
  38. Bus Station (Stand 1) Chelmsford City Centre
  39. Chelmsford Railway Station (Stand 11) Chelmsford City Centre
  40. Cathedral (Stop Cb) Chelmsford City Centre
  41. H & M (Stop Db) Chelmsford City Centre
  42. Parkway (Stop Ea) Chelmsford City Centre
  43. Army & Navy (SE-bound) Chelmsford
  44. Whitehouse Crescent (opp) Great Baddow
  45. Meadgate Shops (opp) Great Baddow
  46. Bramwoods Road (opp) Great Baddow
  47. Tabors Avenue (adj) Great Baddow
  48. Tyrells Way (opp) Great Baddow
  49. The Kings Head (opp) Great Baddow
  50. Snelling Grove (adj) Great Baddow
  51. Vineyards (opp) Great Baddow
  52. The Dell (opp) Great Baddow
  53. Rothmans Avenue (W-bound) Great Baddow
  54. Noakes Avenue North (S-bound) Great Baddow
  55. Readers Court (opp) Great Baddow
  56. Noakes Avenue South (SW-bound) Great Baddow
  57. Readers Corner (opp) Great Baddow

Service history & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

ChelmsfordGreat BaddowChelmsford City CentreBroomfieldMelbourne FarmNorth MelbourneChignall EstateWoodhall Estate

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?

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 the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.