Buses to Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford)

30 bus routes serve Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford). 1 runs through the night.

First weekday bus from campus 05:21 (C1) Last 23:40 (C9)

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford)

32 Chelmsford → Ongar via Writtle, Blackmore Mon–Fri 06:46–19:10 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
46 Chelmsford → Ongar via Westlands Estate, Writtle Mon–Fri 07:49–18:26 no Sunday service First Essex
46 Ongar → Chelmsford via Writtle, Westlands Estate Mon–Fri 18:55–21:29 no Sunday service Central Connect
59 Chelmsford → Harlow via Writtle, Mark Hall Mon–Fri 05:46–21:02 no Sunday service Arriva Herts and Essex
C1 Great Waltham → Galleywood via Chelmsford, Great Baddow Mon–Fri 05:21–23:34 Sun 06:28–20:19 First Essex
170 Marks Farm, Tesco → Chelmsford, Bus Station Mon–Fri 05:56–21:00 Sun 07:06–20:53 Saturday nights only First Essex
99 Woodham Ferrers → Broomfield via Maldon, Chelmsford Mon–Fri 08:12–15:42 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
70 BTE Bus Park → Chelmsford, Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:06–18:48 no Sunday service First Essex
49 Chelmsford → Wethersfield via Felsted, Great Bardfield Mon–Fri 08:13–18:02 no Sunday service Central Connect
370 Halstead → Chelmsford via Bocking, Braintree Mon–Fri 17:56–22:55 Sun 08:17–20:41 First Essex
510 Southminster → Chelmsford via Danbury, Great Baddow Mon–Fri 08:18–15:51 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
42A Bishops Stortford → Chelmsford via Stansted Airport, Takeley Sun 07:46–19:42 First Essex
C5 Oxney Green → Moulsham Lodge Estate via Chelmsford, Great Baddow Mon–Fri 05:46–21:57 Sun 08:28–19:14 First Essex
C3 Beaulieu Park → North Melbourne via Chelmer Village, Chelmsford Mon–Fri 05:53–22:07 Sun 08:10–17:43 First Essex
48 Temple Grove → Pleshey Mon–Fri 09:30–15:31 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
48WE West Hanningfield → Pleshey Mon–Fri 09:30–15:31 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
561 Basildon → Chelmsford via Laindon, Billericay Mon–Fri 08:15–16:04 no Sunday service First Essex
59 Chelmsford → Harlow via Writtle, Mark Hall Sun 09:02–23:39 First Essex
C2 Great Baddow → Broomfield via Chelmsford, Melbourne Farm Mon–Fri 05:47–22:48 Sun 06:21–20:40 First Essex
C8 Beaulieu Park → Beaulieu Park Bus & Mon–Fri 05:41–23:23 Sun 06:56–19:58 First Essex
13A Chelmsford → Wickford via Galleywood, Rettendon Mon–Fri 08:31–15:53 no Sunday service First Essex
C2e Chelmsford → North Melbourne via Melbourne Farm, Chignall Estate Sun 18:17–21:55 First Essex
702 Broomfield circular via Chelmsford Mon–Fri 06:37–19:22 no Sunday service First Essex
C9 Beaulieu Park Mon–Fri 08:00–23:40 Sun 07:42–19:45 First Essex
X70 Colchester → Chelmsford via Bradwell, Braintree Mon–Fri 10:31–10:32 no Sunday service First Essex
C10 Chelmsford → Channels Est via Springfield Park, Beaulieu Park Mon–Fri 05:56–23:20 Sun 07:21–20:19 First Essex
47 Chelmsford circular via Beaulieu Park, Chelmer Village Mon–Fri 06:48–19:50 no Sunday service First Essex
3 Chelmsford → Southend-on-Sea via Leigh-on-Sea, Prittlewell Mon–Fri 15:55–15:55 no Sunday service First Essex
525 Chelmsford, Princes → Norman Way Schools Mon–Fri 16:54–16:54 no Sunday service First Essex
73A Heybridge → Moulsham via Chelmer Village, Chelmsford Mon–Fri 08:16–08:16 no Sunday service First Essex

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to Anglia Ruskin University

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

170 Marks Farm, Tesco → Chelmsford, Bus Station Saturday nights only 01:25–01:25

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to Anglia Ruskin University from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other Anglia Ruskin University campuses

Anglia Ruskin University 9 Peterborough 2

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford)?

30 routes serve the campus: the 32 (towards Ongar Two Brewers), the 46 (towards Ongar, Two Brewers), the 46 (towards Bus Station), the 59 (towards Temporary Bus Station), the C1 (towards Galleywood Barnard), the 170 (towards Chelmsford, Bus Station), the 99 (towards Broomfield), the 70 (towards Chelmsford, Bus Station), the 49 (towards The Green), the 370 (towards Chelmsford, Bus Station), the 510 (towards St John Payne School), the 42A (towards Chelmsford, Bus Station) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at Anglia Ruskin University?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 30 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to Anglia Ruskin University?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 05:21, on the C1. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

1 of the 30 routes run in the small hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to Anglia Ruskin University outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to Anglia Ruskin University, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

University of Essex (Southend-on-Sea) 30 University of Essex 10 University of Portsmouth (Walthamstow) 19 University of East London (Cyprus) 5 Canterbury Christ Church University (Chatham) 9 University of Greenwich (Chatham) 12 University of Kent (Chatham) 16 University of East London 10 Arden University 5 University College London (Stratford) 8

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus, or every stop and route in Chelmsford.