Buses to University of Essex (Southend-on-Sea)

30 bus routes serve University of Essex (Southend-on-Sea). 1 runs through the night.

First weekday bus from campus 04:53 (1) Last 23:39 (9) 1 of 30 run 24 hours 1 running tonight

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 University of Essex (Southend-on-Sea)

60 Southend-on-Sea circular via Southchurch, Rochford Mon–Fri 08:29–17:32 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
17 Leigh-on-Sea → Southend-on-Sea via Chalkwell, Westcliff-on-Sea Mon–Fri 09:29–18:29 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
817 Southchurch → Leigh-on-Sea via Southend-on-Sea, Prittlewell Mon–Fri 08:10–16:02 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
28 Southend-on-Sea → Basildon via Leigh-on-Sea, South Benfleet 24 hours First Essex
1 Southend-on-Sea → Rayleigh via Leigh-on-Sea, South Benfleet Mon–Fri 04:53–22:44 Sun 08:18–22:25 Arriva Herts and Essex
25 Southend-on-Sea → Basildon via Leigh-on-Sea, Wickford Mon–Fri 05:37–20:04 Sun 07:07–19:24 First Essex
9 Shoeburyness → Rayleigh via Southchurch, Southend-on-Sea Mon–Fri 05:09–23:39 Sun 08:27–22:11 Arriva Herts and Essex
7 North Shoebury → Rayleigh via Southchurch, Southend-on-Sea Mon–Fri 05:51–23:01 Sun 07:47–21:17 Arriva Herts and Essex
29 Southchurch → Belfairs via Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea Mon–Fri 06:12–22:14 Sun 08:50–17:53 Arriva Herts and Essex
21 Southend-on-Sea → Canvey via Chalkwell Mon–Fri 06:54–22:19 Sun 09:54–16:04 First Essex
8 Great Wakering → Rayleigh via Southchurch, Southend-on-Sea Mon–Fri 06:34–19:05 no Sunday service Arriva Herts and Essex
26 Shoeburyness → Hadleigh via Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea Mon–Fri 08:51–17:42 no Sunday service First Essex
20 Southend-on-Sea → Hullbridge via Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea Mon–Fri 19:31–22:31 no Sunday service First Essex
21S Southend-on-Sea → Canvey via Thundersley Mon–Fri 08:45–15:43 no Sunday service First Essex
20S Southend-on-Sea → Hullbridge via Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea Mon–Fri 08:34–15:30 no Sunday service First Essex
825 Southend-on-Sea → Basildon via Leigh-on-Sea, Wickford Mon–Fri 08:25–15:23 no Sunday service First Essex
827 Southend-on-Sea → Canvey via Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea Mon–Fri 08:31–15:35 no Sunday service First Essex
X1 Southend-on-Sea → Lakeside via Leigh-on-Sea, Basildon no Sunday service Ensignbus
X2 Southend-on-Sea → Upminster via Leigh-on-Sea, Basildon no Sunday service Ensignbus
2 North Shoebury → Southend-on-Sea via Shoeburyness, Southchurch Mon–Fri 06:29–23:05 Sun 09:02–18:10 Arriva Herts and Essex
14SO Southend-on-Sea → Shoeburyness via Southchurch, North Shoebury Mon–Fri 06:39–19:13 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
3 Chelmsford → Southend-on-Sea via Leigh-on-Sea, Prittlewell Mon–Fri 09:07–19:24 no Sunday service First Essex
61SO Southchurch → Southend-on-Sea Mon–Fri 09:32–13:47 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
62SO Southend-on-Sea circular via Southchurch Mon–Fri 09:39–13:43 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
4 North Shoebury → Southend-on-Sea via Bournes Green, Southchurch Sun 09:38–18:17 First Essex
4A Great Wakering → Southend-on-Sea via North Shoebury, Southchurch Sun 08:28–19:27 First Essex
24SO Southchurch Whittingham → Travel Centre Mon–Fri 06:48–20:48 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
1X Southend-on-Sea → Canvey via Leigh-on-Sea, South Benfleet Mon–Fri 06:56–20:51 no Sunday service Arriva Herts and Essex
60A Westcliff-on-Sea → Paglesham via Southend-on-Sea, Southchurch Mon–Fri 13:52–17:42 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex
2A Southend-on-Sea → Shoeburyness via Southchurch, North Shoebury Mon–Fri 00:17–23:17 no Sunday service Arriva Herts and Essex

Live times at the campus stops

Scratton Road (W-bound) Nelson Street (S-bound) Alexander Street (W-bound) Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VF) Victoria Station Interchange (Stop VG) Chichester Road (Stop VN) Chichester Road (Stop VP) Whitegate Road (Stop VS) Southend Central Railway Station (Stop M) Whitegate Road (Stop VR)

Night buses to University of Essex

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.

28 Southend-on-Sea → Basildon via Leigh-on-Sea, South Benfleet Every night 24 hours runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to University of Essex 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 University of Essex campuses

University of Essex 10

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to University of Essex (Southend-on-Sea)?

30 routes serve the campus: the 60 (towards Heygate Avenue), the 17 (towards Heygate Avenue), the 817 (towards Westcliff High Schools), the 28 (towards Basildon Bus Station), the 1 (towards Railway Station), the 25 (towards Basildon, Bus Station), the 9 (towards Railway Station), the 7 (towards Railway Station), the 29 (towards Belgrave Road), the 21 (towards Furtherwick Road, Parkway), the 8 (towards Railway Station), the 26 (towards Hadleigh, The Memorial) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at University of Essex?

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 University of Essex?

One route serves the campus 24 hours a day. Of the fixed-hours routes, the earliest weekday departure from the campus is 04:53 on the 1.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

1 of the 30 routes run in the small hours, and 1 runs 24 hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to University of Essex 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 University of Essex, 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

Canterbury Christ Church University (Chatham) 9 University of Greenwich (Chatham) 12 University of Kent (Chatham) 16 Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford) 30 University for the Creative Arts (Maidstone) 19 University of Kent 6 Canterbury Christ Church University 45 University for the Creative Arts 35 University of East London (Cyprus) 5 University of Greenwich (Avery Hill) 10

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 Southend-on-Sea.