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Local transport authority
Bus services in Southend on Sea City Council
33 local bus services are registered here, run by 5 licensed operators. A route that crosses a boundary is registered with every authority it runs through, so it appears here and on its neighbours.
Registered services
33 routes
- X1
Lakeside Bus Station, Thurrock to Southend Travel Centre, Chichester Rd, Southend
EnsignbusNormal Stopping
- X2
Upminster Station to Southend Travel Centre
Via Laindon, Basildon, Pitsea, Hadleigh
EnsignbusNormal Stopping
- X30
Southend Travel Centre, Essex to Chelmsford Bus Station, Essex
Via Southend Airport, Rayleigh, Essex
First Essex Buses LtdLimited Stop
- 1
Rayleigh Railway Station, Essex to Southend Travel Centre, Southend, Essex
Via Southend and Hadleigh
Arriva Southern CountiesNormal Stopping
- 1X
Southend Travel Centre to Canvey, Leigh Beck
Via Seafront, Chalkwell, Hadleigh
Arriva Southern CountiesLimited Stop
- 2
Shoeburyness Renown to Shoeburyness, East Beach
Via South Church, Bourne Green
Arriva Southern CountiesNormal StoppingPart subsidised
- 3
Chelmsford Bus Station, Essex to Southend Travel Centre
Via Sandon, East Hanningfield, Rettendon, Battlesbridge, Rayleigh, Daws Heath, Hadleigh, Leigh on Sea, London Road
First Essex Buses LtdNormal StoppingSubsidised
- 4
Stairs Road, Great Wakering to Southend Travel Centre, Chichester Road
Via Great Wakering, North Shoebury, Southend
First Essex Buses LtdNormal StoppingPart subsidised
- 7
Landwick, Police Lodge to The Renown, Shoeburyness, Essex
Via Southend
Arriva Southern CountiesNormal Stopping
- 9
Rayleigh Rail Station to Shoeburyness, East Beach (9) or Landwick (9A)
Via Southend
Arriva Southern CountiesNormal StoppingPart subsidised
- 14
Southend Bus Station to Foulness Island or Shoebury East Beach
Via Barling & Great Wakering
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping · Hail & RideSubsidised
- 17
Rail Station Forecourt, Leigh-on-sea, Essex to Heygate Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex
Via Westcliff on Sea, Chalkwell
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal StoppingPart subsidised
- 20
Southend Travel Centre to The Anchor, Hullbridge / Lower Hockley, Essex
First Essex Buses LtdNormal Stopping
- 21
Canvey Island, Essex to Southend Travel Centre, Southend on Sea, Essex
First Essex Buses LtdNormal StoppingPart subsidised
- 23
Leigh Station stop C, Belton Way East to Southend Airport, Inside Airport
Via Leigh Station - Eastwood - Airport Business Park - Southend Airport
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping
- 24
Whittingham Avenue, Southchurch to Southend on Sea, Travel Centre
Via Woodgrange
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping · Hail & RidePart subsidised
- 25
Southend Travel Centre to Basildon Hospital
Via Carlton Ave, Southbourne Grove, Rayleigh, Wickford & Whitmore Way
First Essex Buses LtdNormal Stopping
- 26
Shoebury East Beach to The Memorial, Hadleigh, London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet
Via Shoeburyness East Beach, Southend Travel Centre, Canvey Island Newlands Creek
First Essex Buses LtdNormal StoppingSubsidised
- 28
Southend Travel Centre, Essex to Basildon Bus Station, Essex
Via Hadleigh, Pitsea Broadway East
First Essex Buses LtdNormal Stopping
- 29
Belfairs, Belgrave Road to Garon Park Sports Centre
Via Southend
Arriva Southern CountiesNormal StoppingPart subsidised
- 51
Chafford Hundred Rail Station to Southend High School for Boys, Prittlewell Chase
Via Grays, Tilbury, Orsett Cock, Pitsea
Nibsbuses LimitedNormal Stopping
- 60
Southend to Paglesham
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal StoppingPart subsidised
- 61
Southend Travel Centre to Fossetts Park B & Q Store
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping · Hail & Ride
- 63
Landwick Cottages, Opp, Stairs Road, Great Wakering to The Weir, Opp, High Road (A129), Rayleigh
Via Little Wakering, Barling, Rochford, Hockley & Hullbridge
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal StoppingSubsidised
- 99 (99 OT)
Sutherland Boulevard / Leigh-on-Sea Station, Southend, Essex to Rampart Terrace, Shoeburyness, Southend, Essex
EnsignbusNormal Stopping
- 504
WICKHAM BISHOPS, SNOW CORNER to SOUTHEND
Via MALDON AND DANBURY
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping · Hail & Ride
- 513
LITTLE WALTHAM, ASH TREE CORNER to SOUTHEND
Via CHELMSFORD, EAST HANNINGFIELD
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping · Limited Stop
- 625
Tesco, Wood Street, Chelmsford to Southend Boys High School, Southend
Via Galleywood, Crays Hill, Westcliff High School,Southend Hospital
First Essex Buses LtdNormal Stopping
- 807
Foulness Island to Golden Cross, King Edmunds School
Via Gt Wakering
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping · Hail & Ride
- 815
Rochford, Roche Avenue to Westcliff, St Bernards High School
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping
- 816
Ashingdon, Lascelles Gardens/Golden Cross Post Office to Westcliff on Sea , St Bernards High School
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping
- 817
Southchurch, Cokefield Avenue to Westcliff, High Schools
Via Southend and Westcliff
Stephensons Of Essex LtdNormal Stopping · Hail & Ride
- 827
Southend Travel Centre, Chichester Road, Southend to Point Road, Canvey Island
First Essex Buses LtdNormal Stopping
A registration is permission to run a route, not a timetable. It records where a service starts, finishes and runs through, and who may run it. For departure times, ask the operator or Southend on Sea City Council.