Chelmsford → Braintree
Chelmsford to Braintree by bus
Chelmsford
Braintree
A direct bus runs from Chelmsford to Braintree, scheduled from 29 min, with 232 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 29 min (typically 49 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 232
- Operator
- First Essex
- Stations
- Bus Station → Tesco East Store
- Straight-line distance
- 17 km
What this is based on
Arrive inBraintree →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 1 Dec 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Chelmsford to Braintree; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Essex County Council. How Head Your Way works.
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Direct connections from Braintree
A few of the 33 direct connections we hold, larger places first. Not a popularity ranking.
Bury St Edmunds🚌 Busdirect · from 1 h 45 min · 24 departures a weekView this connection →Lavenham🚌 Busdirect · from 1 h 14 min · 24 departures a weekView this connection →Lawshall🚌 Busdirect · from 1 h 18 min · 24 departures a weekView this connection →
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Every direct connection from Braintree
Stations: Braintree; Braintree Freeport
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