Chelmsford → Southend-on-Sea
Chelmsford to Southend-on-Sea by bus
Chelmsford
Southend-on-Sea
A direct bus runs from Chelmsford to Southend-on-Sea, scheduled from 49 min, with 298 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 49 min (typically 1 h 13 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 298
- Operators
- First Essex, Stephensons of Essex, Stephensons
- Stations
- Bus Station → Travel Centre
- Straight-line distance
- 28 km
What this is based on
Arrive inSouthend-on-Sea →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 7 Dec 2027. 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 Southend-on-Sea; 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): UK BODS (bus/coach, all operators); Essex County Council. How Head Your Way works.
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