Colchester → Chelmsford
Colchester to Chelmsford by bus
Colchester
Chelmsford
A direct bus runs from Colchester to Chelmsford, scheduled from 45 min, with 295 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 45 min (typically 1 h 34 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 295
- Operators
- First Essex, FlixBus, Stephensons of Essex, Stephensons and 1 more
- Stations
- Osborne Street → Bus Station
- Straight-line distance
- 34 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inChelmsford →- 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 Colchester to Chelmsford; 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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