Southend Octopus
Octopus multi-operator tickets are issued and accepted on First Essex, Arriva, NIBS and Stephensons services.
Octopus tickets are valid throughout the Southend, Rochford and Castle Point districts in the area bounded by the River Crouch in the North, the coast to the East and South and Sadlers Farm Roundabout and the A1245 between Rettendon Turnpike and Carpenter’s Arms in the West.
Octopus tickets cannot be used on school services 500-599, 800-899 (except 725, 820, 822, 825 and 827) and X30
Ticket Type | On-Bus | |
Adult | Day | £5.70* |
Adult | Week | £24.50* |
Adult | 4Week |
£70.00* |
Child | Day |
£4.00* |
Child | Week | £18.00* |
Child | 4Week | £52.50* |
* prices from 1st April 2023
Travel Alerts
Service Changes from Sunday 5th January 2025
From Sunday 5th January 2025, we will be introducing changes to services across our Essex network.
Here are the key details:
Airlink |
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Service: | Journey: | What's changing? |
X10 | Basildon to Stansted Airport | Revised daily timetable - Majority of journeys to serve Great Dunmow. |
X30 | Southend to Stansted Airport | Revised daily timetable, to improve punctuality. The daytime service, via Great Dunmow, will instead be provided by the X10 service. The X20 service will continue to serve Great Dunmow throughout the day; as will the X30 service in the early morning and late evening. |
Mid & North Essex |
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Service: | Journey: | What's changing? |
70|170|370 | Chelmsford to Braintree | An additional journey will run on schooldays, departing from Youngs End at 0735 and arriving at Chelmsford at 0819. No change to the Saturday or Sunday / Public Holiday timetable. |
75 | Colchester to Maldon | An additional early morning journey from Tiptree and the daily timetable has been re-timed to improve punctuality. |
621 | Roxwell to Ingatestone | This service has been withdrawn and will no longer operate. |
South Essex |
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Service: | Journey: | What's changing? |
B1 | Basildon to Laindon | Minor timetable change to the Monday to Friday AM timetable. No change to the Saturday or Sunday / Public Holiday timetable. |
21|21A|21S | Great Wakering to Canvey Island | Revised Monday to Friday timetable. Minor change to the Saturday timetable and no change to the Sunday / Public Holiday timetable. |
22 | Basildon to Canvey Island | Minor change to the Monday to Friday timetable. No change to the Saturday or Sunday / Public Holiday timetable. |
27 | Southend to Canvey Island | Revised Monday to Friday timetable. No change to the Saturday or Sunday / Public Holiday timetable. |
28 | Southend to Basildon | Revised Monday to Friday timetable, with more journeys from Basildon towards Southend in the AM peak period. No change to the Saturday or Sunday / Public Holiday timetable. |
200 | Basildon to Grays | Minor change to the Monday to Friday timetable - early evening journeys. No change to the Saturday timetable. |
625 | Chelmsford to Southend Schools | Revised timetable. |
All NEW & REVISED timetables are available to view / download here:
Service 31/331/332 | Mundon Road/Limebrook Way, Maldon | OVERNIGHT road closures
Mundon Road, Maldon is closed for overnight roadworks from Thursday 19th December to Sunday 22nd December 2024.
Mundon Road, Maldon will be closed to traffic from 20:00hrs and will re-open from 05:00hrs the next morning:
- 20:00hrs 19/12/2024 to 05:00hrs 20/12/2024
- 20:00hrs 20/12/2024 to 05:00hrs 21/12/2024
- 20:00hrs 21/12/2024 to 05:00hrs 22/12/2024
Due to the location of the road closure, the 31/331/332 services will divert in both directions via Cross Road, Fambridge Road and Burnham Road.
The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:
- Cups Corner
- Mundon Road
- Shakespeare Drive
- Milton Road
- Limebrook Way West
- Limebrook Way East
- Park Drive
- South House Chase
- The Cottages
- Stud Farm
- Victory Hall
- Coal Yard
- Rydal Drive
We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.
Harlow Temporary Bus Station from Sunday 1st December 2024
Harlow Bus Station will be closing on Saturday 30th November 2024 due to the next step in the redevelopment of Harlow Town Centre.
From Sunday 1st December 2024, a temporary bus station will be opened at Post Office Road car park.
Where To Catch Your Bus
Bus Stand |
Service(s) |
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Stand A |
4 to Latton Bush |
19 to Chelmsford |
19A to Chelmsford |
Stand D |
4 to Town Centre |
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Stand E |
14 to Pinnacles |
407 to PAH |
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Stand F |
59 to Chelmsford |
407 to Old Harlow |
417 to Old Harlow |
Harlow Bus Services - Revised Timetables from Sunday 1st December 2024
Due to the location of the temporary bus station, we will be making some minor changes to the timings of the following services:
4, 14, 19/19A, 407 and 417
Service |
Journey |
What’s changing? |
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4 |
Harlow to Latton Bush |
Revised Monday-Saturday timetable – evening journeys. Minor timing changes to reflect the move of the bus station. There is no change to the number of journeys provided. |
14 |
Harlow to Pinnacles |
Revised Monday-Saturday timetable – morning and late afternoon journeys. Minor timing changes to reflect the move of the bus station. There is no change to the number of journeys provided. |
19/19A |
Chelmsford to Harlow |
Revised Monday-Friday timetable – morning and late afternoon journeys. Minor timing changes to reflect the move of the bus station. There is no change to the number of journeys provided. |
407/417 |
Harlow to Old Harlow |
Revised Monday-Saturday timetable – Minor timing changes to reflect the move of the bus station. There is no change to the number of journeys provided. However, some journeys will depart a few minutes earlier than they do currently. For punctuality - the Monday–Friday departures 17:10 and 18:10 from Old Harlow will not serve Princess Alexandra Hospital and will instead terminate at Harlow Bus Station. Service 417 – departing Harlow Bus Station will divert and serve Princess Alexandra Hospital. |
To find out more and to keep up-to-date regarding the next phase of the Harlow Transport Interchange - please visit the Travel Essex website - Next phase of Harlow transport interchange moving ahead | Travel Essex
The revised timetables are available to view / download here:
Christmas & New Year Bus Services 2024|2025
Christmas & New Year Bus Services
Over the festive season, our services will run on a revised timetable.
Please find the details and special timetables below:
South Essex |
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Day |
Date |
Service Level |
Exceptions / Details of Special Service |
Sunday |
22/12/2024 |
Sunday service |
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Monday |
23/12/2024 |
Monday to Friday |
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Tuesday Christmas Eve |
24/12/2024 |
Saturday service except: |
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Wednesday Christmas Day |
25/12/2024 |
No Service |
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Thursday Boxing Day |
26/12/2024 |
No Service except: |
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Friday |
27/12/2024 |
Saturday service except: |
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Saturday |
28/12/2024 |
Saturday service |
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Sunday |
29/12/2024 |
Sunday service |
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Monday |
30/12/2024 |
Saturday service except: |
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Tuesday New Year's Eve |
31/12/2024 |
Saturday service except: |
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Wednesday New Year's Day |
01/01/2025 |
No Service except: |
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Thursday |
02/01/2025 |
Monday to Friday |
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Friday |
03/01/2025 |
Monday to Friday |
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Saturday |
04/01/2025 |
Saturday service |
Mid and North Essex |
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Day |
Date |
Service Level |
Exceptions / Details of Special Service |
Sunday |
22/12/2024 |
Sunday service |
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Monday |
23/12/2024 |
Monday to Friday |
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Tuesday Christmas Eve |
24/12/2024 |
Saturday service except: |
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Wednesday Christmas Day |
25/12/2024 |
No Service |
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Thursday Boxing Day |
26/12/2024 |
No Service except: |
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Friday |
27/12/2024 |
Saturday service except: |
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Saturday |
28/12/2024 |
Saturday service |
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Sunday |
29/12/2024 |
Sunday service |
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Monday |
30/12/2024 |
Saturday service except: |
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Tuesday New Year's Eve |
31/12/2024 |
Saturday service except: |
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Wednesday New Year's Day |
01/01/2025 |
No Service except: |
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Thursday |
02/01/2025 |
Monday to Friday |
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Friday |
03/01/2025 |
Monday to Friday |
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Saturday |
04/01/2025 |
Saturday service |
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We would like to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
You can find the latest timetables for all services on our timetables page.
Please see below for special timetables during the festive period: