Service C3 Melbourne Avenue will be closed between 09:00hrs and 15:00hrs daily Monday to Friday only

From 12th August 2022 to 22nd August 2022

Diversion towards Melbourne - From Kings Road continue ahead turn left into

North Avenue, at the 3rd roundabout take 3rd exit onto Partridge Avenue to roundabout, 1st exit Oliver Way,

right into Copperfield Road and return to line of route.

Did you know?

Students attending USP College can purchase discounted bus travel for First Essex buses.

Tickets can be purchased via the First Bus App (as an mTicket) and get students to and from campuses:

Did you know?

Students attending South Essex College can purchase discounted bus travel for First Essex buses.

Tickets can be purchased via the First Bus App (as an mTicket) and get students to and from campuses:

We’re making a few changes to buses that serve Truro and Penwith Colleges from the start of term - Thursday 8 September 2022.

You can find detailed maps and timetables in the Truro and Penwith College travel guide.

First Essex operates the 87 bus service which travels through Brightlingsea; a convenient route for students travelling from Colchester to and from school.

The service operates approximately every 20 minutes - Monday to Friday.

The current 87 timetable can be found here

First Essex operates the 320 bus service (part of the X20 Airlink) which travels through Coggeshall; a convenient route for students travelling from Braintree to and from school.

The current 320 timetable (part of the X20 airlink) can be found here

Tickets:

We offer the following travel option:

Yate Road in Iron Acton will be closed overnight to service Y3 between 20:00 and 06:00 from Monday 15th August through to Friday 2nd September for resurfacing works.

This closure will only apply to the last bus in each direction.

Service Y3 heading towards Yate will operate normal route on the Bristol Road as far as the junction of Church Road then divert right down Church Road, left onto Badminton Road, left into Stover Road onto Yate Road (part unaffected) and right at the roundabout into Iron Acton Way to resume normal route.

St. Peter's Road between Wilne Street and East Park Road is due to close from 4pm on Sunday 14 August for the Pakistan Independence Day celebrations.  During the closure Service 16 will need to divert as follows;

Towards General Hospital - normal route from Charles Street, right London Road, left Evington Road, left East Park Road, right Chesterfield Road then back to normal route. 

Towards City Centre - normal route to Chesterfield Road, left East Park Road, right Evington Road, right London Road, left Charles Street then back to normal route. 

First Essex operates the 620 bus service (Abridge to Ingatestone) transporting students to, and from, Anglo European School (AES). 

The service operates, Monday to Friday, in-line with the AES school calendar year (and school opening and closure times).

The service offers transport from areas that do not otherwise have convenient/direct public transport to Ingatestone.