8 bus: Rayleigh – Great Wakering
Arriva Herts and Essex bus 8 runs between Rayleigh and Great Wakering via Hockley, Hawkwell, Rochford and Prittlewell. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Hockley leaves at 05:57 and the last at 18:11, about every hour during the day.
Operated by Arriva Herts and Essex. Timetable for Friday, 16 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 8 bus from Great Wakering to Rayleigh?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Great Wakering at 06:57 and the last at 17:16, 11 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 8 bus from Rayleigh to Great Wakering?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Rayleigh at 05:57 and the last at 18:11, 13 journeys in all.
- Does the 8 bus run on Sundays?
- No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
- How often does the 8 bus run?
- On Friday 16 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 13 journeys from Hockley.
- Where does the 8 bus stop?
- Main stops from Rayleigh to Great Wakering: Railway Station (Rayleigh), High Street (Rayleigh), Hambro Hill (Rayleigh), The Spa (Hockley), Nursery Corner (Hawkwell), Golden Cross Post Office (Rochford), East Street (Rochford), Warners Bridge (Prittlewell), Southend Hospital South (Prittlewell), Victoria Station Interchange (Southend-on-Sea), Travel Centre (Southend-on-Sea), Lifstan Way (Southchurch), Thorpe Bay Railway Station (Thorpe Bay), Shoebury Asda (North Shoebury) and more. The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 8 bus?
- Arriva Herts and Essex.
Great Wakering to Rayleigh
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landwick Cottages, Great Wakering | 06:57 | 07:55 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:08 | 16:13 | 17:16 | |
| Church, Great Wakering | 07:01 | 07:59 | 10:08 | 11:08 | 12:08 | 13:08 | 14:08 | 15:11 | 16:16 | 17:19 | |
| Little Wakering Corner, Great Wakering | 07:06 | 08:04 | 10:12 | 11:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:12 | 15:15 | 16:20 | 17:23 | |
| Shoebury Asda, North Shoebury | 07:12 | 08:11 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:21 | 16:26 | 17:29 | |
| Thorpe Bay Railway Station | 07:21 | 08:23 | 10:27 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | 14:27 | 15:30 | 16:34 | 17:36 | |
| Lifstan Way, Southchurch | 07:25 | 08:28 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:31 | 15:35 | 16:38 | 17:40 | |
| Travel Centre, Southend-on-Sea | 07:37 | 08:41 | 09:43 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 15:48 | 16:50 | 17:52 |
| Victoria Station Interchange, Southend-on-Sea | 07:43 | 08:47 | 09:49 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 14:49 | 15:54 | 16:56 | 17:57 |
| Southend Hospital South, Prittlewell | 07:54 | 08:58 | 09:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 13:59 | 15:01 | 16:09 | 17:07 | 18:07 |
| Warners Bridge, Prittlewell | 08:02 | 09:06 | 10:06 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:06 | 14:07 | 15:11 | 16:20 | 17:16 | 18:14 |
| The Square, Rochford | 08:08 | 09:12 | 10:12 | 11:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:13 | 15:17 | 16:26 | 17:22 | 18:19 |
| Golden Cross Post Office, Rochford | 08:14 | 09:17 | 10:17 | 11:17 | 12:17 | 13:17 | 14:18 | 15:23 | 16:32 | 17:28 | 18:24 |
| Mount Bovers Lane, Hawkwell | 08:21 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:26 | 15:31 | 16:40 | 17:36 | 18:32 |
| The Spa, Hockley | 08:27 | 09:31 | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:32 | 15:38 | 16:45 | 17:41 | 18:37 |
| Hambro Hill, Rayleigh | 08:33 | 09:37 | 10:37 | 11:37 | 12:37 | 13:37 | 14:38 | 15:44 | 16:51 | 17:47 | 18:43 |
| Railway Station, Rayleigh | 08:43 | 09:46 | 10:46 | 11:46 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 14:47 | 15:54 | 16:59 | 17:55 | 18:50 |
Rayleigh to Great Wakering
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railway Station, Rayleigh | 06:48 | 08:07 | 09:21 | 10:21 | 11:21 | 12:21 | 13:21 | 14:18 | 15:14 | 16:32 | 17:17 | 18:11 | |
| High Street, Rayleigh | 06:52 | 08:11 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:22 | 15:18 | 16:37 | 17:22 | 18:15 | |
| Hambro Hill, Rayleigh | 06:56 | 08:15 | 09:29 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:29 | 14:26 | 15:26 | 16:41 | 17:26 | 18:19 | |
| The Spa, Hockley | 05:57 | 07:03 | 08:22 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:32 | 15:33 | 16:49 | 17:34 | 18:25 |
| Nursery Corner, Hawkwell | 06:03 | 07:10 | 08:30 | 09:42 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:39 | 15:41 | 16:56 | 17:40 | 18:31 |
| Golden Cross Post Office, Rochford | 06:08 | 07:17 | 08:37 | 09:49 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 14:47 | 15:48 | 17:01 | 17:46 | 18:37 |
| East Street, Rochford | 06:13 | 07:25 | 08:46 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:53 | 15:54 | 17:06 | 17:51 | 18:42 |
| Warners Bridge, Prittlewell | 06:18 | 07:32 | 08:53 | 10:01 | 11:01 | 12:01 | 13:01 | 14:01 | 14:58 | 15:59 | 17:11 | 17:56 | 18:47 |
| Southend Hospital South, Prittlewell | 06:25 | 07:43 | 09:04 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:08 | 16:10 | 17:20 | 18:05 | 18:54 |
| Victoria Station Interchange, Southend-on-Sea | 06:32 | 07:54 | 09:15 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 15:21 | 16:25 | 17:31 | 18:15 | 19:03 |
| Travel Centre, Southend-on-Sea | 06:40 | 08:04 | 09:25 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:34 | 17:40 | 18:24 | 19:12 |
| Lifstan Way, Southchurch | 06:46 | 08:11 | 09:32 | 10:37 | 11:37 | 12:37 | 13:37 | 14:37 | 15:37 | 16:41 | 17:46 | 18:30 | 19:18 |
| Thorpe Bay Railway Station | 06:49 | 08:15 | 09:36 | 10:41 | 11:41 | 12:41 | 13:41 | 14:41 | 15:41 | 16:45 | 17:50 | 18:33 | 19:21 |
| Shoebury Asda, North Shoebury | 06:55 | 08:22 | 09:43 | 10:48 | 11:48 | 12:48 | 13:48 | 14:49 | 15:49 | 16:52 | 17:57 | 18:40 | 19:28 |
| Little Wakering Corner, Great Wakering | 07:01 | 08:28 | 09:49 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 14:55 | 15:56 | 16:59 | 18:04 | 18:47 | 19:35 |
| Church, Great Wakering | 07:04 | 08:31 | 09:52 | 10:57 | 11:57 | 12:57 | 13:57 | 14:59 | 16:00 | 17:03 | 18:08 | 18:51 | 19:38 |
| Landwick Cottages, Great Wakering | 07:07 | 08:34 | 09:55 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:02 | 16:03 | 17:06 | 18:11 | 18:54 | 19:41 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 16 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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