3 bus: Southend-on-Sea – Chelmsford City Centre
First Essex bus 3 runs between Rayleigh and Chelmsford via Southend-on-Sea, Prittlewell, Leigh-on-Sea and Hadleigh. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Southend-on-Sea leaves at 06:30 and the last at 18:05, about every 2 hours during the day.
Operated by First Essex. Timetable for Friday, 16 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 3 bus from Chelmsford to Southend-on-Sea?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Chelmsford at 07:15 and the last at 17:30, 6 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 3 bus from Rayleigh to Chelmsford?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Rayleigh at 06:30 and the last at 18:05, 7 journeys in all.
- Does the 3 bus run on Sundays?
- No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
- How often does the 3 bus run?
- On Friday 16 October it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 7 journeys from Southend-on-Sea.
- Where does the 3 bus stop?
- Main stops from Rayleigh to Chelmsford: Travel Centre (Southend-on-Sea), Victoria Station Interchange (Southend-on-Sea), Southend Hospital South (Prittlewell), Blenheim Chase (Leigh-on-Sea), Leigh Church (Leigh-on-Sea), Thames Drive (Leigh-on-Sea), Church (Hadleigh), Rivers Corner (Daws Heath), The Woodmans Arms (Thundersley), The Library (Rayleigh), Railway Station (Rayleigh), Hullbridge Road (Rayleigh), Bedloes Corner (Rawreth), The Hawk (Battlesbridge) and more. The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 3 bus?
- First Essex.
Chelmsford City Centre to Southend-on-Sea
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station, Chelmsford | 07:15 | 09:00 | 11:10 | 13:10 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| H & M, Chelmsford | 07:17 | 09:03 | 11:13 | 13:13 | 16:03 | 17:33 |
| Woodhill Road, Sandon | 07:25 | 09:10 | 11:20 | 13:20 | 16:15 | 17:46 |
| East Hanningfield Road, Howe Green | 07:29 | 09:14 | 11:24 | 13:24 | 16:20 | 17:51 |
| The Windmill, East Hanningfield | 07:35 | 09:20 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 16:27 | 17:58 |
| Hyde Hall, Rettendon | 09:24 | 11:34 | 18:02 | |||
| The Bell, Rettendon | 07:40 | 09:29 | 11:39 | 13:35 | 16:32 | 18:07 |
| School, Rettendon | 07:43 | 09:32 | 11:42 | 13:38 | 16:36 | 18:11 |
| The Hawk, Battlesbridge | 07:46 | 09:35 | 11:45 | 13:41 | 16:40 | 18:14 |
| Bedloes Corner, Rawreth | 07:50 | 09:39 | 11:49 | 13:45 | 16:44 | 18:18 |
| Wolsey Park North, Rayleigh | 07:53 | |||||
| The Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh | 08:01 | |||||
| Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh | 09:45 | 11:55 | 13:51 | 16:51 | 18:24 | |
| Railway Station, Rayleigh | 08:04 | 09:49 | 11:59 | 13:55 | 16:55 | 18:28 |
| High Street, Rayleigh | 08:07 | 09:52 | 12:02 | 13:58 | 16:58 | 18:31 |
| The Woodmans Arms, Thundersley | 08:18 | 10:01 | 12:11 | 14:07 | 17:11 | 18:47 |
| Rivers Corner, Daws Heath | 08:21 | 10:04 | 12:14 | 14:10 | 17:14 | 18:50 |
| Morrisons, Hadleigh | 08:28 | 10:10 | 12:20 | 14:16 | 17:20 | 18:55 |
| Thames Drive, Leigh-on-Sea | 08:33 | 10:15 | 12:25 | 14:21 | 17:25 | 19:00 |
| Post Office, Leigh-on-Sea | 08:40 | 10:20 | 12:30 | 14:26 | 17:31 | 19:04 |
| Blenheim Chase, Leigh-on-Sea | 08:45 | 10:25 | 12:35 | 14:31 | 17:36 | 19:09 |
| Southend Hospital South, Prittlewell | 08:55 | 10:32 | 12:42 | 14:38 | 17:43 | 19:15 |
| Victoria Station Interchange, Southend-on-Sea | 09:05 | 10:42 | 12:52 | 14:48 | 17:53 | 19:23 |
| Travel Centre, Southend-on-Sea | 09:10 | 10:47 | 12:57 | 14:53 | 17:58 | 19:26 |
Southend-on-Sea to Chelmsford City Centre
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Centre, Southend-on-Sea | 06:30 | 09:20 | 11:05 | 13:05 | 15:05 | 18:05 | |
| Victoria Station Interchange, Southend-on-Sea | 06:33 | 09:23 | 11:08 | 13:08 | 15:08 | 18:08 | |
| Southend Hospital South, Prittlewell | 06:40 | 09:31 | 11:16 | 13:16 | 15:17 | 18:16 | |
| Blenheim Chase, Leigh-on-Sea | 06:45 | 09:36 | 11:22 | 13:22 | 15:25 | 18:22 | |
| Leigh Church, Leigh-on-Sea | 06:49 | 09:41 | 11:27 | 13:27 | 15:30 | 18:26 | |
| Thames Drive, Leigh-on-Sea | 06:54 | 09:47 | 11:33 | 13:33 | 15:36 | 18:32 | |
| Church, Hadleigh | 06:57 | 09:50 | 11:37 | 13:37 | 15:40 | 18:36 | |
| Rivers Corner, Daws Heath | 07:04 | 09:57 | 11:44 | 13:44 | 15:47 | 18:42 | |
| The Woodmans Arms, Thundersley | 07:07 | 10:00 | 11:47 | 13:47 | 15:50 | 18:45 | |
| The Library, Rayleigh | 07:13 | 10:06 | 11:55 | 13:55 | 15:58 | 18:51 | |
| Railway Station, Rayleigh | 07:15 | 10:08 | 11:57 | 13:57 | 16:00 | 18:53 | |
| Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh | 07:18 | 10:12 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 16:04 | 18:56 | |
| Bedloes Corner, Rawreth | 07:25 | 10:18 | 12:06 | 14:06 | 15:23 | 16:10 | 19:01 |
| The Hawk, Battlesbridge | 07:29 | 10:21 | 12:09 | 14:09 | 15:26 | 16:13 | 19:04 |
| School, Rettendon | 07:35 | 10:24 | 12:13 | 14:13 | 15:30 | 16:19 | 19:08 |
| The Bell, Rettendon | 07:38 | 10:27 | 12:16 | 14:16 | 15:33 | 16:22 | 19:11 |
| Hyde Hall, Rettendon | 12:20 | 14:20 | |||||
| The Windmill, East Hanningfield | 07:43 | 10:32 | 12:24 | 14:24 | 15:38 | 16:27 | 19:16 |
| East Hanningfield Road, Howe Green | 07:51 | 10:39 | 12:31 | 14:31 | 15:43 | 16:33 | 19:21 |
| Woodhill Road, Sandon | 07:56 | 10:44 | 12:36 | 14:36 | 15:48 | 16:38 | 19:26 |
| Retail Market, Chelmsford | 08:09 | 10:55 | 12:47 | 14:47 | 15:57 | 16:49 | 19:34 |
| Bus Station, Chelmsford | 08:12 | 10:58 | 12:50 | 14:50 | 16:00 | 16:52 | 19:36 |
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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