51 bus: Wivenhoe – Highwoods
First Essex bus 51 runs between Wivenhoe and Highwoods via University of Essex, Colchester and Old Heath. Runs every day. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Wivenhoe leaves at 05:00 and the last at 22:15, about every 20 minutes 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 51 bus from Highwoods to Wivenhoe?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Highwoods at 06:00 and the last at 22:45, 45 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 51 bus from Wivenhoe to Highwoods?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Wivenhoe at 05:00 and the last at 22:15, 47 journeys in all.
- Does the 51 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 51 bus run?
- On Friday 16 October it runs about every 20 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 47 journeys from Wivenhoe.
- Where does the 51 bus stop?
- Main stops from Wivenhoe to Highwoods: Railway Station (Wivenhoe), South Courts (University of Essex), University Quays (Colchester), Grange Way (Old Heath), Osborne Street (Colchester), Head Street (Colchester), Railway Station Layby (Colchester), General Hospital - main Rd (Colchester), Newcomen Way (Colchester), Highwoods Square (Highwoods). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 51 bus?
- First Essex.
Highwoods to Wivenhoe
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| Highwoods Square | 06:00 | 06:30 | 06:50 | 07:10 | 07:30 | 07:50 | 08:10 | 08:30 | 08:50 | 09:10 | 09:30 | 09:50 | 10:10 | 10:30 | 10:50 | 11:10 | 11:30 | 11:50 | 12:10 | 12:30 | 12:50 | 13:10 | 13:30 | 13:50 | 14:10 | 14:30 | 14:50 | 15:10 | 15:30 | 15:50 | 16:10 | 16:30 | 16:50 | 17:10 | 17:30 | 17:50 | 18:10 | 18:33 | 19:03 | 19:38 | 20:15 | 20:45 | 21:17 | 21:47 | 22:45 |
| Bedford Road, Mile End | 06:08 | 06:38 | 06:58 | 07:20 | 07:42 | 08:02 | 08:22 | 08:41 | 09:00 | 09:20 | 09:40 | 10:00 | 10:20 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 11:40 | 12:00 | 12:20 | 12:40 | 13:00 | 13:20 | 13:40 | 14:00 | 14:20 | 14:40 | 15:00 | 15:20 | 15:41 | 16:01 | 16:21 | 16:41 | 17:03 | 17:23 | 17:41 | 18:00 | 18:19 | 18:41 | 19:11 | 19:46 | 20:23 | 20:53 | 21:25 | 21:55 | 22:53 |
| General Hospital, Colchester | 06:11 | 06:41 | 07:01 | 07:24 | 07:46 | 08:06 | 08:26 | 08:45 | 09:03 | 09:23 | 09:43 | 10:03 | 10:23 | 10:43 | 11:03 | 11:23 | 11:43 | 12:03 | 12:23 | 12:43 | 13:03 | 13:23 | 13:43 | 14:03 | 14:23 | 14:43 | 15:03 | 15:23 | 15:45 | 16:05 | 16:25 | 16:45 | 17:07 | 17:27 | 17:45 | 18:04 | 18:22 | 18:44 | 19:14 | 19:48 | 20:25 | 20:55 | 21:27 | 21:57 | 22:55 |
| Railway Station Layby, Colchester | 06:17 | 06:47 | 07:07 | 07:31 | 07:55 | 08:15 | 08:35 | 08:53 | 09:11 | 09:30 | 09:49 | 10:09 | 10:29 | 10:49 | 11:09 | 11:29 | 11:49 | 12:09 | 12:29 | 12:49 | 13:09 | 13:29 | 13:49 | 14:09 | 14:29 | 14:49 | 15:09 | 15:30 | 15:53 | 16:13 | 16:33 | 16:53 | 17:15 | 17:35 | 17:53 | 18:11 | 18:29 | 18:51 | 19:21 | 19:54 | 20:30 | 21:00 | 21:32 | 22:02 | 23:00 |
| Angel Court, Colchester | 06:23 | 06:53 | 07:13 | 07:37 | 08:03 | 08:24 | 08:44 | 09:01 | 09:19 | 09:38 | 09:57 | 10:17 | 10:36 | 10:56 | 11:16 | 11:36 | 11:56 | 12:16 | 12:36 | 12:56 | 13:16 | 13:36 | 13:56 | 14:16 | 14:37 | 14:57 | 15:17 | 15:39 | 16:02 | 16:22 | 16:42 | 17:02 | 17:23 | 17:43 | 18:01 | 18:19 | 18:37 | 18:58 | 19:28 | 20:00 | 20:36 | 21:06 | 21:38 | 22:08 | 23:06 |
| Queen Street, Colchester | 06:27 | 06:57 | 07:17 | 07:41 | 08:07 | 08:29 | 08:49 | 09:06 | 09:23 | 09:42 | 10:01 | 10:21 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 11:40 | 12:00 | 12:20 | 12:40 | 13:00 | 13:20 | 13:40 | 14:00 | 14:20 | 14:41 | 15:01 | 15:21 | 15:43 | 16:06 | 16:26 | 16:46 | 17:06 | 17:27 | 17:47 | 18:05 | 18:23 | 18:41 | 19:02 | 19:32 | 20:04 | 20:40 | 21:10 | 21:42 | 22:12 | 23:10 |
| Grange Way, Old Heath | 06:36 | 07:06 | 07:27 | 07:52 | 08:20 | 08:42 | 09:01 | 09:18 | 09:34 | 09:53 | 10:12 | 10:32 | 10:51 | 11:11 | 11:31 | 11:51 | 12:11 | 12:31 | 12:51 | 13:11 | 13:31 | 13:51 | 14:11 | 14:31 | 14:52 | 15:13 | 15:34 | 15:56 | 16:19 | 16:40 | 17:00 | 17:20 | 17:40 | 18:00 | 18:17 | 18:35 | 18:52 | 19:12 | 19:42 | 20:14 | 20:49 | 21:19 | 21:50 | 22:20 | 23:18 |
| University Quays, Colchester | 06:41 | 07:11 | 07:32 | 07:57 | 08:26 | 08:48 | 09:07 | 09:24 | 09:39 | 09:58 | 10:17 | 10:37 | 10:56 | 11:16 | 11:36 | 11:56 | 12:16 | 12:36 | 12:56 | 13:16 | 13:36 | 13:56 | 14:16 | 14:36 | 14:58 | 15:19 | 15:40 | 16:03 | 16:27 | 16:50 | 17:11 | 17:30 | 17:48 | 18:08 | 18:24 | 18:41 | 18:58 | 19:17 | 19:47 | 20:19 | 20:54 | 21:24 | 21:55 | 22:25 | 23:23 |
| South Courts, University of Essex | 06:49 | 07:20 | 07:41 | 08:07 | 08:36 | 08:59 | 09:17 | 09:34 | 09:49 | 10:08 | 10:27 | 10:47 | 11:06 | 11:26 | 11:46 | 12:06 | 12:26 | 12:46 | 13:06 | 13:26 | 13:46 | 14:06 | 14:26 | 14:46 | 15:08 | 15:29 | 15:51 | 16:15 | 16:39 | 17:02 | 17:23 | 17:42 | 18:00 | 18:20 | 18:34 | 18:51 | 19:07 | 19:26 | 19:56 | 20:27 | 21:02 | 21:32 | 22:03 | 22:33 | 23:31 |
| Railway Station, Wivenhoe | 06:58 | 07:30 | 07:51 | 08:17 | 08:47 | 09:09 | 09:28 | 09:45 | 10:00 | 10:19 | 10:38 | 10:58 | 11:17 | 11:37 | 11:57 | 12:17 | 12:37 | 12:57 | 13:17 | 13:37 | 13:57 | 14:17 | 14:37 | 14:57 | 15:19 | 15:40 | 16:02 | 16:26 | 16:50 | 17:13 | 17:34 | 17:55 | 18:11 | 18:31 | 18:45 | 19:01 | 19:19 | 19:36 | 20:06 | 20:36 | 21:10 | 21:40 | 22:11 | 22:43 | 23:41 |
Wivenhoe to Highwoods
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| Railway Station, Wivenhoe | 05:00 | 05:30 | 05:55 | 06:15 | 06:35 | 06:55 | 07:15 | 07:35 | 07:57 | 08:20 | 08:40 | 08:55 | 09:15 | 09:35 | 09:55 | 10:10 | 10:25 | 10:42 | 11:02 | 11:22 | 11:42 | 12:02 | 12:22 | 12:42 | 13:02 | 13:22 | 13:42 | 14:02 | 14:22 | 14:42 | 15:04 | 15:24 | 15:45 | 16:07 | 16:32 | 16:57 | 17:20 | 17:45 | 18:15 | 18:45 | 19:15 | 19:45 | 20:15 | 20:45 | 21:15 | 21:45 | 22:15 |
| South Courts, University of Essex | 05:07 | 05:37 | 06:02 | 06:22 | 06:42 | 07:03 | 07:23 | 07:44 | 08:06 | 08:28 | 08:48 | 09:03 | 09:23 | 09:43 | 10:03 | 10:18 | 10:33 | 10:50 | 11:10 | 11:30 | 11:50 | 12:10 | 12:30 | 12:50 | 13:10 | 13:30 | 13:50 | 14:10 | 14:30 | 14:50 | 15:13 | 15:33 | 15:54 | 16:16 | 16:41 | 17:05 | 17:28 | 17:53 | 18:22 | 18:52 | 19:22 | 19:52 | 20:22 | 20:52 | 21:22 | 21:52 | 22:22 |
| University Quays, Colchester | 05:14 | 05:44 | 06:10 | 06:30 | 06:50 | 07:11 | 07:31 | 07:52 | 08:14 | 08:36 | 08:56 | 09:11 | 09:31 | 09:51 | 10:11 | 10:26 | 10:41 | 10:58 | 11:18 | 11:38 | 11:58 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 12:58 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 13:58 | 14:18 | 14:38 | 14:59 | 15:22 | 15:42 | 16:04 | 16:26 | 16:51 | 17:15 | 17:37 | 18:02 | 18:30 | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 | 22:29 |
| Grange Way, Old Heath | 05:19 | 05:49 | 06:15 | 06:35 | 06:55 | 07:16 | 07:36 | 07:57 | 08:19 | 08:41 | 09:01 | 09:16 | 09:36 | 09:56 | 10:16 | 10:31 | 10:46 | 11:03 | 11:23 | 11:43 | 12:03 | 12:23 | 12:43 | 13:03 | 13:23 | 13:43 | 14:03 | 14:23 | 14:43 | 15:04 | 15:27 | 15:47 | 16:10 | 16:32 | 16:57 | 17:21 | 17:43 | 18:07 | 18:35 | 19:05 | 19:35 | 20:05 | 20:35 | 21:04 | 21:34 | 22:04 | 22:33 |
| Osborne Street, Colchester | 05:30 | 06:00 | 06:26 | 06:47 | 07:07 | 07:30 | 07:50 | 08:11 | 08:35 | 08:57 | 09:17 | 09:32 | 09:52 | 10:10 | 10:30 | 10:45 | 11:00 | 11:17 | 11:37 | 11:57 | 12:17 | 12:37 | 12:57 | 13:17 | 13:37 | 13:57 | 14:17 | 14:37 | 14:57 | 15:18 | 15:42 | 16:02 | 16:25 | 16:47 | 17:13 | 17:37 | 17:58 | 18:21 | 18:47 | 19:17 | 19:47 | 20:16 | 20:46 | 21:16 | 21:46 | 22:16 | 22:40 |
| Head Street, Colchester | 05:33 | 06:03 | 06:29 | 06:50 | 07:10 | 07:34 | 07:54 | 08:15 | 08:39 | 09:01 | 09:21 | 09:36 | 09:56 | 10:14 | 10:34 | 10:49 | 11:04 | 11:21 | 11:41 | 12:01 | 12:21 | 12:41 | 13:01 | 13:21 | 13:41 | 14:01 | 14:21 | 14:42 | 15:02 | 15:23 | 15:47 | 16:07 | 16:30 | 16:52 | 17:18 | 17:42 | 18:03 | 18:25 | 18:51 | 19:20 | 19:50 | 20:19 | 20:49 | 21:19 | 21:49 | 22:19 | |
| Railway Station Layby, Colchester | 05:38 | 06:08 | 06:34 | 06:55 | 07:16 | 07:41 | 08:01 | 08:22 | 08:46 | 09:07 | 09:27 | 09:42 | 10:02 | 10:20 | 10:40 | 10:55 | 11:10 | 11:27 | 11:47 | 12:07 | 12:27 | 12:47 | 13:07 | 13:27 | 13:47 | 14:07 | 14:27 | 14:49 | 15:09 | 15:30 | 15:55 | 16:15 | 16:38 | 16:59 | 17:25 | 17:49 | 18:10 | 18:32 | 18:57 | 19:26 | 19:55 | 20:24 | 20:54 | 21:24 | 21:53 | 22:23 | |
| General Hospital - main Rd, Colchester | 05:43 | 06:13 | 06:40 | 07:02 | 07:23 | 07:48 | 08:09 | 08:30 | 08:51 | 09:13 | 09:33 | 09:48 | 10:07 | 10:25 | 10:45 | 11:00 | 11:15 | 11:32 | 11:52 | 12:12 | 12:32 | 12:52 | 13:12 | 13:32 | 13:52 | 14:12 | 14:33 | 14:55 | 15:15 | 15:37 | 16:01 | 16:21 | 16:44 | 17:05 | 17:31 | 17:55 | 18:16 | 18:38 | 19:03 | 19:32 | 20:00 | 20:29 | 20:59 | 21:28 | 21:57 | 22:27 | |
| Newcomen Way, Colchester | 05:49 | 06:19 | 06:47 | 07:10 | 07:31 | 07:55 | 08:17 | 08:37 | 08:58 | 09:19 | 09:39 | 09:54 | 10:13 | 10:31 | 10:51 | 11:06 | 11:21 | 11:38 | 11:58 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 12:58 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 13:58 | 14:19 | 14:40 | 15:02 | 15:22 | 15:46 | 16:11 | 16:31 | 16:54 | 17:13 | 17:39 | 18:02 | 18:22 | 18:45 | 19:10 | 19:38 | 20:06 | 20:35 | 21:05 | 21:34 | 22:03 | 22:33 | |
| Highwoods Square | 05:54 | 06:24 | 06:52 | 07:16 | 07:37 | 08:01 | 08:24 | 08:44 | 09:05 | 09:25 | 09:45 | 10:00 | 10:19 | 10:37 | 10:57 | 11:12 | 11:27 | 11:46 | 12:04 | 12:24 | 12:44 | 13:04 | 13:24 | 13:44 | 14:04 | 14:25 | 14:46 | 15:07 | 15:29 | 15:53 | 16:18 | 16:39 | 17:02 | 17:21 | 17:47 | 18:10 | 18:32 | 18:51 | 19:15 | 19:43 | 20:11 | 20:40 | 21:10 | 21:39 | 22:08 | 22:38 |
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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