55 bus: Colchester City Centre – West Mersea

First Essex bus 55 runs between Monkwick and Colchester via West Mersea, Peldon, Abberton and Blackheath. Runs every day. On Thursday 12 November the first bus from West Mersea leaves at 06:40 and the last at 18:52, about every hour during the day.

Operated by First Essex. Timetable for Thursday, 12 November 2026. Tomorrow's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Adult single £2 to £3. From the operator's published fares; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

Questions

When is the first and last 55 bus from Colchester to West Mersea?
On Thursday 12 November the first bus leaves Colchester at 06:30 and the last at 19:07, 14 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 55 bus from Monkwick to Colchester?
On Thursday 12 November the first bus leaves Monkwick at 06:40 and the last at 18:52, 15 journeys in all.
Does the 55 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 55 bus run?
On Thursday 12 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 15 journeys from West Mersea.
Where does the 55 bus stop?
Main stops from Monkwick to Colchester: Gosfield Road (Monkwick), High Street (West Mersea), The Fox (West Mersea), The Rose (Peldon), Mersea Rd (Abberton), The Cherry Tree (Blackheath), Lethe Grove (Monkwick), The Silver Oyster (Monkwick), Osborne Street (Colchester), Norman Way Schools (Colchester). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 55 bus?
First Essex.
How much does the 55 bus cost?
Adult single £2 to £3. Singles and returns depend on how far you travel; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

Colchester City Centre to West Mersea

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14
Osborne Street, Colchester06:3007:2008:1509:2210:3211:3212:3213:3214:3516:2017:1018:0019:07
Angel Court, Colchester06:3507:2608:2009:2710:3811:3812:3813:3814:4116:0516:2717:1618:0619:13
The Silver Oyster, Monkwick06:4707:3908:3509:4010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5316:2016:4017:3118:2119:25
Lethe Grove, Monkwick06:5007:4208:3809:4310:5311:5312:5313:5314:5616:2317:3418:2419:28
Gosfield Road, Monkwick06:5207:4408:4009:4510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5916:2616:4317:3618:2619:30
Mersea Rd, Abberton06:5707:4908:4509:5011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0416:3117:4118:3119:35
The Rose, Peldon07:0207:5408:5009:5411:0412:0413:0414:0415:0916:3617:4618:3619:40
The Fox, West Mersea07:0707:5908:5610:0011:1012:1013:1014:1015:1516:4217:5218:4119:46
High Street, West Mersea07:1408:0609:0310:0711:1712:1713:1714:1715:2216:5017:5818:4619:53

West Mersea to Colchester City Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15
Gosfield Road, Monkwick09:0016:45
High Street, West Mersea06:4007:1808:1209:1210:2211:2212:2213:2214:2215:3017:0018:0218:52
The Fox, West Mersea06:4607:2508:1909:1910:2811:2812:2813:2814:2815:3717:0618:0718:57
The Rose, Peldon06:5207:3208:2509:2510:3411:3412:3413:3414:3415:4317:1218:1319:03
Mersea Rd, Abberton06:5707:3708:3009:3010:3911:3912:3913:3914:3915:4817:1718:1719:07
The Cherry Tree, Blackheath07:0107:4208:3509:3410:4311:4312:4313:4314:4315:5317:2118:2119:11
Lethe Grove, Monkwick07:0307:4408:3709:3610:4511:4512:4513:4514:4515:5517:2318:2319:13
The Silver Oyster, Monkwick07:0607:4708:4009:0309:3910:4811:4812:4813:4814:4815:5816:4817:2618:2519:15
Osborne Street, Colchester08:00
Norman Way Schools, Colchester08:10
Osborne Street, Colchester07:1608:5709:1609:5210:5912:0112:5914:0114:5916:1017:0217:4018:3619:25

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 12 November 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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