56 bus: Colchester City Centre – Shrub End

First Essex bus 56 runs between Layer-de-la-Haye and Colchester via Shrub End. Runs every day. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Shrub End leaves at 06:24 and the last at 23:10, about every 30 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 56 bus from Colchester to Layer-de-la-Haye?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Colchester at 06:55 and the last at 22:47, 28 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 56 bus from Layer-de-la-Haye to Colchester?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Layer-de-la-Haye at 06:24 and the last at 23:10, 30 journeys in all.
Does the 56 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 56 bus run?
On Friday 16 October it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 30 journeys from Shrub End.
Where does the 56 bus stop?
Main stops from Layer-de-la-Haye to Colchester: Hazell Avenue (Shrub End), Turnstile Square (Colchester), High Street (Colchester), Queen Street (Colchester), Osborne Street (Colchester). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 56 bus?
First Essex.

Colchester City Centre to Shrub End

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28
Osborne Street, Colchester06:5507:2507:5508:2508:5509:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2415:5516:2816:5817:3018:0018:4519:4720:4721:4722:47
Turnstile Square, Colchester07:0207:3208:0308:3309:0309:3310:0310:3311:0311:3312:0312:3313:0313:3314:0314:3315:0415:3416:0516:3817:0817:4018:0818:5319:5520:5321:5322:53
Hazell Avenue, Shrub End07:0807:3808:1008:4109:1109:4010:1010:4011:1011:4012:1012:4113:1113:4114:1114:4115:1215:4216:1316:4617:1617:4818:1518:5920:0120:5821:5822:58

Shrub End to Colchester City Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26Journey 27Journey 28Journey 29Journey 30
Hazell Avenue, Shrub End06:2406:4407:1407:4308:1308:4409:1409:4410:1410:4411:1411:4412:1412:4413:1413:4414:1414:4415:1415:4416:1516:5017:2017:5018:1919:0420:0421:0022:0023:20
Turnstile Square, Colchester06:3006:5007:2007:5108:2208:5209:2209:5010:2010:5011:2011:5012:2012:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2215:5216:2316:5617:2617:5618:2519:1020:1021:0522:0523:25
High Street, Colchester21:1122:1123:33
Queen Street, Colchester23:36
High Street, Colchester06:3606:5607:2707:5908:3109:0109:3009:5810:2810:5811:2811:5812:2812:5813:2813:5814:2814:5815:3116:0116:3217:0517:3418:0318:3119:1820:18
Osborne Street, Colchester06:4107:0107:3308:0508:3709:0709:3610:0410:3411:0411:3412:0412:3413:0413:3414:0414:3415:0415:3716:0716:3817:1117:4018:0918:3719:2320:23

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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