68A bus: Colchester – West Mersea

First Essex bus 68A runs between West Mersea and Colchester via Peldon, Abberton, Blackheath and Monkwick. Runs on Sundays only. On Sunday 18 October the first bus from West Mersea leaves at 08:40 and the last at 20:33, about every 2 hours during the day.

Operated by First Essex. Timetable for Sunday, 18 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 68A bus from Colchester to West Mersea?
On Sunday 18 October the first bus leaves Colchester at 09:45 and the last at 19:45, 6 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 68A bus from West Mersea to Colchester?
On Sunday 18 October the first bus leaves West Mersea at 08:40 and the last at 20:33, 7 journeys in all.
Does the 68A bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs on Sundays only.
How often does the 68A bus run?
On Sunday 18 October it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 7 journeys from West Mersea.
Where does the 68A bus stop?
Main stops from West Mersea to Colchester: High Street (West Mersea), The Fox (West Mersea), The Rose (Peldon), Lower Road (Peldon), Layer Road (Abberton), The Cherry Tree (Blackheath), Lethe Grove (Monkwick), The Silver Oyster (Monkwick), Osborne Street (Colchester), Head Street (Colchester), Jump Street (Colchester). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 68A bus?
First Essex.

Colchester to West Mersea

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6
Jump Street, Colchester09:4511:4513:4515:4517:4519:45
Angel Court, Colchester09:5411:5413:5415:5417:5419:54
Town Railway Station, Colchester09:5811:5813:5815:5817:5819:58
The Silver Oyster, Monkwick10:0412:0414:0416:0418:0420:04
Lethe Grove, Monkwick10:0712:0714:0716:0718:0720:07
The Cherry Tree, Blackheath10:0912:0914:0916:0918:0920:09
Layer Road, Abberton10:1312:1314:1316:1318:1320:13
Lower Road, Peldon10:1912:1914:1916:1918:1920:19
The Rose, Peldon10:2012:2014:2016:2018:2020:20
The Fox, West Mersea10:2512:2514:2516:2518:2520:25
High Street, West Mersea10:3012:3014:3016:3018:3020:30

West Mersea to Colchester

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7
High Street, West Mersea08:4010:4012:4014:4016:4018:4020:33
The Fox, West Mersea08:4610:4612:4614:4616:4618:4620:39
The Rose, Peldon08:5210:5212:5214:5216:5218:5220:45
Lower Road, Peldon08:5310:5312:5314:5316:5318:5320:46
Layer Road, Abberton08:5910:5912:5914:5916:5918:5920:52
The Cherry Tree, Blackheath09:0311:0313:0315:0317:0319:0320:56
Lethe Grove, Monkwick09:0511:0513:0515:0517:0519:0520:58
The Silver Oyster, Monkwick09:0811:0813:0815:0817:0819:0821:01
Osborne Street, Colchester09:1411:1413:1415:1417:1419:1421:09
Head Street, Colchester09:1711:1713:1715:1717:1719:17
Jump Street, Colchester09:2611:2613:2615:2617:2619:26

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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