85 bus: Colchester City Centre – Birch (circular)

First Essex bus 85 is a circular service around Colchester via Lexden, Stanway, Copford and Birch. Runs on Wednesdays only. On Wednesday 21 October there is one bus from Colchester, at 15:05.

Operated by First Essex. Timetable for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 85 bus around Colchester?
On Wednesday 21 October there is one bus, leaving Colchester at 15:05.
When is the first and last 85 bus around Colchester?
On Wednesday 21 October there is one bus, leaving Colchester at 11:05.
Does the 85 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs on Wednesdays only.
Where does the 85 bus stop?
Main stops: Osborne Street (Colchester), Halstead Road Corner (Lexden), Sainsburys Store (Stanway), Copford Lane (Copford), Copford Green (Copford), Hardys Green (Birch), Mill Lane (Birch), Lower Road (Layer Breton), The Fox (Layer-de-la-Haye), Kingsford Cross Roads (Shrub End), Turnstile Square (Colchester), High Street (Colchester). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 85 bus?
First Essex.

Towards Colchester City Centre

StopJourney 1
Osborne Street, Colchester15:05
Halstead Road Corner, Lexden15:14
Sainsburys Store, Stanway15:19
Copford Lane15:27
Copford Green15:32
Hardys Green, Birch15:36
Mill Lane, Birch15:42
Lower Road, Layer Breton15:44
The Fox, Layer-de-la-Haye15:53
Kingsford Cross Roads, Shrub End15:57
Turnstile Square, Colchester16:00
High Street, Colchester16:08
Osborne Street, Colchester16:12

Towards Colchester City Centre

StopJourney 1
Osborne Street, Colchester11:05
Turnstile Square, Colchester11:13
Kingsford Cross Roads, Shrub End11:16
The Fox, Layer-de-la-Haye11:20
Lower Road, Layer Breton11:30
Mill Lane, Birch11:32
Hardys Green, Birch11:38
Copford Green11:42
Copford Lane11:47
Sainsburys Store, Stanway11:55
Halstead Road Corner, Lexden12:00
Osborne Street, Colchester12:12

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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