X20 bus: Braintree Town Centre – Colchester
First Essex bus X20 runs between Colchester and Braintree via Lexden, Stanway, Marks Tey and Coggeshall. Runs every day. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Colchester leaves at 04:40 and the last at 03:20, about every hour 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 X20 bus from Colchester to Braintree?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Colchester at 04:40 and the last at 03:20, 19 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last X20 bus from Braintree to Colchester?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Braintree at 07:10 and the last at 05:39, 19 journeys in all.
- Does the X20 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the X20 bus run?
- On Friday 16 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 19 journeys from Colchester.
- Where does the X20 bus stop?
- Main stops from Colchester to Braintree: Colchester Railway Station (Colchester), High Street (Colchester), Osborne Street (Colchester), Halstead Road Corner (Lexden), Sainsburys Store (Stanway), Railway Station (Marks Tey), Poplars Nurseries (Marks Tey), Market Hill (Coggeshall), The Swan (Bradwell), Tesco East Store (Braintree), Bus Interchange (Braintree). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the X20 bus?
- First Essex.
Colchester to Braintree Town Centre
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Railway Station | 06:25 | 07:25 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 10:55 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:20 | 16:28 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 19:55 | 21:10 | |||||
| High Street, Colchester | 06:33 | 07:33 | 08:38 | 09:38 | 11:03 | 12:08 | 13:08 | 14:08 | 15:28 | 16:36 | 17:48 | 18:48 | 20:03 | 21:18 | |||||
| Osborne Street, Colchester | 04:40 | 05:40 | 06:39 | 07:41 | 08:49 | 09:47 | 11:12 | 12:17 | 13:17 | 14:17 | 15:37 | 16:45 | 17:55 | 18:55 | 20:10 | 21:25 | 23:20 | 01:20 | 03:20 |
| Halstead Road Corner, Lexden | 04:47 | 05:47 | 06:48 | 07:51 | 09:01 | 09:58 | 11:23 | 12:28 | 13:28 | 14:28 | 15:53 | 16:58 | 18:08 | 19:06 | 20:20 | 21:33 | 23:27 | 01:27 | 03:27 |
| Sainsburys Store, Stanway | 04:51 | 05:51 | 06:53 | 08:02 | 09:08 | 10:04 | 11:29 | 12:34 | 13:34 | 14:34 | 16:00 | 17:05 | 18:15 | 19:12 | 20:26 | 21:38 | 23:31 | 01:31 | 03:31 |
| Railway Station, Marks Tey | 04:57 | 05:57 | 07:01 | 08:12 | 09:16 | 10:11 | 11:36 | 12:41 | 13:41 | 14:41 | 16:09 | 17:14 | 18:23 | 19:20 | 20:33 | 21:45 | 23:36 | 01:36 | 03:36 |
| Poplars Nurseries, Marks Tey | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:07 | 08:18 | 09:21 | 10:16 | 11:41 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 14:46 | 16:15 | 17:19 | 18:27 | 19:24 | 20:37 | 21:48 | 23:39 | 01:39 | 03:39 |
| Market Hill, Coggeshall | 05:08 | 06:08 | 07:11 | 08:28 | 09:31 | 10:26 | 11:51 | 12:56 | 13:56 | 14:56 | 16:26 | 17:30 | 18:37 | 19:34 | 20:46 | 21:56 | |||
| The Swan, Bradwell | 05:15 | 06:15 | 07:21 | 08:34 | 09:39 | 10:33 | 11:58 | 13:03 | 14:03 | 15:03 | 16:33 | 17:38 | 18:44 | 19:42 | 20:52 | 22:02 | 23:48 | 01:48 | 03:48 |
| Tesco East Store, Braintree | 05:18 | 06:18 | 07:25 | 08:39 | 09:44 | 10:37 | 12:02 | 13:07 | 14:07 | 15:07 | 16:37 | 17:42 | 18:48 | 19:46 | 20:56 | 22:05 | 23:51 | 01:51 | 03:51 |
| Bus Interchange, Braintree | 05:26 | 06:26 | 07:35 | 08:51 | 09:49 | 10:48 | 12:12 | 13:17 | 14:17 | 15:17 | 16:47 | 17:52 | 18:56 | 19:55 | 21:04 | 22:13 | 23:56 | 01:56 | 03:56 |
Braintree Town Centre to Colchester
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Interchange, Braintree | 07:10 | 08:10 | 09:36 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:43 | 14:03 | 15:05 | 16:11 | 17:12 | 18:34 | 19:35 | 20:45 | 21:47 | 22:45 | 23:55 | 01:25 | 03:25 | 05:39 |
| Tesco East Store, Braintree | 07:19 | 08:22 | 09:45 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:52 | 14:12 | 15:14 | 16:21 | 17:22 | 18:42 | 19:43 | 20:53 | 21:54 | 22:51 | 00:00 | 01:30 | 03:30 | 05:45 |
| The Swan, Bradwell | 07:23 | 08:26 | 09:49 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:56 | 14:16 | 15:18 | 16:25 | 17:26 | 18:47 | 19:46 | 20:56 | 21:57 | 22:55 | 00:03 | 01:33 | 03:33 | 05:48 |
| Market Hill, Coggeshall | 07:31 | 08:34 | 09:57 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:04 | 14:24 | 15:26 | 16:33 | 17:34 | 18:54 | 19:53 | 21:03 | 22:04 | 23:05 | 05:55 | |||
| Poplars Nurseries, Marks Tey | 07:41 | 08:45 | 10:08 | 11:16 | 12:16 | 13:14 | 14:34 | 15:39 | 16:46 | 17:47 | 19:04 | 20:02 | 21:12 | 22:12 | 23:11 | 00:12 | 01:42 | 03:42 | 06:03 |
| Railway Station, Marks Tey | 07:46 | 08:50 | 10:14 | 11:21 | 12:21 | 13:19 | 14:39 | 15:44 | 16:54 | 17:53 | 19:10 | 20:08 | 21:18 | 22:15 | 23:14 | 00:15 | 01:45 | 03:45 | 06:06 |
| Sainsburys Store, Stanway | 07:54 | 08:58 | 10:22 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:27 | 14:47 | 15:52 | 17:02 | 17:59 | 19:17 | 20:15 | 21:25 | 22:21 | 23:20 | 00:20 | 01:50 | 03:50 | 06:11 |
| Halstead Road Corner, Lexden | 08:00 | 09:04 | 10:27 | 11:34 | 12:35 | 13:33 | 14:53 | 15:57 | 17:08 | 18:05 | 19:22 | 20:20 | 21:30 | 22:25 | 23:24 | 00:23 | 01:53 | 03:53 | 06:15 |
| Osborne Street, Colchester | 00:29 | 01:59 | 04:01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Head Street, Colchester | 08:15 | 09:15 | 10:37 | 11:44 | 12:45 | 13:43 | 15:05 | 16:09 | 17:20 | 18:16 | 19:32 | 20:29 | 21:39 | 22:33 | 23:31 | 06:23 | |||
| Colchester Railway Station | 08:23 | 09:24 | 10:45 | 11:52 | 12:53 | 13:51 | 15:13 | 16:17 | 17:30 | 18:26 | 19:41 | 20:38 | 21:50 | 22:42 | 23:41 | 06:32 |
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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