X20 bus: Stansted Airport – Braintree Town Centre
First Essex bus X20 runs between Braintree and Stansted Airport via Great Dunmow and Takeley. Runs every day. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Braintree leaves at 05:29 and the last at 04:00, about every 1 hours 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 Braintree to Stansted Airport?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Braintree at 05:29 and the last at 04:00, 19 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last X20 bus from Stansted Airport to Braintree?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Stansted Airport at 06:20 and the last at 04:55, 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 1 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 19 journeys from Braintree.
- Where does the X20 bus stop?
- Main stops from Braintree to Stansted Airport: Bus Interchange (Braintree), Tortoiseshell Way (Braintree), High Street (Great Dunmow), The Four Ashes (Takeley), Coach Station (Stansted Airport). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the X20 bus?
- First Essex.
Braintree Town Centre to Stansted Airport
| 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 | 05:29 | 06:29 | 07:40 | 08:56 | 10:01 | 10:53 | 12:17 | 13:23 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:52 | 17:57 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:08 | 22:16 | 00:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 |
| Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree | 05:34 | 06:34 | 07:47 | 09:04 | 10:08 | 10:59 | 12:23 | 13:28 | 14:28 | 15:28 | 16:58 | 18:04 | 19:07 | 20:06 | 21:14 | 22:21 | 00:05 | 02:05 | 04:05 |
| High Street, Great Dunmow | 05:49 | 06:49 | 08:02 | 09:19 | 10:23 | 11:14 | 12:38 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 15:43 | 17:13 | 18:19 | 19:22 | 20:21 | 21:28 | 22:36 | 00:18 | 02:18 | 04:18 |
| The Four Ashes, Takeley | 06:03 | 07:03 | 08:16 | 09:33 | 10:37 | 11:28 | 12:52 | 13:57 | 14:57 | 15:59 | 17:29 | 18:32 | 19:36 | 20:34 | 21:41 | 22:48 | 00:30 | 02:30 | 04:30 |
| Coach Station, Stansted Airport | 06:10 | 07:10 | 08:27 | 09:39 | 10:41 | 11:34 | 12:58 | 14:04 | 15:03 | 16:06 | 17:37 | 18:40 | 19:42 | 20:39 | 21:47 | 22:55 | 00:35 | 02:35 | 04:35 |
Stansted Airport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach Station, Stansted Airport | 06:20 | 07:20 | 08:45 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 17:45 | 18:50 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:15 | 00:45 | 02:45 | 04:55 |
| The Four Ashes, Takeley | 06:27 | 07:28 | 08:54 | 10:04 | 11:04 | 12:03 | 13:23 | 14:23 | 15:28 | 16:29 | 17:53 | 18:58 | 20:08 | 21:08 | 22:08 | 23:22 | 00:52 | 02:52 | 05:02 |
| High Street, Great Dunmow | 06:41 | 07:42 | 09:08 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:16 | 13:36 | 14:37 | 15:42 | 16:43 | 18:06 | 19:11 | 20:21 | 21:20 | 22:19 | 23:34 | 01:04 | 03:04 | 05:14 |
| Tortoiseshell Way, Braintree | 06:56 | 07:57 | 09:23 | 10:33 | 11:33 | 12:31 | 13:51 | 14:52 | 15:57 | 16:58 | 18:21 | 19:26 | 20:36 | 21:35 | 22:33 | 23:48 | 01:18 | 03:18 | 05:29 |
| Bus Interchange, Braintree | 07:04 | 08:05 | 09:31 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:38 | 13:58 | 15:00 | 16:06 | 17:07 | 18:29 | 19:32 | 20:42 | 21:42 | 22:41 | 23:52 | 01:22 | 03:22 | 05:34 |
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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