74 bus: Clacton – Colchester City Centre

Hedingham & Chambers bus 74 runs between Clacton and Colchester via St Osyth, Thorrington, Wivenhoe and University of Essex. Runs every day. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Clacton leaves at 06:53 and the last at 18:23, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Hedingham & Chambers. Timetable for Friday, 16 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 74 bus from Clacton to Colchester?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Clacton at 06:53 and the last at 18:23, 12 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 74 bus from Colchester to Clacton?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Colchester at 08:05 and the last at 18:35, 11 journeys in all.
Does the 74 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 74 bus run?
On Friday 16 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 12 journeys from Clacton.
Where does the 74 bus stop?
Main stops from Clacton to Colchester: Pier Avenue (Clacton), Coppins Green (Clacton), The Red Lion (St Osyth), Brightlingsea Road (Thorrington), Co-op (Wivenhoe), South Courts (University of Essex), Tesco Store (The Hythe), Head Street (Colchester). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 74 bus?
Hedingham & Chambers.

Clacton to Colchester City Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Pier Avenue, Clacton06:5307:5108:5110:2211:2212:2213:2214:2215:2216:2217:2318:23
Coppins Green, Clacton07:0007:5908:5910:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3118:30
The Red Lion, St Osyth07:1108:1009:1010:4011:4012:4013:4014:4015:4016:4017:4118:39
Brightlingsea Road, Thorrington07:2108:2009:2010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5015:5016:5017:5118:49
Co-op, Wivenhoe07:3108:3009:3011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0118:58
South Courts, University of Essex07:3608:3609:3611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0616:0617:0618:0719:04
Tesco Store, The Hythe07:4408:4409:4411:1412:1413:1414:1415:1416:1417:1418:1519:12
Head Street, Colchester07:5808:5809:5811:2712:2713:2714:2715:2716:2717:2818:2819:24

Colchester City Centre to Clacton

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11
Head Street, Colchester08:0509:0510:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:3516:3517:3518:35
Stanwell Street, Colchester08:1209:1210:1211:1212:1213:1214:1215:4416:4417:4418:42
Tesco Store, The Hythe08:2209:2210:2211:2212:2213:2214:2215:5516:5517:5518:51
South Courts, University of Essex08:2909:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2916:0217:0218:0218:58
Co-op, Wivenhoe08:3509:3510:3511:3512:3513:3514:3516:0817:0818:0819:04
Brightlingsea Road, Thorrington08:4509:4510:4511:4512:4513:4514:4516:1817:1818:1819:14
The Red Lion, St Osyth08:5609:5610:5611:5612:5613:5614:5616:2917:2918:2919:24
Coppins Green, Clacton09:0610:0611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0616:4017:4018:4019:33
Pier Avenue, Clacton09:1310:1311:1312:1313:1314:1315:1316:4817:4818:4819:40

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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