78 bus: Clacton – Brightlingsea

Hedingham & Chambers bus 78 runs between Clacton and Brightlingsea via Jaywick, Bockings Elm, St Osyth and Great Bentley. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Clacton leaves at 06:20 and the last at 20:20, about every 2 hours 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 78 bus from Clacton to Brightlingsea?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Clacton at 06:20 and the last at 20:20, 8 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 78 bus from Brightlingsea to Clacton?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Brightlingsea at 07:15 and the last at 21:15, 8 journeys in all.
Does the 78 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 78 bus run?
On Friday 16 October it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 8 journeys from Clacton.
Where does the 78 bus stop?
Main stops from Clacton to Brightlingsea: Pier Avenue (Clacton), Westcliffe Theatre (Clacton), Three Jays Post Office (Jaywick), Chester Holiday Park (Bockings Elm), The Red Lion (St Osyth), Railway Station (Great Bentley), Sturrick Lane (Great Bentley), Thorrington Cross (Thorrington), Regent Road (Brightlingsea), Victoria Place (Brightlingsea). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 78 bus?
Hedingham & Chambers.

Clacton to Brightlingsea

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8
Pier Avenue, Clacton06:2008:2010:2012:2014:2016:2018:2020:20
Westcliffe Theatre, Clacton06:2308:2310:2312:2314:2316:2318:2320:23
Three Jays Post Office, Jaywick06:2808:2810:2812:2814:2816:2818:2820:28
Chester Holiday Park, Bockings Elm06:3208:3210:3212:3214:3216:3218:3220:32
The Red Lion, St Osyth06:3708:3710:3712:3714:3716:3718:3720:37
Railway Station, Great Bentley06:5008:5010:5012:5014:5016:5018:5020:50
Sturrick Lane, Great Bentley06:5308:5310:5312:5314:5316:5318:5320:53
Thorrington Cross06:5708:5710:5712:5714:5716:5718:5720:57
Regent Road, Brightlingsea07:0209:0211:0213:0215:0217:0219:0221:02
Victoria Place, Brightlingsea07:1209:1211:1213:1215:1217:1219:1221:12

Brightlingsea to Clacton

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8
Victoria Place, Brightlingsea07:1509:1511:1513:1515:1517:1519:1521:15
Colne School, Brightlingsea07:1909:1911:1913:1915:1917:1919:1921:19
Thorrington Cross07:2309:2311:2313:2315:2317:2319:2321:23
Sturrick Lane, Great Bentley07:2709:2711:2713:2715:2717:2719:2721:27
Railway Station, Great Bentley07:3009:3011:3013:3015:3017:3019:3021:30
Colchester Road, St Osyth07:4309:4311:4313:4315:4317:4319:4321:43
Chester Holiday Park, Bockings Elm07:4809:4811:4813:4815:4817:4819:4821:48
Three Jays Post Office, Jaywick07:5209:5211:5213:5215:5217:5219:5221:52
Tower Road, Clacton07:5709:5711:5713:5715:5717:5719:5721:57
Pier Avenue, Clacton08:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00

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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