88 bus: Halstead – Colchester City Centre

Hedingham & Chambers bus 88 runs between Halstead and Colchester via Earls Colne, Wakes Colne, Eight Ash Green and Lexden. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Halstead leaves at 05:42 and the last at 19:47, 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 88 bus from Halstead to Colchester?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Halstead at 05:42 and the last at 19:47, 17 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 88 bus from Colchester to Halstead?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Colchester at 06:30 and the last at 18:35, 14 journeys in all.
Does the 88 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 88 bus run?
On Friday 16 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 17 journeys from Halstead.
Where does the 88 bus stop?
Main stops from Halstead to Colchester: Conies Road (Halstead), Lock Road (Halstead), High Street (Halstead), The Lion (Earls Colne), The Street (Wakes Colne), Jubilee Meadow (Eight Ash Green), The Crown (Lexden), Head Street (Colchester), Osborne Street (Colchester). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 88 bus?
Hedingham & Chambers.

Halstead to Colchester City Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17
Conies Road, Halstead05:4206:2707:3208:2709:2710:2711:2712:2713:2714:2715:3716:0716:4217:1217:4218:37
Lock Road, Halstead05:4506:3007:3508:3009:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:4016:1016:4517:1517:4518:40
High Street, Halstead05:5206:3707:4208:3709:3710:3711:3712:3713:3714:3715:4716:1716:5217:2217:5218:4719:47
The Lion, Earls Colne06:0106:4807:5308:4809:4810:4811:4812:4813:4814:4815:5816:2817:0317:3318:0318:5819:58
The Street, Wakes Colne06:0806:5608:0108:5609:5610:5611:5612:5613:5614:5616:0616:3617:1117:4118:1119:0620:06
Jubilee Meadow, Eight Ash Green06:1607:0508:1109:0510:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0516:1516:4517:2017:5018:2019:1520:15
The Crown, Lexden06:2207:1108:2009:1110:1111:1112:1113:1114:1115:1116:2116:5117:2617:5618:2619:2120:21
Head Street, Colchester06:2807:1808:2809:1810:1811:1812:1813:1814:1815:1816:3017:0017:3318:0318:3319:2820:28
Osborne Street, Colchester08:3615:2620:35

Colchester City Centre to Halstead

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14
Head Street, Colchester06:3008:1009:2010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2014:5015:3216:3217:0218:0518:35
Osborne Street, Colchester06:4008:2009:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:0015:4516:4517:1518:1518:45
Halstead Road Corner, Lexden06:5008:3109:4110:4111:4112:4113:4114:4115:1115:5716:5717:2718:2718:57
Jubilee Meadow, Eight Ash Green06:5708:3909:4910:4911:4912:4913:4914:4915:1916:0617:0617:3618:3619:06
The Street, Wakes Colne07:0508:4809:5810:5811:5812:5813:5814:5815:2816:1517:1517:4518:4519:15
The Lion, Earls Colne07:1308:5610:0611:0612:0613:0614:0615:0615:3616:2317:2317:5318:5319:23
High Street, Halstead07:2509:1010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2015:5016:3517:3518:0519:0519:35
Conies Road, Halstead07:3009:1510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2515:2515:5516:4017:4018:1019:1019:40
Lock Road, Halstead07:3309:1810:2811:2813:2814:2815:2815:5817:4318:1319:1319:43

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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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