Keep on the move in and around Colchester with Arriva
Arriva buses provide a network of services linking the main residential areas with Colchester town centre, the rail stations and the hospital.
Our money-saving day, weekly and four-weekly tickets allow unlimited travel for the appropriate period across the Colchester urban area.
Local services across Colchester
Arriva’s network of services across the Colchester area provides handy links into town whether you’re going to work, school, college or shopping.
All our buses go to the heart of the town centre, serving stops in the Osborne Street, St. John's Street, Head Street, High Street and Queen Street area, at which you can connect with other buses to other local or more distant destinations.
Our great-value-for-money range of day, weekly and four-weekly tickets allow you to travel on as many Arriva buses as you like within the Colchester ticket zone area for the whole day, so the more you travel, the more you save!
As well as buying your ticket from Arriva drivers, you can buy them online, via your mobile phone and at local shops where you see the PayPoint or Payzone signs.
You can also now buy them through PayPal.
Find out more
To find out more about how Arriva can help with your travel requirements, please click the tabs below to see details of our services, view a map of our Colchester network and find out about our great-value tickets.
These are the services that Arriva run in Colchester.
Click the route description to go to the timetable and route map for the service you require:
1/1A
Shrub End - Prettygate - Colchester Town Centre - Greenstead
2
Highwoods - St. John's Estate - Colchester Town Centre - Horkesley Heath
4
Stanway - Colchester Town Centre - Greenstead - Hythe
Service provided under contract to Essex County Council
8
Highwoods - Severalls Lane - Colchester North Station - Colchester Town Centre - Monkwick
11
Highwoods - St. John's Estate - Leisureworld - Colchester North Station
Commuter service provided under contract to Essex County Council
77/77A
Colchester - Elmstead (77) or Great Bromley (77A) - Frating - Great Bentley - Aingers Green - St. Osyth
Service provided under contract to Essex County Council
133
University of Essex - Colchester Bus Station - Marks Tey - Braintree - Felsted - Great Dunmow - Takeley - London Stansted Airport
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