We’re making some changes to our services in Southend

From 24th July 2022

We’re making some changes to route 4A in Southend from 17 July 2022.

Route 4A - Landwick to Southend City Travel Centre. The frequency for this service is 2 hourly (Sundays only) The revised route the service now operates from Landwick via Asda, North Shoebury Road, Bournes Green Chase, Southchurch Road to Southend Travel Centre. This will be operated on behalf of Essex County Council. 

Click here for the updated timetable

Then, from 24th July 2022 the following changes will be in place:

Route 1 will be split into Route 1 and Route 2 to improve punctuality of the service.

Route 1 - Southend City Travel Centre to Rayleigh Station. This service will now only operate between Southend and Rayleigh,The frequency will be up to every 10 minutes Monday to Friday, up to every 12 minutes on Saturdays and up to every 30 minutes on Sundays

Route 2 - Southend City Travel Centre to Shoeburyness. This service will replace service 1 between Southend and Shoeburyness,The frequency will be up to every 12 minutes on Monday to Friday, and up to every 15 minutes on Saturday’s and up to every 30 minutes on Sundays.

Click here for Mon-Sat timetable

Click here for Sunday timetable

Route 6 – Southend City Travel Centre to Temple Sutton. The route will operate up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sundays

Route 7/8 – Shoeburyness to Rayleigh. The core frequency of this route will reduce to every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday, every 30 minutes between Shoeburyness and Rochford on Sundays. Route 7- Serving Ashingdon will operate through the main part of the day with 2 buses an hour Monday to Saturdays, every hour on Sundays. Route 8 Serving Hawkwell will operate hourly Monday to Saturday and no service Sundays, Buses for Wakering and Landwick will operate up to every 40 minutes Monday to Saturday. Service 4A will operate every 2 hours on Sundays for Wakering and Landwick.

Route 9 – Shoeburyness East Beach to Rayleigh Station. The frequency will be up to every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday, up to every 30 minutes on Sundays 

Route 29 – Southend City Travel Centre to Belgrave Road. The route will operate up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sundays.

For the latest timetable information visit https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/find-a-service

For updated network map, please click here.

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