71 Bus Times – Chelmsford City Centre ↔ Colchester City Centre

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Chelmsford, Bus Stn

18:40

235 minOsborne Street 20:01

20:38

353 min

20:45

360 minOsborne Street 22:04

22:41

476 min

MON-FRI · 4 services18:40 — 22:41

The 71 bus runs between Chelmsford City Centre and Colchester City Centre, operated by First Bus. This route has 77 stops.

Number 71 Bus Timetable

Mon-Fri Saturday

Stop
Chelmsford, Bus Stn	18:40	20:38	20:45	22:41
Cathedral	18:42	20:38	20:47	22:41
H & M	18:43	20:39	20:47	22:42
Parkway	18:45	20:39	20:50	22:42
Army & Navy	18:47	20:39	20:51	22:42
Fox & Raven	18:51	20:40	20:55	22:43
Goddard Way	18:53	20:40	20:56	22:43
Pollard's Green	18:54	20:41	20:57	22:44
Shopping Centre	18:55	20:41	20:58	22:44
Henniker Gate	18:56	20:42	20:59	22:45
Sheppard Drive	18:56	20:49	20:59	22:52
Brook End Road	18:57	20:50	21:00	22:53
Barlows Reach	18:58	20:51	21:00	22:54
Chelmer Village Way	18:58	20:51	21:01	22:54
Cuton Hall Lane	18:59	20:52	21:02	22:55
Army Reserves Centre	19:00	20:53	21:03	22:56
Sainsburys	19:02	20:53	21:04	22:56
Royal Mail	19:03	20:54	21:05	22:57
Boreham House	19:05	20:54	21:07	22:57
Old Forge Road	19:06	20:55	21:09	22:58
Butterfield Road	19:06	20:56	21:09	22:59
St Andrew Church	19:07	20:57	21:10	23:00
Plantation Road	19:08	20:57	21:11	23:00
Waltham Rd	19:09	20:58	21:12	23:01
Damases Lane	19:10	20:59	21:13	23:02
Terling Road Corner	19:11	21:00	21:14	23:03
The William B	19:13	21:00	21:16	23:03
The Swan Inn	19:14	21:01	21:17	23:04
Station Road	19:14	21:02	21:17	23:04
The Duke of Wellington	19:14	21:03	21:17	23:05
Lynfield Motors	19:17	21:03	21:18	23:06
Lodge Farm	19:17	21:04	21:19	23:06
Maltings Lane	19:19	21:05	21:21	23:06
Shortridge Court	19:20	21:06	21:22	23:07
Bridge Hospital	19:20	21:06	21:23	23:08
Mill Lane	19:21	21:09	21:24	23:10
Newland Street	19:22	·	21:25	·
The George	19:22	·	21:25	·
Avenue Road	19:23	·	21:26	·
Crittall Rd	19:23	·	21:26	·
Freebournes Road	19:24	·	21:27	·
Crabb's Lane	19:30	·	21:33	·
London Road	19:30	·	21:33	·
Post Office	19:31	·	21:34	·
Surgery	19:31	·	21:34	·
The Institute	19:32	·	21:35	·
Trews Gardens	19:32	·	21:35	·
The Railway Tavern	19:32	·	21:35	·
Feering Hill	19:33	·	21:36	·
Gore Pit Corner	19:33	·	21:36	·
New Lane	19:35	·	21:38	·
Railway Station	19:41	·	21:44	·
Motel	19:42	·	21:45	·
Copford Lane	19:43	·	21:46	·
Westbury Close	19:44	·	21:47	·
The Swan Stanway	19:45	·	21:48	·
Sparrow Hall	19:45	·	21:48	·
St Albright's Church	19:46	·	21:49	·
Sealion Approach	19:46	·	21:49	·
Wyvern Farm	19:47	·	21:50	·
Sainsburys Store	19:47	·	21:50	·
Barn Fields	19:49	·	21:52	·
Lucy Lane South	19:49	·	21:52	·
Garage	19:50	·	21:53	·
King Coel Road South	19:50	·	21:53	·
Halstead Road Corner	19:51	·	21:54	·
The Crown	19:52	·	21:55	·
Church	19:53	·	21:56	·
Glen Avenue	19:54	·	21:57	·
Fitzwalter Road	19:54	·	21:57	·
Park Road	19:55	·	21:58	·
The Avenue	19:56	·	21:59	·
Beverley Road	19:56	·	21:59	·
Essex County Hospital	19:57	·	22:00	·
Head Street	19:58	·	22:01	·
High Street	19:59	·	22:02	·
Osborne Street	20:01	·	22:04	·

Stop
Chelmsford, Bus Stn	18:40	20:39	20:45	22:35	22:41
Cathedral	18:44	20:39	20:48	22:38	22:41
H & M	18:44	20:40	20:49	22:38	22:42
Parkway	18:46	20:40	20:50	22:40	22:42
Army & Navy	18:47	20:40	20:51	22:41	22:42
Fox & Raven	18:52	20:40	20:55	22:44	22:42
Goddard Way	18:53	20:40	20:56	22:45	22:42
Pollard's Green	18:54	20:40	20:57	22:46	22:42
Shopping Centre	18:55	20:40	20:58	22:47	22:42
Henniker Gate	18:56	20:40	20:59	22:48	22:42
Sheppard Drive	18:56	20:50	20:59	22:48	22:52
Brook End Road	18:57	20:50	21:00	22:48	22:52
Barlows Reach	18:57	20:50	21:00	22:48	22:52
Chelmer Village Way	18:58	20:50	21:01	22:49	22:52
Cuton Hall Lane	18:59	20:50	21:02	22:49	22:52
Army Reserves Centre	19:00	20:50	21:03	22:50	22:52
Sainsburys	19:01	20:50	21:04	22:51	22:52
Royal Mail	19:02	20:50	21:05	22:52	22:52
Boreham House	19:04	20:50	21:07	22:54	22:52
Old Forge Road	19:05	20:56	21:09	22:56	22:58
Butterfield Road	19:05	20:56	21:09	22:56	22:58
St Andrew Church	19:06	20:56	21:10	22:57	22:58
Plantation Road	19:07	20:56	21:11	22:58	22:58
Waltham Rd	19:08	20:56	21:12	22:59	22:58
Damases Lane	19:09	21:00	21:13	23:00	23:02
Terling Road Corner	19:10	21:00	21:14	23:01	23:02
The William B	19:12	21:00	21:16	23:03	23:02
The Swan Inn	19:13	21:00	21:17	23:04	23:02
Station Road	19:13	21:00	21:17	23:04	23:02
The Duke of Wellington	19:13	21:00	21:17	23:04	23:02
Lynfield Motors	19:15	21:00	21:19	23:06	23:02
Lodge Farm	19:16	21:00	21:19	23:06	23:02
Maltings Lane	19:18	21:00	21:21	23:07	23:02
Shortridge Court	19:19	21:00	21:22	23:08	23:02
Bridge Hospital	19:20	21:00	21:23	23:09	23:02
Mill Lane	19:21	21:10	21:24	23:10	23:10
Newland Street	19:22	·	21:25	23:10	·
The George	19:22	·	21:25	23:10	·
Avenue Road	19:23	·	21:26	23:11	·
Crittall Rd	19:23	·	21:26	23:11	·
Freebournes Road	19:24	·	21:27	23:12	·
Crabb's Lane	19:30	·	21:33	23:17	·
London Road	19:30	·	21:33	23:17	·
Post Office	19:31	·	21:34	23:18	·
Surgery	19:31	·	21:34	23:18	·
The Institute	19:32	·	21:35	23:19	·
Trews Gardens	19:32	·	21:35	23:19	·
The Railway Tavern	19:32	·	21:35	23:19	·
Feering Hill	19:33	·	21:36	23:20	·
Gore Pit Corner	19:33	·	21:36	23:20	·
New Lane	19:34	·	21:37	23:21	·
Railway Station	19:41	·	21:44	23:28	·
Motel	19:42	·	21:45	23:29	·
Copford Lane	19:43	·	21:46	23:30	·
Westbury Close	19:44	·	21:47	23:31	·
The Swan Stanway	19:44	·	21:47	23:31	·
Sparrow Hall	19:45	·	21:48	23:32	·
St Albright's Church	19:45	·	21:48	23:32	·
Sealion Approach	19:46	·	21:49	23:33	·
Wyvern Farm	19:47	·	21:50	23:34	·
Sainsburys Store	19:47	·	21:50	23:34	·
Barn Fields	19:48	·	21:51	23:35	·
Lucy Lane South	19:49	·	21:52	23:36	·
Garage	19:49	·	21:52	23:36	·
King Coel Road South	19:50	·	21:53	23:37	·
Halstead Road Corner	19:51	·	21:54	23:38	·
The Crown	19:52	·	21:55	23:39	·
Church	19:53	·	21:56	23:39	·
Glen Avenue	19:54	·	21:57	23:40	·
Fitzwalter Road	19:54	·	21:57	23:41	·
Park Road	19:55	·	21:58	23:41	·
The Avenue	19:56	·	21:59	23:42	·
Beverley Road	19:56	·	21:59	23:42	·
Essex County Hospital	19:57	·	22:00	23:43	·
Head Street	19:58	·	22:01	23:44	·
High Street	19:59	·	22:02	23:45	·
Osborne Street	20:01	·	22:04	23:46	·

Inbound

Stop
Osborne Street	19:15	20:05	21:15	22:10
Crouch Street	19:17	20:05	21:16	22:10
Essex County Hospital	19:18	20:05	21:18	22:10
Beverley Road	19:19	20:05	21:18	22:10
The Avenue	19:19	20:05	21:19	22:10
Park Road	19:20	20:05	21:19	22:10
Fitzwalter Road	19:21	20:05	21:20	22:10
Glen Avenue	19:21	20:05	21:21	22:10
Church	19:23	20:05	21:22	22:10
Halstead Road Corner	19:24	20:14	21:23	22:18
Nelson Road	19:25	20:14	21:24	22:18
King Coel Road South	19:26	20:14	21:24	22:18
Garage	19:27	20:14	21:25	22:18
Lucy Lane South	19:27	20:14	21:26	22:18
Tollgate Rbt	19:28	20:14	21:26	22:18
Sainsburys Store	19:29	20:19	21:27	22:22
Wyvern Farm	19:30	20:19	21:28	22:22
Sealion Approach	19:30	20:19	21:28	22:22
St Albright's Church	19:31	20:19	21:29	22:22
Sparrow Hall	19:32	20:19	21:29	22:22
The Swan Stanway	19:32	20:19	21:30	22:22
Westbury Close	19:33	20:19	21:31	22:22
Copford Lane	19:34	20:19	21:31	22:22
Motel	19:35	20:19	21:32	22:22
Post Office	19:36	20:26	21:33	22:28
Prested Hall	19:43	20:26	21:40	22:28
Gore Pit Corner	19:44	20:26	21:41	22:28
Feering Hill	19:44	20:26	21:41	22:28
The Railway Tavern	19:45	20:26	21:42	22:28
Trews Gardens	19:45	20:26	21:42	22:28
The Institute	19:46	20:26	21:43	22:28
Post Office	19:46	20:36	21:43	22:38
London Road	19:47	20:38	21:44	22:40
Freebournes Road	19:53	·	21:50	·
Crittall Rd	19:54	·	21:51	·
Avenue Road	19:54	·	21:51	·
The George	19:55	·	21:52	·
Newland Street	19:55	·	21:52	·
Mill Lane	19:56	·	21:53	·
Bridge Hospital	19:57	·	21:54	·
Shortridge Court	19:58	·	21:55	·
Maltings Lane	19:59	·	21:56	·
Lodge Farm	20:01	·	21:58	·
Lynfield Motors	20:01	·	21:58	·
Maldon Road	20:03	·	22:00	·
The Duke of Wellington	20:03	·	22:00	·
Station Road	20:03	·	22:00	·
The Swan Inn	20:03	·	22:00	·
The William B	20:04	·	22:01	·
Terling Road Corner	20:05	·	22:02	·
Damases Lane	20:06	·	22:04	·
Waltham Rd	20:07	·	22:05	·
Plantation Road	20:07	·	22:05	·
St Andrew Church	20:08	·	22:06	·
Butterfield Road	20:09	·	22:07	·
Old Forge Road	20:09	·	22:07	·
Boreham House	20:10	·	22:09	·
Royal Mail	20:12	·	22:10	·
Sainsburys	20:12	·	22:11	·
Army Reserves Centre	20:13	·	22:12	·
Cuton Hall Lane	20:14	·	22:12	·
Chelmer Village Way	20:14	·	22:13	·
Barlows Reach	20:15	·	22:13	·
Brook End Road	20:15	·	22:14	·
Henniker Gate	20:16	·	22:14	·
Shopping Centre	20:17	·	22:15	·
Pollard's Green	20:18	·	22:16	·
Goddard Way	20:19	·	22:17	·
Army & Navy	20:23	·	22:21	·
Parkway	20:25	·	22:22	·
Retail Market	20:26	·	22:24	·
County Hotel	20:29	·	22:26	·
Bus Station	20:30	·	22:27	·

Stop
Osborne Street	20:05	21:15	22:10
Crouch Street	20:07	21:17	22:12
Essex County Hospital	20:09	21:18	22:13
Beverley Road	20:09	21:19	22:14
The Avenue	20:10	21:19	22:14
Park Road	20:10	21:20	22:15
Fitzwalter Road	20:11	21:20	22:15
Glen Avenue	20:12	21:21	22:16
Church	20:13	21:22	22:17
Halstead Road Corner	20:14	21:23	22:18
Nelson Road	20:15	21:24	22:19
King Coel Road South	20:16	21:24	22:19
Garage	20:17	21:25	22:20
Lucy Lane South	20:17	21:26	22:21
Tollgate Rbt	20:18	21:26	22:21
Sainsburys Store	20:19	21:27	22:22
Wyvern Farm	20:20	21:28	22:23
Sealion Approach	20:20	21:28	22:23
St Albright's Church	20:21	21:29	22:24
Sparrow Hall	20:22	21:29	22:24
The Swan Stanway	20:22	21:30	22:25
Westbury Close	20:23	21:31	22:26
Copford Lane	20:24	21:31	22:26
Motel	20:25	21:32	22:27
Post Office	20:26	21:33	22:28
Prested Hall	20:33	21:40	22:35
Gore Pit Corner	20:34	21:41	22:36
Feering Hill	20:34	21:41	22:36
The Railway Tavern	20:35	21:42	22:37
Trews Gardens	20:35	21:42	22:37
The Institute	20:36	21:43	22:38
Post Office	20:36	21:43	22:38
London Road	20:38	21:44	22:40
Freebournes Road	·	21:50	·
Crittall Rd	·	21:51	·
Avenue Road	·	21:51	·
The George	·	21:52	·
Newland Street	·	21:52	·
Mill Lane	·	21:53	·
Bridge Hospital	·	21:54	·
Shortridge Court	·	21:55	·
Maltings Lane	·	21:56	·
Lodge Farm	·	21:58	·
Lynfield Motors	·	21:58	·
Maldon Road	·	22:00	·
The Duke of Wellington	·	22:00	·
Station Road	·	22:00	·
The Swan Inn	·	22:01	·
The William B	·	22:01	·
Terling Road Corner	·	22:03	·
Damases Lane	·	22:04	·
Waltham Rd	·	22:05	·
Plantation Road	·	22:06	·
St Andrew Church	·	22:06	·
Butterfield Road	·	22:07	·
Old Forge Road	·	22:07	·
Boreham House	·	22:09	·
Royal Mail	·	22:11	·
Sainsburys	·	22:11	·
Army Reserves Centre	·	22:12	·
Cuton Hall Lane	·	22:13	·
Chelmer Village Way	·	22:13	·
Barlows Reach	·	22:14	·
Brook End Road	·	22:14	·
Henniker Gate	·	22:15	·
Shopping Centre	·	22:15	·
Pollard's Green	·	22:16	·
Goddard Way	·	22:18	·
Army & Navy	·	22:23	·
Parkway	·	22:25	·
Retail Market	·	22:26	·
County Hotel	·	22:27	·
Bus Station	·	22:27	·

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Passes through: Chelmsford City CentreChelmsfordChelmer VillageSpringfieldBorehamHatfield PeverelWithamWitham Town CentreKelvedonFeeringMarks TeyCopfordStanwayLexdenColchesterColchester City Centre

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Where does the 71 bus stop?

The 71 serves 77 stops passing through Chelmsford City Centre, Chelmsford, Chelmer Village, Springfield, Boreham, Hatfield Peverel, Witham, Witham Town Centre, Kelvedon, Feering, Marks Tey, Copford, Stanway, Lexden, Colchester and Colchester City Centre. You can find the full list of stops with a route map further up this page.

Does the 71 run on weekends?

Yes, the 71 runs on Saturdays. The weekend timetable may have fewer departures than weekdays - use the day tabs above to compare.

Can I use a bus pass on the 71?

Most First Bus services accept concessionary bus passes (including the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme for eligible passengers). Contactless payment is widely accepted. Check with First Bus for specific ticket options on this route.

Does the 71 run on bank holidays?

There is no specific bank holiday timetable listed for the 71. On bank holidays, most operators run a Sunday or reduced service. Contact First Bus to confirm bank holiday arrangements.

Sources: Bus Open Data Service (BODS) for timetable and route data · www.firstbus.co.uk for operator information · BODS Fares API for fare data

NOC: FABD, FYOR, FWYO, FBRA, FLDS, FHUD, FHAL, FSYO, FMAN, FLEI, FSMR, FECS, FESX, FDOR, RRAR, FTVA, FHAM, FBRI, FCWL, FBOS, FPOT, FCYM, FGLA

Valid from 26 Jul 2026 to 05 Sep 2026

Source: Bus Open Data Service

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