42A

42A Bus Times – Bishops Stortford ↔ Chelmsford City Centre

First Bus · 66 stops

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Interchange

No service today · Showing Sunday timetable

08:49

10:30

Bus Station 11:40

12:30

Bus Station 13:40

14:30

Bus Station 15:40

16:30

Bus Station 17:40

18:30

Bus Station 19:40

SUNDAY · 7 services08:49 — 20:35

The 42A bus runs between Bishops Stortford and Chelmsford City Centre, operated by First Bus. This route has 66 stops.

42A Bus Timetable

Sunday

Stop
Interchange	08:49	10:30	12:30	14:30	16:30	18:30	20:35
Riverside	08:50	10:31	12:31	14:31	16:31	18:31	20:36
Hillside	08:53	10:33	12:33	14:33	16:33	18:33	20:38
Anglo European College	08:53	10:34	12:34	14:34	16:34	18:34	20:39
Stortford Hall Park	08:54	10:34	12:34	14:34	16:34	18:34	20:39
The Nags Head PH	08:55	10:36	12:36	14:36	16:36	18:36	20:41
Raynham Road	08:56	10:36	12:36	14:36	16:36	18:36	20:41
Birchwood High School	08:57	10:36	12:36	14:36	16:36	18:36	20:41
Shortcroft	08:57	10:37	12:37	14:37	16:37	18:37	20:42
Birchanger Green Services	08:58	10:37	12:37	14:37	16:37	18:37	20:42
Coach Station	09:02	10:46	12:46	14:46	16:46	18:46	20:51
Coopers Villas	09:03	10:47	12:47	14:47	16:47	18:47	20:52
Parsonage Rd	09:03	10:50	12:50	14:50	16:50	18:50	20:55
Garnetts	09:04	10:50	12:50	14:50	16:50	18:50	20:55
Chestnut Way	09:05	10:51	12:51	14:51	16:51	18:51	20:56
The Four Ashes	09:05	10:52	12:52	14:52	16:52	18:52	20:57
Canfield Road	09:06	10:53	12:53	14:53	16:53	18:53	20:58
Warwick Road	09:07	10:54	12:54	14:54	16:54	18:54	20:59
The Lion & Lamb	09:09	10:54	12:54	14:54	16:54	18:54	20:59
Little Canfield Hall	09:10	10:55	12:55	14:55	16:55	18:55	21:00
Woodside Way	09:12	10:59	12:59	14:59	16:59	18:59	21:04
Staggs Farm	09:13	11:00	13:00	15:00	17:00	19:00	21:05
The Queen Victoria	09:14	11:00	13:00	15:00	17:00	19:00	21:05
Stortford Road	09:14	11:01	13:01	15:01	17:01	19:01	21:06
High Street	09:15	11:02	13:02	15:02	17:02	19:02	21:07
Station Road	09:16	11:02	13:02	15:02	17:02	19:02	21:07
Gatehouse Villas	09:19	11:03	13:03	15:03	17:03	19:03	21:08
Oak Industrial Estate	09:19	11:04	13:04	15:04	17:04	19:04	21:09
High Easter Road	09:20	11:06	13:06	15:06	17:06	19:06	21:11
Church School	09:21	11:07	13:07	15:07	17:07	19:07	21:12
Onslow Green	09:22	11:09	13:09	15:09	17:09	19:09	21:14
Black Chapel Lane	09:23	11:10	13:10	15:10	17:10	19:10	21:15
Sandon Hill	09:24	11:11	13:11	15:11	17:12	19:12	21:17
Back Lane	09:24	11:11	13:11	15:11	17:12	19:12	21:17
School	09:25	11:12	13:12	15:12	17:12	19:12	21:17
Apple Tree Corner	09:27	11:13	13:13	15:13	17:13	19:13	21:18
Warners Farm	09:28	11:16	13:16	15:16	17:16	19:16	21:21
The Green Man	09:28	11:16	13:16	15:16	17:16	19:16	21:21
Parsonage Lane	09:29	11:17	13:17	15:17	17:17	19:17	21:22
Penden Corner	09:30	11:18	13:18	15:18	17:18	19:18	21:23
Crowbush House	09:30	11:19	13:19	15:19	17:19	19:19	21:24
Memorial	09:31	11:20	13:20	15:20	17:20	19:20	21:25
The Windmill	09:31	11:21	13:21	15:21	17:21	19:21	21:26
Lark's Lane	09:32	11:21	13:21	15:21	17:21	19:21	21:26
Ash Tree Corner	09:32	11:22	13:22	15:22	17:22	19:22	21:27
Woodhouse Lane	09:34	11:24	13:24	15:24	17:24	19:24	21:29
Croxton's Mill	09:35	11:25	13:25	15:25	17:25	19:25	21:30
Searle Crescent	09:35	11:25	13:25	15:25	17:25	19:25	21:30
Ambulance HQ	09:36	11:26	13:26	15:26	17:26	19:26	21:31
Hospital	09:37	11:27	13:27	15:27	17:27	19:27	21:32
Ambulance HQ	09:37	11:27	13:27	15:27	17:27	19:27	·
Court Road	09:38	11:28	13:28	15:28	17:28	19:28	·
Butlers Farm	09:39	11:28	13:28	15:28	17:28	19:28	·
Jubilee Avenue	09:40	11:29	13:29	15:29	17:29	19:29	·
Church Green	09:41	11:29	13:29	15:29	17:29	19:29	·
New Road	09:43	11:31	13:31	15:31	17:31	19:31	·
The Angel	·	11:32	13:32	15:32	17:32	19:32	·
Post Office Road	·	11:32	13:32	15:32	17:32	19:32	·
Erick Avenue	·	11:33	13:33	15:33	17:33	19:33	·
Skerry Rise	·	11:34	13:34	15:34	17:34	19:34	·
Patching Hall Lane	·	11:34	13:34	15:34	17:34	19:34	·
The Drive	·	11:35	13:35	15:35	17:35	19:35	·
Kings Road	·	11:36	13:36	15:36	17:36	19:36	·
Keene Home	·	11:37	13:37	15:37	17:37	19:37	·
The Ship	·	11:38	13:38	15:38	17:38	19:38	·
Bus Station	·	11:40	13:40	15:40	17:40	19:40	·

Inbound

Stop
Bus Station	07:43	09:08	11:05	13:05	15:05	17:05	19:15
The Ship	07:43	09:09	11:06	13:06	15:06	17:06	19:16
King Edward VI School	07:44	09:10	11:07	13:07	15:07	17:07	19:17
Chelmsford, Keene Home	07:45	09:11	11:08	13:08	15:08	17:08	19:18
Kings Road	07:46	09:11	11:09	13:09	15:09	17:09	19:18
The Drive	07:47	09:11	11:09	13:09	15:09	17:09	19:18
Patching Hall Lane	07:47	09:12	11:10	13:10	15:10	17:10	19:19
Skerry Rise	07:49	09:14	11:12	13:12	15:12	17:12	19:21
Erick Avenue	07:50	09:15	11:13	13:13	15:13	17:13	19:22
Post Office Road	07:50	09:15	11:13	13:13	15:13	17:13	19:22
The Angel	07:51	09:16	11:14	13:14	15:14	17:14	19:23
New Road	07:51	09:16	11:14	13:14	15:14	17:14	19:23
Church Green	07:52	09:17	11:15	13:15	15:15	17:15	19:24
Jubilee Avenue	07:52	09:17	11:15	13:15	15:15	17:15	19:24
Butlers Farm	07:53	09:18	11:16	13:16	15:16	17:16	19:25
Searle Crescent	07:54	09:19	11:17	13:17	15:17	17:17	19:26
Ambulance HQ	07:55	09:20	11:18	13:18	15:18	17:18	19:27
Hospital	07:56	09:21	11:19	13:19	15:19	17:19	19:28
Ambulance HQ	07:56	09:21	11:19	13:19	15:19	17:19	19:28
Croxton's Mill	07:57	09:22	11:20	13:20	15:20	17:20	19:29
Woodhouse Lane	07:58	09:23	11:21	13:21	15:21	17:21	19:30
Chelmer Avenue	07:59	09:24	11:22	13:22	15:22	17:22	19:31
Ash Tree Corner	08:00	09:25	11:23	13:23	15:23	17:23	19:32
Lark's Lane	08:00	09:25	11:23	13:23	15:23	17:23	19:32
The Windmill	08:01	09:26	11:24	13:24	15:24	17:24	19:33
Hatchfields	08:02	09:27	11:25	13:25	15:25	17:25	19:34
Memorial	08:03	09:28	11:26	13:26	15:26	17:26	19:35
Crowbush House	08:03	09:28	11:26	13:26	15:26	17:26	19:35
Penden Corner	08:04	09:29	11:27	13:27	15:27	17:27	19:36
Parsonage Lane	08:04	09:29	11:27	13:27	15:27	17:27	19:36
The Green Man	08:05	09:30	11:28	13:28	15:28	17:28	19:37
Warners Farm	08:06	09:31	11:29	13:29	15:29	17:29	19:38
Apple Tree Corner	08:08	09:33	11:31	13:31	15:31	17:31	19:40
School	08:10	09:35	11:33	13:33	15:33	17:33	19:42
Back Lane	08:10	09:35	11:33	13:33	15:33	17:33	19:42
Sandon Hill	08:10	09:35	11:33	13:33	15:33	17:33	19:42
Black Chapel Lane	08:12	09:37	11:35	13:35	15:35	17:35	19:44
Onslow Green	08:14	09:39	11:37	13:37	15:37	17:37	19:46
Church School	08:17	09:42	11:40	13:40	15:40	17:40	19:49
High Easter Road	08:17	09:42	11:40	13:40	15:40	17:40	19:49
Oak Industrial Estate	08:19	09:44	11:42	13:42	15:42	17:42	19:51
Gatehouse Villas	08:20	09:45	11:43	13:43	15:43	17:43	19:52
Station Road	08:21	09:46	11:44	13:44	15:44	17:44	19:53
High Street	08:22	09:47	11:45	13:45	15:45	17:45	19:54
Stortford Road	08:22	09:47	11:45	13:45	15:45	17:45	19:54
The Queen Victoria	08:23	09:48	11:46	13:46	15:46	17:46	19:55
Staggs Farm	08:23	09:48	11:46	13:46	15:46	17:46	19:55
Woodside Way	08:24	09:49	11:47	13:47	15:47	17:47	19:56
Little Canfield Hall	08:27	09:52	11:50	13:50	15:50	17:50	19:59
The Lion & Lamb	08:29	09:54	11:52	13:52	15:52	17:52	20:01
Warwick Road	08:29	09:54	11:52	13:52	15:52	17:52	20:01
Canfield Road	08:31	09:56	11:54	13:54	15:54	17:54	20:03
The Four Ashes	08:32	09:57	11:55	13:55	15:55	17:55	20:04
Chestnut Way	08:32	09:57	11:55	13:55	15:55	17:55	20:04
Garnetts	08:32	09:57	11:55	13:55	15:55	17:55	20:04
Parsonage Rd	08:33	09:58	11:56	13:56	15:56	17:56	20:05
Coopers Villas	08:35	10:00	11:58	13:58	15:58	17:58	20:07
Coach Station	08:38	10:03	12:01	14:01	16:01	18:01	20:10
Birchanger Green Services	·	10:11	12:09	14:09	16:09	18:09	20:18
Shortcroft	·	10:12	12:10	14:10	16:10	18:10	20:19
Raynham Road	·	10:12	12:10	14:10	16:10	18:10	20:19
The Nags Head PH	·	10:13	12:11	14:11	16:11	18:11	20:20
Anglo European College	·	10:15	12:13	14:13	16:13	18:13	20:22
Hillside	·	10:16	12:14	14:14	16:14	18:14	20:23
Dane Street	·	10:17	12:15	14:15	16:15	18:15	20:24
Interchange	·	10:18	12:16	14:16	16:16	18:16	20:25
Interchange	·	10:19	12:17	14:17	16:17	18:17	20:26

Route Map

First Bus

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Customer ServiceMonday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Accessibility: Buses have low-floor access and designated wheelchair spaces where wheelchair users have priority. Recognised assistance animals travel free, buggies and pushchairs go in designated zones, and folding bicycles are allowed.

Fares & Tickets

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Passes through: Bishops StortfordHockerillParsonage EstateStansted AirportTakeleyCanfield EndGreat DunmowBarnstonNorth EndFord EndGreat WalthamLittle WalthamBroomfieldChelmsfordChelmsford City Centre

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Where does the 42A bus stop?

The 42A serves 66 stops passing through Bishops Stortford, Hockerill, Parsonage Estate, Stansted Airport, Takeley, Canfield End, Great Dunmow, Barnston, North End, Ford End, Great Waltham, Little Waltham, Broomfield, Chelmsford and Chelmsford City Centre. You can find the full list of stops with a route map further up this page.

Does the 42A run on weekends?

Yes, the 42A runs on Sundays. The weekend timetable may have fewer departures than weekdays - use the day tabs above to compare.

Can I use a bus pass on the 42A?

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 42A run on bank holidays?

There is no specific bank holiday timetable listed for the 42A. 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 02 Aug 2026 to 29 Aug 2026

Source: Bus Open Data Service

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