3 (Chelmsford - Southend) Bus in Southend-on-Sea

A bus service operated by First Essex

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List of stops

Number of stops: 15

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Travel Centre – King Edward VI School

Timing points All stops

Travel Centre	06:30	15:05
Whitegate Road	06:31	15:06
Chichester Road	06:32	15:07
Victoria Station Interchange	06:33	15:08
Civic Centre	06:35	15:10
Blue Boar	06:36	15:12
Priory Park	06:37	15:13
Gainsborough Drive	06:38	15:14
Highfield Gardens	06:39	15:15
Southend Hospital South	06:40	15:17
Prittlewell School	06:41	15:18
Southbourne Grove	06:41	15:19
Mannering Gardens South	06:42	15:20
St Thomas Moore School	06:42	15:21
Westcliff High Schools	06:43	15:22
Blenheim Park	06:44	15:23
School Way	06:44	15:24
Blenheim Chase	06:45	15:25
Manchester Drive	06:46	15:26
Leigh Elms	06:47	15:27
Glendale Gardens	06:48	15:29
Leigh Church	06:49	15:30
Belton Way East	06:50	15:31
Grange Road	06:51	15:32
Salisbury Road	06:51	15:33
London Road	06:52	15:34
Canvey Road	06:53	15:34
Medway Crescent	06:53	15:35
Thames Drive	06:54	15:36
Tattersall Gardens	06:55	15:37
Woodfield Road	06:55	15:38
Broughton Road	06:56	15:38
Church	06:57	15:40
Morrisons	06:58	15:41
Rectory Close	06:59	15:42
Scrub Lane	07:00	15:43
Poors Lane	07:01	15:44
Central Avenue	07:02	15:45
Fairmead Avenue	07:03	15:46
Rivers Corner	07:04	15:47
Shops	07:04	15:47
Daws Heath Common	07:05	15:48
The Deanes School	07:06	15:49
The Woodmans Arms	07:07	15:50
Copper Beeches	07:08	15:51
Sainsburys Store	07:09	15:53
The Weir	07:10	15:54
Great Wheatley Road	07:11	15:56
The Paul Pry	07:12	15:57
The Library	07:13	15:58
Railway Station	07:15	16:00
The Travellers Joy	07:16	16:01
Cheapside East	07:16	16:02
Deepdene Avenue	07:17	16:03
Brooklyn Drive	07:18	16:03
Hullbridge Road	07:18	16:04
Rawreth Lane	07:19	16:04
Farm View	07:19	16:05
Downhall Park Way	07:20	16:06
ASDA	07:21	16:06
Trenders Avenue	07:21	16:07
Bedloes Corner	07:25	16:10
Goose Cottages	07:27	16:12
Antique Centre	07:28	16:12
The Hawk	07:29	16:13
The Turnpike north	07:32	16:16
School	07:35	16:19
White House Farm	07:36	16:20
Hoe Lane	07:36	16:20
The Wheatsheaf	07:37	16:21
The Bell	07:38	16:22
Old Bell Lane	07:38	16:22
Mill Hill	07:39	16:23
Bartletts Farm	07:40	16:24
East Hanningfield Road	07:41	16:25
The Firs	07:41	16:25
Creephedge Lane	07:42	16:26
The Windmill	07:43	16:27
The Three Horseshoes	07:44	16:28
Great Claydons	07:45	16:29
Cricket Ground	07:46	16:30
Butts Green Road	07:48	16:31
Nursing Home	07:49	16:31
Southlands Chase	07:50	16:32
White Lodge	07:50	16:32
Chalklands	07:51	16:33
East Hanningfield Road	07:51	16:33
Howe Green	07:52	16:34
Woodhill Road	07:56	16:38
Molrams Lane	07:58	16:40
Manor Farm Shop	07:59	16:40
Army & Navy	08:06	16:46
Parkway	08:07	16:47
Retail Market	08:09	16:49
Chelmsford Railway Station	08:12	16:51
Bus Station	08:12	16:52
King Edward VI School	08:16	—

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

Bus Station – Travel Centre

Timing points All stops

Bus Station	08:24 09:00	17:30
Chelmsford Railway Station	09:01	17:31
H & M	09:03	17:33
Parkway	09:04	17:34
Army & Navy	09:04	17:36
Manor Farm Shop	09:08	17:43
Molrams Lane	09:09	17:44
Woodhill Road	09:10	17:46
Ladywell Lane	09:11	17:47
Howe Green	09:13	17:50
East Hanningfield Road	09:14	17:51
White Lodge	09:14	17:52
Southlands Chase	09:15	17:52
Nursing Home	09:16	17:53
Butts Green Road	09:16	17:54
Great Claydons	09:18	17:56
The Three Horseshoes	09:20	17:57
The Windmill	09:20	17:58
Hyde Hall	09:24	18:02
Old Bell Lane	09:28	18:06
The Bell	09:29	18:07
The Wheatsheaf	09:30	18:08
Hoe Lane	09:31	18:09
White House Farm	09:31	18:10
School	09:32	18:11
The Turnpike north	09:33	18:12
The Turnpike south	09:34	18:13
The Hawk	09:35	18:14
Antique Centre	09:36	18:15
Goose Cottages	09:37	18:16
Bedloes Corner	09:39	18:18
Trenders Avenue	09:42	18:21
ASDA	09:43	18:22
Downhall Park Way	09:43	18:22
Farm View	09:44	18:23
Rawreth Lane	09:44	18:23
Hullbridge Road	09:45	18:24
Deepdene Avenue	09:46	18:25
Cheapside East	09:47	18:26
The Travellers Joy	09:48	18:27
Railway Station	09:49	18:28
High Street	09:52	18:31
Bull Lane	09:53	18:33
Websters Way	09:54	18:34
Eastwood Road	09:54	18:35
The Paul Pry	09:56	18:37
Great Wheatley Road	09:56	18:39
The Weir	09:58	18:41
Sainsburys Store	09:59	18:43
Copper Beeches	10:00	18:45
The Woodmans Arms	10:01	18:47
Woodmans Arms	10:01	18:47
The Deanes School	10:02	18:48
Daws Heath Common	10:03	18:49
Shops	10:03	18:49
Rivers Corner	10:04	18:50
Fairmead Avenue	10:05	18:51
Central Avenue	10:06	18:52
Poors Lane	10:07	18:53
Morrisons	10:10	18:55
Oak Road	10:11	18:56
Broughton Road	10:13	18:58
Woodfield Road	10:13	18:58
Tattersall Gardens	10:14	18:59
Thames Drive	10:15	19:00
Canvey Road	10:16	19:01
Hadleigh Road	10:17	19:01
Salisbury Road	10:18	19:02
Grange Road	10:18	19:03
Belton Way East	10:19	19:03
Post Office	10:20	19:04
Glendale Gardens	10:22	19:06
Leigh Elms	10:23	19:07
Bonchurch Park	10:24	19:08
Manchester Drive	10:24	19:08
Blenheim Chase	10:25	19:09
Elmsleigh Drive	10:25	19:09
School Way	10:26	19:10
Blenheim Park	10:27	19:11
Westcliff High Schools	10:28	19:12
St Thomas Moore School	10:29	19:12
Mannering Gardens South	10:29	19:13
Southbourne Grove	10:30	19:14
Prittlewell School	10:31	19:14
Southend Hospital South	10:32	19:15
Highfield Gardens	10:34	19:17
Gainsborough Drive	10:35	19:17
Priory Park	10:36	19:19
Blue Boar	10:38	19:20
Civic Centre	10:40	19:21
Victoria Station Interchange	10:42	19:23
Whitegate Road	10:44	19:24
Travel Centre	10:47	19:26

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

Last updated on March 25, 2026

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Travel Centre – King Edward VI School

Chichester Road - Victoria Avenue - Fairfax Drive - Prittlewell Chase - Kenilworth Gardens - Blenheim Chase - Elmsleigh Drive - Cranleigh Drive - Elm Road - Broadway West - Hadleigh Road - London Road - High Street - London Road - Rectory Road - Daws Heath Road - Rayleigh Road - High Road - High Street - Station Road - London Road - Downhall Road - Hullbridge Road - Quest End - Rawreth Lane - Chelmsford Road - Hawk Hill - Main Road - Hall Cottages - Main Road - East Hanningfield Road - Main Road - The Tye - East Hanningfield Road - Southend Road - Molrams Lane - Maldon Road - Parkway - Market Road - Viaduct Road - Broomfield Road

Inbound: Bus Station – Travel Centre

Viaduct Road - Duke Street - New London Road - Parkway - Maldon Road - Molrams Lane - Southend Road - East Hanningfield Road - The Tye - Buckhatch Lane - East Hanningfield Road - Main Road - Hawk Hill - Chelmsford Road - Rawreth Lane - Quest End - Hullbridge Road - Downhall Road - London Road - Station Road - High Street - Bull Lane - Websters Way - Eastwood Road - High Street - High Road - Rayleigh Road - Daws Heath Road - London Road - Hadleigh Road - Rectory Grove - Station Road - Elmsleigh Drive - Blenheim Chase - Kenilworth Gardens - Prittlewell Chase - Fairfax Drive - Victoria Avenue - Queensway - Chichester Road

All data is available in GTFS feed: great-britain

Bus 3 FAQ

What time does the 3 bus start operating?

Services on the 3 - Chelmsford - Southend bus start at 06:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
What time does the 3 bus stop working?

Services on the 3 - Chelmsford - Southend bus stop at 16:52 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
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3 (Southend-on-Sea Buses)

The first stop of the 3 bus route is Travel Centre and the last stop is King Edward VI School. 3 (Chelmsford - Southend) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 3 has 97 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 107 minutes.

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