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

Travel Centre – Bus Station

Timing points All stops

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

Travel Centre – Bus Station

Timing points All stops

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

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Travel Centre – Bus Station

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

Inbound: Travel Centre – Bus Station

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 - Buckhatch Lane - The Tye - East Hanningfield Road - Southend Road - Molrams Lane - Maldon Road - Parkway - Market Road - Viaduct Road

Schedules and stops for this route are published in GTFS: great-britain, dft-gtfs

Bus 3 FAQ

What time does the 3 bus start operating?

Services on the 3 - Chelmsford - Southend bus start at 07:25 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
What time does the 3 bus stop working?

Services on the 3 - Chelmsford - Southend bus stop at 08:58 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Is there a 3 bus stop near me?

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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 Bus Station. 3 (Chelmsford - Southend) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 3 has 96 stops. The total trip duration for this route is approximately 93 minutes.

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Last updated on August 8, 2026

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

Travel Centre – Bus Station

Travel Centre – Bus Station

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Bus 3 FAQ

What time does the 3 bus start operating?

What time does the 3 bus stop working?

Is there a 3 bus stop near me?

3 (Southend-on-Sea Buses)