First Essex 42A Bishops Stortford, Interchange - Chelmsford, Bus Stn Bus

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List of stops

Number of stops: 15

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Interchange – Bus Station

Timing points All stops

Interchange	—	10:30	12:30	14:30	16:30	18:30	20:35
Riverside	—	10:31	12:31	14:31	16:31	18:31	20:36
Hillside	—	10:33	12:33	14:33	16:33	18:33	20:38
Anglo European College	—	10:34	12:34	14:34	16:34	18:34	20:39
Stortford Hall Park	—	10:34	12:34	14:34	16:34	18:34	20:39
The Nags Head PH	—	10:36	12:36	14:36	16:36	18:36	20:41
Raynham Road	—	10:36	12:36	14:36	16:36	18:36	20:41
Birchwood High School	—	10:36	12:36	14:36	16:36	18:36	20:41
Shortcroft	—	10:37	12:37	14:37	16:37	18:37	20:42
Birchanger Green Services	—	10:37	12:37	14:37	16:37	18:37	20:42
Coach Station	08:49	10:46 10:49	12:46 12:49	14:46 14:49	16:46 16:49	18:46 18:49	20:51 20:54
Coopers Villas	08:50	10:50	12:50	14:50	16:50	18:50	20:55
Garnetts	08:53	10:53	12:53	14:53	16:53	18:53	20:58
Chestnut Way	08:54	10:54	12:54	14:54	16:54	18:54	20:59
The Four Ashes	08:55	10:55	12:55	14:55	16:55	18:55	21:00
Canfield Road	08:56	10:56	12:56	14:56	16:56	18:56	21:01
Warwick Road	08:57	10:57	12:57	14:57	16:57	18:57	21:02
The Lion & Lamb	08:57	10:57	12:57	14:57	16:57	18:57	21:02
Little Canfield Hall	08:58	10:58	12:58	14:58	16:58	18:58	21:03
Woodside Way	09:02	11:02	13:02	15:02	17:02	19:02	21:07
Staggs Farm	09:03	11:03	13:03	15:03	17:03	19:03	21:08
The Queen Victoria	09:03	11:03	13:03	15:03	17:03	19:03	21:08
Stortford Road	09:04	11:04	13:04	15:04	17:04	19:04	21:09
High Street	09:05	11:05	13:05	15:05	17:05	19:05	21:10
Station Road	09:05	11:05	13:05	15:05	17:05	19:05	21:10
Gatehouse Villas	09:06	11:06	13:06	15:06	17:06	19:06	21:11
Oak Industrial Estate	09:07	11:07	13:07	15:07	17:07	19:07	21:12
High Easter Road	09:09	11:09	13:09	15:09	17:09	19:09	21:14
Church School	09:10	11:10	13:10	15:10	17:10	19:10	21:15
Onslow Green	09:12	11:12	13:12	15:12	17:12	19:12	21:17
Black Chapel Lane	09:13	11:13	13:13	15:13	17:13	19:13	21:18
Sandon Hill	09:14	11:14	13:14	15:14	17:15	19:15	21:20
Back Lane	09:14	11:14	13:14	15:14	17:15	19:15	21:20
School	09:15	11:15	13:15	15:15	17:15	19:15	21:20
Apple Tree Corner	09:16	11:16	13:16	15:16	17:16	19:16	21:21
Warners Farm	09:19	11:19	13:19	15:19	17:19	19:19	21:24
The Green Man	09:19	11:19	13:19	15:19	17:19	19:19	21:24
Parsonage Lane	09:20	11:20	13:20	15:20	17:20	19:20	21:25
Penden Corner	09:21	11:21	13:21	15:21	17:21	19:21	21:26
Crowbush House	09:22	11:22	13:22	15:22	17:22	19:22	21:27
Memorial	09:23	11:23	13:23	15:23	17:23	19:23	21:28
The Windmill	09:24	11:24	13:24	15:24	17:24	19:24	21:29
Lark's Lane	09:24	11:24	13:24	15:24	17:24	19:24	21:29
Ash Tree Corner	09:25	11:25	13:25	15:25	17:25	19:25	21:30
Woodhouse Lane	09:27	11:27	13:27	15:27	17:27	19:27	21:32
Croxton's Mill	09:28	11:28	13:28	15:28	17:28	19:28	21:33
Searle Crescent	09:28	11:28	13:28	15:28	17:28	19:28	21:33
Ambulance HQ	09:29	11:29	13:29	15:29	17:29	19:29	21:34
Hospital	09:30 09:32	11:30 11:32	13:30 13:32	15:30 15:32	17:30 17:32	19:30 19:32	21:35
Ambulance HQ	09:32	11:32	13:32	15:32	17:32	19:32	—
Court Road	09:33	11:33	13:33	15:33	17:33	19:33	—
Butlers Farm	09:33	11:33	13:33	15:33	17:33	19:33	—
Jubilee Avenue	09:34	11:34	13:34	15:34	17:34	19:34	—
Church Green	09:34	11:34	13:34	15:34	17:34	19:34	—
New Road	09:36	11:36	13:36	15:36	17:36	19:36	—
The Angel	09:37	11:37	13:37	15:37	17:37	19:37	—
Post Office Road	09:37	11:37	13:37	15:37	17:37	19:37	—
Erick Avenue	09:38	11:38	13:38	15:38	17:38	19:38	—
Skerry Rise	09:39	11:39	13:39	15:39	17:39	19:39	—
Patching Hall Lane	09:39	11:39	13:39	15:39	17:39	19:39	—
The Drive	09:40	11:40	13:40	15:40	17:40	19:40	—
Kings Road	09:41	11:41	13:41	15:41	17:41	19:41	—
Keene Home	09:42	11:42	13:42	15:42	17:42	19:42	—
The Ship	09:43	11:43	13:43	15:43	17:43	19:43	—
Bus Station	09:45	11:45	13:45	15:45	17:45	19:45	—

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

Bus Station – Interchange

Timing points All stops

Bus Station	09:08 09:10	11:05	13:05	15:05	17:05	19:05 19:15
The Ship	09:11	11:06	13:06	15:06	17:06	19:16
King Edward VI School	09:12	11:07	13:07	15:07	17:07	19:17
Keene Home	09:13	11:08	13:08	15:08	17:08	19:18
Kings Road	09:13	11:09	13:09	15:09	17:09	19:18
The Drive	09:13	11:09	13:09	15:09	17:09	19:18
Patching Hall Lane	09:14	11:10	13:10	15:10	17:10	19:19
Skerry Rise	09:16	11:12	13:12	15:12	17:12	19:21
Erick Avenue	09:17	11:13	13:13	15:13	17:13	19:22
Post Office Road	09:17	11:13	13:13	15:13	17:13	19:22
The Angel	09:18	11:14	13:14	15:14	17:14	19:23
New Road	09:18	11:14	13:14	15:14	17:14	19:23
Church Green	09:19	11:15	13:15	15:15	17:15	19:24
Jubilee Avenue	09:19	11:15	13:15	15:15	17:15	19:24
Butlers Farm	09:20	11:16	13:16	15:16	17:16	19:25
Searle Crescent	09:21	11:17	13:17	15:17	17:17	19:26
Ambulance HQ	09:22	11:18	13:18	15:18	17:18	19:27
Hospital	09:23	11:19 11:21	13:19 13:21	15:19 15:21	17:19 17:21	19:28
Ambulance HQ	09:23	11:21	13:21	15:21	17:21	19:28
Croxton's Mill	09:24	11:22	13:22	15:22	17:22	19:29
Woodhouse Lane	09:25	11:23	13:23	15:23	17:23	19:30
Chelmer Avenue	09:26	11:24	13:24	15:24	17:24	19:31
Ash Tree Corner	09:27	11:25	13:25	15:25	17:25	19:32
Lark's Lane	09:27	11:25	13:25	15:25	17:25	19:32
The Windmill	09:28	11:26	13:26	15:26	17:26	19:33
Hatchfields	09:29	11:27	13:27	15:27	17:27	19:34
Memorial	09:30	11:28	13:28	15:28	17:28	19:35
Crowbush House	09:30	11:28	13:28	15:28	17:28	19:35
Penden Corner	09:31	11:29	13:29	15:29	17:29	19:36
Parsonage Lane	09:31	11:29	13:29	15:29	17:29	19:36
The Green Man	09:32	11:30	13:30	15:30	17:30	19:37
Warners Farm	09:33	11:31	13:31	15:31	17:31	19:38
Apple Tree Corner	09:35	11:33	13:33	15:33	17:33	19:40
School	09:37	11:35	13:35	15:35	17:35	19:42
Back Lane	09:37	11:35	13:35	15:35	17:35	19:42
Sandon Hill	09:37	11:35	13:35	15:35	17:35	19:42
Black Chapel Lane	09:39	11:37	13:37	15:37	17:37	19:44
Onslow Green	09:41	11:39	13:39	15:39	17:39	19:46
Church School	09:44	11:42	13:42	15:42	17:42	19:49
High Easter Road	09:44	11:42	13:42	15:42	17:42	19:49
Oak Industrial Estate	09:46	11:44	13:44	15:44	17:44	19:51
Gatehouse Villas	09:47	11:45	13:45	15:45	17:45	19:52
Station Road	09:48	11:46	13:46	15:46	17:46	19:53
High Street	09:49	11:47	13:47	15:47	17:47	19:54
Stortford Road	09:49	11:47	13:47	15:47	17:47	19:54
The Queen Victoria	09:50	11:48	13:48	15:48	17:48	19:55
Staggs Farm	09:50	11:48	13:48	15:48	17:48	19:55
Woodside Way	09:51	11:49	13:49	15:49	17:49	19:56
Little Canfield Hall	09:54	11:52	13:52	15:52	17:52	19:59
The Lion & Lamb	09:56	11:54	13:54	15:54	17:54	20:01
Warwick Road	09:56	11:54	13:54	15:54	17:54	20:01
Canfield Road	09:58	11:56	13:56	15:56	17:56	20:03
The Four Ashes	09:59	11:57	13:57	15:57	17:57	20:04
Chestnut Way	09:59	11:57	13:57	15:57	17:57	20:04
Garnetts	09:59	11:57	13:57	15:57	17:57	20:04
Coopers Villas	10:02	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:07
Coach Station	10:05 10:06	12:03 12:06	14:03 14:06	16:03 16:06	18:03 18:06	20:10
Birchanger Green Services	10:14	12:14	14:14	16:14	18:14	20:18
Shortcroft	10:15	12:15	14:15	16:15	18:15	20:19
Raynham Road	10:15	12:15	14:15	16:15	18:15	20:19
The Nags Head PH	10:16	12:16	14:16	16:16	18:16	20:20
Anglo European College	10:18	12:18	14:18	16:18	18:18	20:22
Hillside	10:19	12:19	14:19	16:19	18:19	20:23
Dane Street	10:20	12:20	14:20	16:20	18:20	20:24
Interchange	10:21	12:21	14:21	16:21	18:21	20:25
Interchange	10:22	12:22	14:22	16:22	18:22	20:26

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

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Interchange – Bus Station

Sextons Road - Adderley Road - Dunmow Road - Terminal Road North - Parsonage Road - Dunmow Road - Stortford Road - High Street - Chelmsford Road - Dunmow Road - Main Road - Chelmsford Road - Main Road - Hospital Approach - Court Road - Main Road - Broomfield Road - Viaduct Road

Inbound: Bus Station – Interchange

Duke Street - Broomfield Road - Broomfield Parade - Broomfield Road - Main Road - School Lane - Main Road - Church Green - Main Road - Court Road - Hospital Approach - Main Road - Lark's Lane - Chelmsford Road - Main Road - Lawn Hall Chase - Onslow Green - Chelmsford Road - Lower Mill Field - Chelmsford Road - High Street - Stortford Road - Dunmow Road - Clover Drive - Dunmow Road - Parsonage Road - Garnetts - Terminal Road North - Dunmow Road - Dane Street - Sextons Road

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

Bus 42A FAQ

What time does the 42A bus start operating?

Services on the 42A - Bishops Stortford, Interchange - Chelmsford, Bus Stn bus start at 08:49 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday.
What time does the 42A bus stop working?

Services on the 42A - Bishops Stortford, Interchange - Chelmsford, Bus Stn bus stop at 21:35 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday.
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42A (Chelmsford Buses)

The first stop of the 42A bus route is Interchange and the last stop is Bus Station. 42A (Bishops Stortford, Interchange - Chelmsford, Bus Stn) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 42A has 65 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 75 minutes.

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Last updated on May 10, 2026