Bus 68 - Highwoods - West Mersea in Colchester: Stops & Timetable

A bus service operated by First Essex

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List of stops

Number of stops: 15

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High Street – Highwoods Square

Timing points All stops

High Street	—	19:58	20:58	22:10	23:10
Yorick Road	—	19:59	20:59	22:11	23:11
Barfield Rd	—	20:00	21:00	22:12	23:12 23:14
Elmwood Drive	—	20:00	21:00	22:12	23:14
The Fountain	—	20:01	21:01	22:13	23:15
Empress Avenue	—	20:01	21:01	22:13	23:15
Seaview Avenue	—	20:02	21:02	22:14	23:16
The Fox	—	20:03	21:03	22:15	23:17
Waldegraves Caravan Park	—	20:04	21:04	22:16	23:18
Blue Row	—	20:05	21:05	22:17	23:19
Dawes Lane	—	20:06	21:06	22:18	23:20
Pyefleet House	—	20:08	21:08	22:20	23:22
The Rose	—	20:09	21:09	22:21	23:23
Kemps Farm	—	20:10	21:10	22:22	23:24
Lower Road	—	20:11	21:11	22:23	23:25
St Ives Road	—	20:12	21:12	22:24	23:26
Layer Road	—	20:16	21:16	22:28	23:30
Haye Lane	—	20:17	21:17	22:29	23:31
Roman Hill House	—	20:18	21:18	22:30	23:32
Weir Lane	—	20:19	21:19	22:31	23:33
The Cherry Tree	—	20:19	21:19	22:31	23:33
Gosfield Rd	—	20:20	21:20	22:32	23:34
Wethersfield Rd	—	20:21	21:21	22:33	23:35
Lethe Grove	—	20:22	21:22	22:34	23:36
Lethe Grove	—	20:22	21:22	22:34	23:36
Bardfield Road	—	20:23	21:23	22:35	23:37
The Silver Oyster	—	20:24	21:24	22:36	23:38
Monkwick Avenue	—	20:25	21:25	22:37	23:39
Talcott Road	—	20:25	21:25	22:37	23:40
Middlewick Ranges	—	20:26	21:26	22:38	23:40
Crematorium	—	20:27	21:27	22:39	23:41
Cemetery Gates	—	20:27	21:27	22:39	23:42
Pownall Crescent	—	20:28	21:28	22:40	23:42
Plum Hall	—	20:29	21:29	22:41	23:44
Napier Road	—	20:30	21:30	22:42	23:45
Osborne Street	19:20	20:33 20:35	21:33 21:35	22:45 22:47	23:47
St John's Street	—	20:36	21:36	22:48	—
Head Street	19:23	20:38	21:38	22:50	—
Middleborough	19:25	20:40	21:40	22:52	—
Causton Road	19:26	20:41	21:41	22:53	—
The Albert	19:27	20:42	21:42	22:54	—
Railway Station Layby	19:28	20:43	21:43	22:55	—
Bruff Close	19:29	20:44	21:44	22:56	—
Turner Rise	19:31	20:46	21:46	22:58	—
Wryneck Close	19:32	20:47	21:47	22:59	—
General Hospital - main Rd	19:33	20:48	21:48	23:00	—
Kingswood Road	19:34	20:49	21:49	23:01	—
Thornwood	19:35	20:50	21:50	23:02	—
Bedford Road	19:35	20:50	21:50	23:02	—
The Water Tower	19:36	20:51	21:51	23:03	—
Julian Avenue	19:37	20:52	21:52	23:04	—
Newcomen Way	19:39	20:54	21:54	23:06	—
Oyster Business Park	19:39	20:54	21:54	23:06	—
Brinkley Lane	19:40	20:55	21:55	23:07	—
Regents Close	19:41	20:55	21:55	23:07	—
Berkley Close	19:41	20:56	21:56	23:08	—
Derwent Road	19:42	20:56	21:56	23:08	—
Highwoods Approach	19:43	20:58	21:58	23:10	—
Highwoods Square	19:44	20:58	21:58	23:10	—

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

Highwoods Square – High Street

Timing points All stops

Highwoods Square	19:50	21:05	22:05	23:15
Highwoods Approach	19:51	21:06	22:06	23:16
Derwent Road	19:52	21:07	22:07	23:17 23:19
Berkley Close	19:52	21:07	22:07	23:19
Regents Close	19:53	21:08	22:08	23:20
Brinkley Lane	19:53	21:08	22:08	23:20
Oyster Business Park	19:54	21:09	22:09	23:21
Newcomen Way	19:54	21:09	22:09	23:21
Julian Avenue	19:56	21:11	22:11	23:22
Maximus Drive	19:56	21:11	22:11	23:23
The Water Tower	19:57	21:12	22:12	23:24
Bedford Road	19:58	21:13	22:13	23:25
Thornwood	19:58	21:13	22:13	23:25
Beaumont Close	19:59	21:14	22:14	23:25
Kingswood Road	19:59	21:14	22:14	23:26
General Hospital	20:00	21:15	22:15	23:27
Wryneck Close	20:01	21:16	22:16	23:28
Turner Rise	20:03	21:18	22:18	23:30
Bruff Close	20:04	21:19	22:19	23:31
Groves Close	20:05	21:20	22:20	23:32
Railway Station Layby	20:06	21:21	22:21	23:33
The Albert	20:08	21:23	22:23	23:37
Causton Road	20:09	21:24	22:24	23:37
Middleborough	20:10	21:25	22:25	23:38
Angel Court	20:13	21:28	22:28	23:40
Queen Street	20:15 20:16	21:30 21:31	22:30 22:31	23:42 23:43
Town Railway Station	20:18	21:33	22:33	23:45
Napier Road	20:19	21:34	22:34	23:46
Plum Hall	20:19	21:34	22:34	23:46
Pownall Crescent	20:21	21:36	22:36	23:48
Cemetery Gates	20:22	21:37	22:37	23:49
Crematorium	20:23	21:38	22:38	23:49
Middlewick Ranges	20:24	21:39	22:39	23:50
Talcott Road	20:24	21:39	22:39	23:51
Monkwick Avenue	20:25	21:40	22:40	23:52
The Silver Oyster	20:26	21:41	22:41	23:53
Bardfield Road	20:27	21:42	22:42	23:54
Lethe Grove	20:28	21:43	22:43	23:55
Lethe Grove	20:28	21:43	22:43	23:55
Wethersfield Road	20:29	21:44	22:44	23:56
Gosfield Road	20:30	21:45	22:45	23:57
The Cherry Tree	20:32	21:47	22:47	23:59
Weir Lane	20:32	21:47	22:47	23:59
Roman Hill House	20:33	21:48	22:48	00:00 +1
Haye Lane	20:34	21:49	22:49	00:01 +1
Layer Road	20:35	21:50	22:50	00:02 +1
St Ives Road	20:39	21:54	22:54	—
Lower Road	20:40	21:55	22:55	—
Kemps Farm	20:41	21:56	22:56	—
The Rose	20:42	21:57	22:57	—
Pyefleet House	20:43	21:58	22:58	—
Dawes Lane	20:45	22:00	23:00	—
Blue Row	20:46	22:01	23:01	—
Waldegraves Caravan Park	20:47	22:02	23:02	—
The Fox	20:48	22:03	23:03	—
Seaview Avenue	20:49	22:04	23:04	—
Empress Avenue	20:50	22:05	23:05	—
The Fountain	20:50	22:05	23:05	—
Barfield Rd	20:51	22:06	23:06	—
Melrose Road	20:52	22:07	23:07	—
Church	20:52	22:07	23:07	—
High Street	20:53	22:08	23:08	—

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

The schedule is provided in the local timezone. Times with "(+1)" indicate departures on the next day.

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

The schedule is provided in the local timezone. Times with "(+1)" indicate departures on the next day.

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: High Street – Highwoods Square

High Street - Yorick Road - Kingsland Road - Avocet Way - East Road - Chapman's Lane - East Mersea Road - The Strood - Mersea Road - Lower Road - Malting Road - Layer Road - Mersea Road - Roman Hill - Blackheath - Gosfield Road - Wethersfield Road - Berechurch Hall Road - Monkwick Avenue - Queen Elizabeth Way - Mersea Road - Osborne Street - St Johns Street - Head Street - Middleborough - North Station Road - Claremont Heights - Bruff Close - Turner Road - Mill Road - Severalls Lane - Brinkley Lane - Derwent Road - Highwoods Approach - Highwoods Square

Inbound: Highwoods Square – High Street

Highwoods Approach - Derwent Road - Brinkley Lane - Severalls Lane - Honorius Drive - Mill Road - Turner Road - Cranborne Close - Bruff Close - Mile End Road - Station Way - North Station Road - Middleborough - High Street - Queen Street - Mersea Road - Queen Elizabeth Way - Monkwick Avenue - Berechurch Hall Road - Wethersfield Road - Gosfield Road - Blackheath - Roman Hill - Mersea Road - Layer Road - Malting Road - Saint Ives Road - Mersea Road - The Strood - East Mersea Road - Chapman's Lane - East Road - Kingsland Road - Barfield Road - High Street

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

Bus 68 FAQ

What time does the 68 bus start operating?

Services on the 68 - Highwoods - West Mersea bus start at 19:20 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
What time does the 68 bus stop working?

Services on the 68 - Highwoods - West Mersea bus stop at 23:47 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Is there a 68 bus stop near me?

Click here to view the nearest 68 - Highwoods - West Mersea bus stop.

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68 (Colchester Buses)

The first stop of the 68 bus route is High Street and the last stop is Highwoods Square. 68 (Highwoods - West Mersea) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 68 has 59 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 60 minutes.

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Last updated on April 28, 2026

Bus 68 - Highwoods - West Mersea in Colchester: Stops & Timetable

High Street – Highwoods Square

Highwoods Square – High Street

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Bus 68 FAQ

What time does the 68 bus start operating?

What time does the 68 bus stop working?

Is there a 68 bus stop near me?

First Essex 68 bus Route Map

68 (Colchester Buses)