71 (Chelmsford - Witham) Bus in Chelmsford

A bus service operated by First Essex

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List of stops

Number of stops: 15

Map

Bus Station – Osborne Street

Timing points All stops

Bus Station	18:40	—	20:45	—
Cathedral	18:42	—	20:47	—
H & M	18:43	—	20:47	—
Parkway	18:45	—	20:50	—
Army & Navy	18:47	—	20:51	—
Fox & Raven	18:51	—	20:55	—
Goddard Way	18:53	—	20:56	—
Pollard's Green	18:54	—	20:57	—
Shopping Centre	18:55	—	20:58	—
Henniker Gate	18:56	—	20:59	—
Sheppard Drive	18:56	—	20:59	—
Brook End Road	18:57	—	21:00	—
Barlows Reach	18:58	—	21:00	—
Chelmer Village Way	18:58	—	21:01	—
Cuton Hall Lane	18:59	—	21:02	—
Army Reserves Centre	19:00	—	21:03	—
Sainsburys	19:02	—	21:04	—
Royal Mail	19:03	—	21:05	—
Boreham House	19:05	—	21:07	—
Old Forge Road	19:06	—	21:09	—
Butterfield Road	19:06	—	21:09	—
St Andrew Church	19:07	—	21:10	—
Plantation Road	19:08	—	21:11	—
Waltham Rd	19:09	—	21:12	—
Damases Lane	19:10	—	21:13	—
Terling Road Corner	19:11	—	21:14	—
The William B	19:13	—	21:16	—
The Swan Inn	19:14	—	21:17	—
Station Road	19:14	—	21:17	—
The Duke of Wellington	19:14	—	21:17	—
Lynfield Motors	19:17	—	21:18	—
Lodge Farm	19:17	—	21:19	—
Maltings Lane	19:19	—	21:21	—
Shortridge Court	19:20	—	21:22	—
Bridge Hospital	19:20	—	21:23	—
Mill Lane	19:21	—	21:24	—
Newland Street	19:22	—	21:25	—
The George	19:22	—	21:25	—
Avenue Road	19:23	—	21:26	—
Crittall Rd	19:23	—	21:26	—
Freebournes Road	19:24	—	21:27	—
Crabb's Lane	19:30	20:38 20:40	21:33	22:41 22:42
London Road	19:30	20:40	21:33	22:42
Post Office	19:31	20:41	21:34	22:43 22:45
Surgery	19:31	20:41	21:34	22:45
The Institute	19:32	20:41	21:35	22:45
Trews Gardens	19:32	20:42	21:35	22:46
The Railway Tavern	19:32	20:42	21:35	22:46
Feering Hill	19:33	20:43	21:36	22:47
Gore Pit Corner	19:33	20:43	21:36	22:47
New Lane	19:35	20:44	21:38	22:48
Railway Station	19:41	20:51	21:44	22:55
Motel	19:42	20:52	21:45	22:56
Copford Lane	19:43	20:53	21:46	22:57
Westbury Close	19:44	20:53	21:47	22:57
The Swan Stanway	19:45	20:54	21:48	22:58
Sparrow Hall	19:45	20:55	21:48	22:59
St Albright's Church	19:46	20:55	21:49	22:59
Sealion Approach	19:46	20:56	21:49	23:00
Wyvern Farm	19:47	20:56	21:50	23:00
Sainsburys Store	19:47	20:57	21:50	23:01
Barn Fields	19:49	20:58	21:52	23:02
Lucy Lane South	19:49	20:59	21:52	23:03
Garage	19:50	20:59	21:53	23:03
King Coel Road South	19:50	21:00	21:53	23:04
Halstead Road Corner	19:51	21:01	21:54	23:05
The Crown	19:52	21:02	21:55	23:06
Church	19:53	21:02	21:56	23:06
Glen Avenue	19:54	21:03	21:57	23:07
Fitzwalter Road	19:54	21:04	21:57	23:07
Park Road	19:55	21:05	21:58	23:08
The Avenue	19:56	21:05	21:59	23:09
Beverley Road	19:56	21:06	21:59	23:09
Essex County Hospital	19:57	21:07	22:00	23:09
Head Street	19:58	21:08	22:01	23:10
High Street	19:59	21:08	22:02	23:11
Osborne Street	20:01	21:11	22:04	23:13

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

Osborne Street – Bus Station

Timing points All stops

Osborne Street	19:15	21:15
Crouch Street	19:17	21:16
Essex County Hospital	19:18	21:18
Beverley Road	19:19	21:18
The Avenue	19:19	21:19
Park Road	19:20	21:19
Fitzwalter Road	19:21	21:20
Glen Avenue	19:21	21:21
Church	19:23	21:22
Halstead Road Corner	19:24	21:23
Nelson Road	19:25	21:24
King Coel Road South	19:26	21:24
Garage	19:27	21:25
Lucy Lane South	19:27	21:26
Tollgate Rbt	19:28	21:26
Sainsburys Store	19:29	21:27
Wyvern Farm	19:30	21:28
Sealion Approach	19:30	21:28
St Albright's Church	19:31	21:29
Sparrow Hall	19:32	21:29
The Swan Stanway	19:32	21:30
Westbury Close	19:33	21:31
Copford Lane	19:34	21:31
Motel	19:35	21:32
Post Office	19:36	21:33
Prested Hall	19:43	21:40
Gore Pit Corner	19:44	21:41
Feering Hill	19:44	21:41
The Railway Tavern	19:45	21:42
Trews Gardens	19:45	21:42
The Institute	19:46	21:43
Post Office	19:46	21:43
London Road	19:47	21:44
Freebournes Road	19:53	21:50
Crittall Rd	19:54	21:51
Avenue Road	19:54	21:51
The George	19:55	21:52
Newland Street	19:55	21:52
Mill Lane	19:56	21:53
Bridge Hospital	19:57	21:54
Shortridge Court	19:58	21:55
Maltings Lane	19:59	21:56
Lodge Farm	20:01	21:58
Lynfield Motors	20:01	21:58
Maldon Road	20:03	22:00
The Duke of Wellington	20:03	22:00
Station Road	20:03	22:00
The Swan Inn	20:03	22:00
The William B	20:04	22:01
Terling Road Corner	20:05	22:02
Damases Lane	20:06	22:04
Waltham Rd	20:07	22:05
Plantation Road	20:07	22:05
St Andrew Church	20:08	22:06
Butterfield Road	20:09	22:07
Old Forge Road	20:09	22:07
Boreham House	20:10	22:09
Royal Mail	20:12	22:10
Sainsburys	20:12	22:11
Army Reserves Centre	20:13	22:12
Cuton Hall Lane	20:14	22:12
Chelmer Village Way	20:14	22:13
Barlows Reach	20:15	22:13
Brook End Road	20:15	22:14
Henniker Gate	20:16	22:14
Shopping Centre	20:17	22:15
Pollard's Green	20:18	22:16
Goddard Way	20:19	22:17
Army & Navy	20:23	22:21
Parkway	20:25	22:22
Retail Market	20:26	22:24
County Hotel	20:29	22:26
Bus Station	20:30	22:27

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

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Bus Station – Osborne Street

Duke Street - New London Road - Parkway - Chelmer Village Way - Cuton Hall Lane - Colchester Road - Main Road - Church Road - Plantation Road - Main Road - The Street - Hatfield Road - Newland Street - Colchester Road - London Road - High Street - Feering Hill - London Road - Kelvedon Bypass - London Road - Lexden Road - Head Street - High Street - Osborne Street

Inbound: Osborne Street – Bus Station

Osborne Street - Crouch Street - Lexden Road - London Road - Feering Hill - Swan Street - High Street - London Road - Colchester Road - Newland Street - Bridge Street - Hatfield Road - The Street - Main Road - Plantation Road - Church Road - Main Road - Colchester Road - Cuton Hall Lane - Chelmer Village Way - Parkway - Market Road - Rainsford Road - Viaduct Road

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

Bus 71 FAQ

What time does the 71 bus start operating?

Services on the 71 - Chelmsford - Witham bus start at 18:40 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
What time does the 71 bus stop working?

Services on the 71 - Chelmsford - Witham bus stop at 23:13 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Is there a 71 bus stop near me?

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71 (Chelmsford Buses)

The first stop of the 71 bus route is Bus Station and the last stop is Osborne Street. 71 (Chelmsford - Witham) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 71 has 77 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 81 minutes.

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Last updated on June 11, 2026