Service Updates during the

COVID-19 (Corona Virus) pandemic 



Face coverings MUST be worn on Public

Transport from 15th June 2020

Please be mindful of social distancing

Stay Alert - Control the Virus - Save Lives

Face coverings MUST be worn on Public Transport from 15th June 2020

Our revised timetables can be found on our Current Bus Services Page 
LATEST UPDATE : 1st July2020

For details of our present service schedules please visit our
​Current Bus Service page.


​***NEWS REGARDING THE 99 SERVICE***

After completion of many, many months of works to the bridge in Fort Road, we are pleased to announce that the 99 will return to its traditional Anti-Clockwise route from Saturday 4th July 2020.

The revised timetable FROM SATURDAY 4th July is available to download from this link (just click anywhere on this announcement) 

If you require travel on the 99 before Saturday 4th July, please see the timetable which can be found on our  Current Bus Service page

Service Update:

2nd July 2020 08:30hrs

​Great news: Our 99 service that has been on a diversion due to railway bridge works for many, many months is returning to its original Anti-Clockwise route from Sat 4th July 2020.

Past Updates:

​Additional trips Journeys added to the 66 and X80 from Tuesday 30th June 2020 - Please see the timetables for details.

From Monday 29th June 2020 we are able to increase the frequency of service on Routes 33, 66, and, 88  - The 88 will operate form Gateway Academy Monday - Friday and will no longer serve Civic Square. (You will need to get the bus from St. Chads Road)

The 44 has an increased frequency on a Saturday from 27th June 2020.

The situation is slowly improving!
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Full details of the revised timetables can be found on our Current Bus Service page.

Our buses are Contactless....

We asked that our customers try where possible

​to use Contactless during these difficult times

We are unable to issue Smartcard

​(including re-issues) at this time

Top-Ups are still available for EXISTING smart

card holders.
​

College Bus Passes holders cannot top-up as the

current academic year has ended.

Please Note - College Bus Passes can't be used on our services and are being withdrawn as the current academic year has come to an end. Details on how to obtain a College Bus Pass for the 2020/21 academic year will be available shortly. ​

Click HERE to be taken to our Current Timetables

Click HERE to go to our Covid-19 update page

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Southend JetLink service (X1) is suspended. We are not currently accepting advance bookings for this service. We will reinstate the service once the current emergency is resolved.

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