88 88A
Colchester to Halstead
Serving:
Lexden
Wakes Colne
Earls Colne
Bus times from 28 August 2016
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Inside you can find:
• The times we operate
• Information on the tickets we have on offer
• Contact details for timetable enquiries and customer service
We really hope you enjoy travelling with First in Essex. Our network
has many interchange points to allow you to connect with other First
services across the county. We serve almost all areas of Essex
through an extensive network of routes.
What’s Changed?
Services 88/88A: The Monday to Saturday daytime service is
amended to terminate and restart in Colchester in Head Street.
Customers travelling towards Halstead will be able to additionally
board the bus at the High Street on these journeys.
A choice of tickets
We offer a range of tickets to suit your travelling needs.
As well as Singles and Returns, we have tickets offering unlimited
travel such as FirstDay, FirstWeek, First4Weekly, First3Monthly and
FirstAnnual.
Our 12Journey ticket is perfect if you only travel now and again and
don’t want to have to carry cash. Each 12Journey ticket gives you
12 trips to use anytime over a one month period. Note that
12Journey tickets are only available in Colchester.
Longer term season tickets can be bought online at
www.firstgroup.com from our ticket agents across Essex
(see online for details), or from our First travel shops in Chelmsford
and Colchester:
First Travel Shop, 26 St Botolph’s Street, Colchester, C02 7EA
First Travel Shop, Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1GZ
Our First travel shops are open 0900 to 1700 Monday to Friday and
0900 to 1300 on Saturdays.
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The Green
Great
Yeldam
88 88A
88 88A
Sible
Hedingham
High
Street
Halstead
Gosfield
Corner
Earls
Colne
Wakes
Colne
Chappel &
Wakes Colne
Fordham,
Memorial
Conies
Road
88A
88
Routes of 88 88A
Certain Journeys
Terminus Point
– 28.7.16
Aldham,
Village Hall
Colchester
88
Eight Ash
Green
88 88A
Osborne Street
Lexden
88 88A
Colchester – Halstead
via Fordham (88A), Aldham (88) and Earls Colne
Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays)
5
Note
Service Number
Colchester, Head Street (Stop Eb)
Colchester, Osborne Street (Stop Af) arr
Colchester, Osborne Street (Stop Af) dep
Lexden, Halstead Road Corner
Eight Ash Green, Brick & Tile
Fordham, Memorial
Aldham, Village Hall
Wakes Colne, Chappel Corner
Earls Colne, The Lion
Halstead, High Street
Halstead, Conies Road
Gosfield Corner
Sible Hedingham, Sugar Loaves
Great Yeldham, The Green
88
—
—
0600
0609
0614
—
—
0622
0629
0639
0644
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—
—
88
—
—
0730
0743
0749
—
—
0759
0808
0819
0825
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—
—
88
—
—
0840
0853
0859
—
—
0909
0918
0929
0935
—
—
—
Note:
ECC Journey operated under contract to Essex County Council
88
0933
0939
0942
0953
0959
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—
1009
1018
1029
1035
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—
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88
1033
1039
1042
1053
1059
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1109
1118
1129
1135
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88
1133
1139
1142
1153
1159
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1209
1218
1229
1235
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88
1233
1239
1242
1253
1259
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1309
1318
1329
1335
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88
1333
1339
1342
1353
1359
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1409
1418
1429
1435
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88
1433
1439
1442
1454
1500
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1506
1515
1524
1535
1541
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—
—
88A
1542
1548
1552
1607
1613
1621
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1629
1638
1649
1655
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—
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88
1615
1621
1624
1636
1642
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1648
1657
1706
1717
1723
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—
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88
1641
1647
1650
1702
1708
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1719
1728
1739
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1746
1755
1802
88
1733
1739
1742
1754
1800
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1806
1815
1824
1835
1841
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88
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1850
1859
1905
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1911
1920
1927
1937
1942
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—
—
ECC
88
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—
2040
2050
2056
—
2100
2108
2114
2123
2127
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—
—
ECC
88
—
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2240
2250
2256
—
2300
2308
2314
2323
2327
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—
88
Colchester – Halstead
via Aldham and Earls Colne
Saturdays
6
Service Number
Colchester, Head Street (Stop Eb)
Colchester, Osborne Street (Stop Af) arr
Colchester, Osborne Street (Stop Af) dep
Lexden, Halstead Road Corner
Eight Ash Green, Brick & Tile
Aldham, Village Hall
Wakes Colne, Chappel Corner
Earls Colne, The Lion
Halstead, High Street
Halstead, Conies Road
88
—
—
0645
0654
0659
—
0707
0714
0724
0729
88
—
—
0735
0746
0752
—
0802
0811
0822
0828
88
0833
0839
0842
0853
0859
—
0909
0918
0929
0935
88
0933
0939
0942
0953
0959
—
1009
1018
1029
1035
88
1033
1039
1042
1053
1059
—
1109
1118
1129
1135
88
1133
1139
1142
1153
1159
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1209
1218
1229
1235
88
1233
1239
1242
1253
1259
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1309
1318
1329
1335
88
1333
1339
1342
1353
1359
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1409
1418
1429
1435
88
1433
1439
1442
1453
1459
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1509
1518
1529
1535
88
1533
1539
1542
1553
1559
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1609
1618
1629
1635
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1633
1639
1642
1653
1659
1705
1714
1723
1734
1740
88
1733
1739
1742
1753
1759
1805
1814
1823
1834
1840
88
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1850
1859
1905
1911
1919
1926
1936
1941
88
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2040
2050
2056
2100
2108
2114
2123
2127
88
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—
2240
2250
2256
2300
2308
2314
2323
2327
88
Colchester – Halstead
via Aldham and Earls Colne
Sundays and Holiday Mondays
7
Service Number
Colchester, Osborne Street (Stop Af)
Lexden, Halstead Road Corner
Eight Ash Green, Brick & Tile
Aldham, Village Hall
Wakes Colne, Chappel Corner
Earls Colne, The Lion
Halstead, High Street
Halstead, Conies Road
88
0848
0855
0901
0906
0912
0918
0927
0931
88
1048
1055
1101
1106
1112
1118
1127
1131
Sunday service is operated by Regal Busways
88
1248
1255
1301
1306
1312
1318
1327
1331
88
1448
1455
1501
1506
1512
1518
1527
1531
88
1648
1655
1701
1706
1712
1718
1727
1731
88
1848
1855
1901
1906
1912
1918
1927
1931
88
2048
2055
2101
2106
2112
2118
2127
2131
88
2248
2255
2301
2306
2312
2318
2327
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88 88A
Halstead – Colchester
via Earls Colne, Aldham (88) and Fordham (88A)
Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays)
Note
Service Number
8
Great Yeldham, The Green
Sible Hedingham, Sugar Loaves
Gosfield Corner
Halstead, Conies Road
Halstead, Ronald Road
Halstead, High Street
Earls Colne, The Lion
Wakes Colne, Chappel Corner
Aldham, Village Hall
Fordham, Memorial
Eight Ash Green, Brick & Tile
Lexden, Peace Road
Colchester, Head Street (Stop Eb)
Colchester, Queen Street (Stop Ja)
Colchester, Osborne Street (Stop Af)
88
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0648
0649
0655
0706
0715
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0724
0730
0739
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0743
88
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—
0710
0711
0717
0728
0737
0745
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0751
0757
0806
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0810
88A
0700
0707
0716
—
—
0723
0734
0743
—
0753
0801
0807
0816
—
0820
Note:
ECC Journey operated under contract to Essex County Council
88
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0835
0836
0842
0853
0902
0910
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0916
0922
0931
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0941
0947
0958
1007
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1016
1022
1031
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1040
1041
1047
1058
1107
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1122
1131
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1141
1147
1158
1207
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1222
1231
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1241
1247
1258
1307
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1341
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1358
1407
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1431
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1441
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1458
1507
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1522
1531
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1546
1552
1603
1612
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1621
1627
1636
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1705
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1712
1723
1732
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1741
1747
1756
1759
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88
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1735
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1742
1753
1802
1810
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1816
1822
1831
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1835
88
1810
1817
1826
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1833
1843
1849
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1859
1903
1911
1913
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1851
1901
1907
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1916
1920
1928
1930
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1945
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1951
2001
2007
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2016
2020
2028
2030
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ECC
88
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2130
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2135
2143
2149
2156
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2200
2204
2213
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2216
ECC
88
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2330
—
2335
2343
2349
2356
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2400
0004
0013
—
0016
88
Halstead – Colchester
via Earls Colne and Aldham
Saturdays
9
Service Number
Halstead, Conies Road
Halstead, Ronald Road
Halstead, High Street
Earls Colne, The Lion
Wakes Colne, Chappel Corner
Aldham, Village Hall
Eight Ash Green, Brick & Tile
Lexden, Peace Road
Colchester, Head Street (Stop Eb)
Colchester, Queen Street (Stop Ja)
Colchester, Osborne Street (Stop Af)
88
0735
—
0741
0752
0801
0809
0815
0821
0830
—
—
88
0835
0836
0842
0853
0902
0910
0916
0922
0931
—
—
88
0940
0941
0947
0958
1007
—
1016
1022
1031
—
—
88
1040
1041
1047
1058
1107
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1116
1122
1131
—
—
88
1140
1141
1147
1158
1207
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1216
1222
1231
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88
1240
1241
1247
1258
1307
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1316
1322
1331
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88
1340
1341
1347
1358
1407
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1416
1422
1431
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88
1440
1441
1447
1458
1507
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1516
1522
1531
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88
1540
1541
1547
1558
1607
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1616
1622
1631
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88
1640
1641
1647
1658
1707
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1716
1722
1731
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—
88
1745
1746
1752
1803
1812
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1821
1827
1836
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1840
88
1843
—
1849
1859
1905
—
1918
1922
1930
1932
—
88
1945
—
1951
2001
2007
—
2016
2020
2028
—
2032
88
2130
—
2135
2143
2149
2156
2200
2204
2213
—
2216
88
2330
—
2335
2343
2349
2356
2400
0004
0013
—
0016
88
Halstead – Colchester
via Earls Colne and Aldham
Sundays and Holiday Mondays
10
Service Number
Halstead, Conies Road
Halstead, High Street
Earls Colne, The Lion
Wakes Colne, Chappel Corner
Aldham, Village Hall
Eight Ash Green, Brick & Tile
Lexden, Halstead Road Corner
Colchester, Osborne Street (Stop Af)
88
0933
0937
0946
0952
0958
1003
1008
1015
88
1133
1137
1146
1152
1158
1203
1208
1215
Sunday service is operated by Regal Busways
88
1333
1337
1346
1352
1358
1403
1408
1415
88
1533
1537
1546
1552
1558
1603
1608
1615
88
1733
1737
1746
1752
1758
1803
1808
1815
88
1933
1937
1946
1952
1958
2003
2008
2015
88
2133
2137
2146
2152
2158
2203
2208
2215
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