Southend-on-Sea to Bristol bus

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Fares and seats move by the day. Price Southend-on-Sea to Bristol on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.

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• 4h 44mDoor to door
• 4hMoving
• €17.78 to €33.73From
• 06:31 to 06:31First and last departure
• 1Per day
• 7.1 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 30, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

€17.78 to €33.73 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Bus operators

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.

Operator	From	Fastest	Typical speed	Flexibility	On board
FlixBus	€14.48	4h 18m	72 km/h	Changeable	Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi

When to book Southend-on-Sea to Bristol

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

1. €18.3390 days
2. €18.3360 days
3. €16.1345 days
4. €14.4830 days
5. €16.6821 days
6. €22.7314 days
7. €25.487 days
8. €24.933 days
9. €31.531 days

Cheapest lead time

Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €14.48.

How much it moves

The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 118 percent. The most expensive point is €31.53, 1 days out.

What that means

Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

1. €22.73Sun
2. €18.88Mon
3. €17.78Tue
4. €20.53Wed
5. €19.98Thu
6. €23.28Fri
7. €23.83Sat

Where you leave from and where you arrive

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting

20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.

How far it really runs

The route covers 264 km against 229 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.

Where the change is

Connections are made at Islington, Barking, City of Westminster, London. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.

If the connection is missed

The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

First and last departure

The first service of the day leaves Southend-on-Sea at 06:31 and the last at 06:31, across 1 departure The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.

Questions about Southend-on-Sea to Bristol

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

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