Note: This is no longer the current timetable
Mondays to Fridays | Saturdays | Sundays |
Route record (places served and roads followed) |
250/255 Mondays to Fridays towards Debden Other direction Sat Sun
ECC ECC 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0548 -- 0618 -- 0645 0650 0715 0720 0745 0750 0815 0818 0850 0855 0920 0925 0950 0955 Holdbrook Estate, Long Croft Road -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0747 -- 0817 -- 0852 -- 0922 -- 0952 -- Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 0553 0555 0625 0625 0650 0655 0720 0728 0750 0758 0820 0826 0855 0903 0925 0933 0955 1003 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 0558 0601 0628 0631 0656 0700 0726 0733 0756 0804 0826 0832 0901 0909 0931 0938 1001 1008 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0604 0605 0634 0635 0706 0707 0736 0740 0803 0812 0833 0840 0908 0916 0938 0945 1008 1015 Loughton, Homebase 0606 0609 0636 0639 0710 0711 0740 0744 0806 0816 0836 0844 0911 0920 0941 0949 1011 1019 Loughton Station 0610 0613 0640 0643 0715 0717 0745 0750 0813 0822 0843 0850 0915 0926 0945 0955 1015 1025 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 0613 0616 -- 0646 0718 0720 0748 0753 0817 0826 0847 0855 0918 0929 0948 0958 1018 1028 Debden Broadway 0615 0618 -- 0648 0720 0722 0750 0755 0820 0830 0850 0900 0920 0931 0950 1000 1020 1030 255 255 255 250 250 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1020 25 50 55 20 1525 1555 1600 1630 1635 1700 1705 1730 1735 1800 1805 Holdbrook Estate, Long Croft Road 1022 -- 52 -- 22 -- 1557 -- 1632 -- 1702 -- 1732 -- -- -- Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 1025 Then 33 55 03 25 1533 1600 1608 1635 1643 1705 1713 1735 1743 1805 1810 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1031 at these 38 01 08 31 1538 1606 1613 1641 1648 1711 1718 1741 1748 1811 1816 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1038 minutes 45 08 15 38 1545 1613 1620 1648 1655 1718 1725 1748 1755 1818 1822 Loughton, Homebase 1041 past the 49 11 19 41 until 1549 1615 1624 1651 1659 1721 1729 1751 1759 1821 1826 Loughton Station 1045 hour 55 15 25 45 1555 1619 1630 1655 1705 1725 1735 1755 1805 1825 1832 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 1048 58 18 28 48 1558 1622 1633 1658 1708 1728 1738 1758 1808 1828 1835 Debden Broadway 1050 00 20 30 50 1600 1624 1635 1700 1710 1730 1740 1800 1810 1830 1837 ECC ECC ECC 255 250 255 250 255 250 250 250 250 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1830 1835 1900 1905 2000 2005 2108 2208 2308 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 1835 1840 1905 1910 2005 2010 2113 2213 2313 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1841 1846 1911 1916 2011 2016 2119 2219 2319 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1848 1852 1918 1921 2018 2021 2124 2224 2324 Loughton, Homebase 1851 1855 1921 1924 2021 2024 2127 2227 2327 Loughton Station 1855 1900 1925 1929 2025 2029 2132 2232 2332 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 1858 1903 1928 -- 2028 -- -- -- 2335 Debden Broadway 1900 1905 1930 -- 2030 -- -- -- 2337
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses
250/255 Mondays to Fridays towards Waltham Cross Other direction Sat Sun
250 255 255 250 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 Debden Broadway -- 0625 -- 0642 0710 0725 0730 0800 0803 0830 0837 0905 0910 0935 0940 1005 1010 1035 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- 0626 -- 0644 0712 0726 0732 0801 0805 0831 0839 0906 0912 0936 0942 1006 1012 1036 Loughton Station -- 0630 0645 0647 0715 0730 0736 0805 0809 0835 0843 0910 0916 0940 0946 1010 1016 1040 Loughton, Homebase -- 0637 0650 0651 0721 0735 0742 0810 0815 0840 0849 0915 0922 0945 0952 1015 1022 1045 Wake Arms, Old Orleans -- 0640 0653 0655 0725 0738 0749 0813 0822 0843 0854 0918 0927 0948 0957 1018 1027 1048 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road -- 0647 0700 0659 0731 0745 0755 0820 0828 0850 0900 0925 0933 0955 1003 1025 1033 1055 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 0640 0652 0705 0705 0737 0750 0802 0830 0835 0900 0906 0935 0939 1005 1009 1035 1039 1105 Holdbrook Estate, Long Croft Road -- -- -- -- -- 0753 -- 0833 -- 0903 -- 0937 -- 1007 -- 1037 -- 1107 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0645 0658 0710 0710 0742 0755 0812 0840 0845 0910 0913 0940 0946 1010 1016 1040 1046 1110 255 255 250 255 250 250 250 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 Debden Broadway 1040 1105 1110 35 40 05 10 1410 1435 1440 1505 1510 1540 1545 1610 1615 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 1042 1106 1112 Then 36 42 06 12 1412 1436 1442 1506 1512 1541 1549 1611 1618 Loughton Station 1046 1110 1116 at these 40 46 10 16 1416 1440 1446 1510 1516 1545 1553 1615 1622 Loughton, Homebase 1052 1115 1122 minutes 45 52 15 22 1422 1445 1452 1515 1522 1550 1559 1620 1628 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1057 1118 1127 past the 48 57 18 27 until 1427 1448 1457 1518 1527 1553 1607 1623 1635 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1103 1125 1133 hour 55 03 25 33 1433 1455 1503 1525 1533 1600 1613 1630 1641 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 1109 1135 1138 05 08 35 38 1438 1505 1510 1535 1540 1610 1620 1640 1648 Holdbrook Estate, Long Croft Road -- 1137 -- 07 -- 37 -- -- 1507 -- 1537 -- 1612 -- 1642 -- Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1116 1140 1145 10 15 40 45 1445 1510 1517 1540 1547 1615 1627 1645 1655 ECC ECC ECC 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 250 255 250 250 250 Debden Broadway 1640 1645 1710 1717 1745 1750 1820 1825 1850 1855 1920 1920 2028 -- -- Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 1641 1648 1711 1719 1746 1752 1821 1827 1851 1857 1922 1921 2030 -- -- Loughton Station 1645 1652 1715 1723 1750 1756 1825 1830 1855 1900 1925 1925 2033 2138 2233 Loughton, Homebase 1650 1658 1720 1729 1755 1802 1830 1836 1900 1905 1930 1930 2038 2143 2238 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1653 1705 1723 1735 1758 1807 1833 1840 1903 1909 1934 1933 2041 2146 2241 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1700 1711 1730 1741 1805 1813 1840 1846 1910 1914 1939 1940 2046 2151 2246 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 1710 1718 1740 1748 1815 1818 1850 1852 1920 1920 1945 1950 2052 2157 2252 Holdcroft Estate, Long Croft Road 1712 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1715 1725 1745 1755 1820 1825 1855 1858 1925 1925 1950 1955 2057 2202 2257
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses
250/255 Saturdays towards Debden Other direction Mon-Fri Sun
ECC 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 Waltham Cross, Bus Station -- 0650 0655 0720 0725 0750 0755 0820 0825 0840 0855 0910 0925 0940 0955 1010 1025 1040 Holdbrook Estate, Long Croft Road -- -- -- -- -- 0753 -- 0823 -- 0843 -- 0913 -- 0943 -- 1013 -- 1043 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 0623 0655 0700 0725 0730 0755 0800 0825 0830 0845 0900 0915 0933 0945 1003 1015 1033 1045 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 0629 0701 0706 0731 0736 0801 0806 0831 0836 0852 0906 0922 0938 0952 1008 1022 1038 1052 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0633 0708 0710 0738 0741 0808 0811 0838 0842 0901 0912 0928 0945 0958 1015 1028 1045 1058 Loughton, Homebase 0637 0711 0714 0741 0745 0811 0815 0841 0846 0905 0916 0935 0949 1005 1019 1035 1049 1105 Loughton Station 0641 0715 0718 0745 0751 0815 0821 0845 0852 0910 0922 0940 0955 1010 1025 1040 1055 1110 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- -- 0721 -- 0754 -- 0824 -- 0855 -- 0925 -- 0958 -- 1028 -- 1058 -- Debden Broadway -- -- 0723 -- 0756 -- 0826 -- 0857 -- 0927 -- 1000 -- 1030 -- 1100 -- 255 255 250 250 250 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1055 10 25 40 55 1455 1510 1525 1540 1555 1610 1625 1640 1655 1710 1725 Holdbrook Estate, Long Croft Road -- 13 -- 43 -- -- 1513 -- 1543 -- 1613 -- 1643 -- 1713 -- Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 1103 Then 15 33 45 03 1503 1515 1533 1545 1603 1615 1635 1645 1705 1715 1735 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1108 at these 22 38 52 08 1508 1522 1538 1552 1608 1622 1641 1652 1711 1722 1741 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1115 minutes 28 45 58 15 1515 1528 1545 1558 1615 1628 1648 1658 1718 1728 1748 Loughton, Homebase 1119 past the 35 49 05 19 until 1519 1535 1549 1605 1619 1635 1651 1705 1721 1735 1751 Loughton Station 1125 hour 40 55 10 25 1525 1540 1555 1610 1625 1640 1655 1710 1725 1740 1755 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 1128 -- 58 -- 28 1528 -- 1558 -- 1628 -- 1658 -- 1728 -- 1758 Debden Broadway 1130 -- 00 -- 30 1530 -- 1600 -- 1630 -- 1700 -- 1730 -- 1800 ECC ECC ECC ECC 255 250 255 250 255 250 250 250 250 250 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1740 1755 1810 1825 1840 1905 2008 2108 2208 2308 Holdbrook Estate, Long Croft Road 1743 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 1745 1800 1815 1830 1845 1910 2013 2113 2213 2313 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1752 1806 1822 1836 1852 1916 2019 2119 2219 2319 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1758 1812 1828 1842 1858 1921 2024 2124 2224 2324 Loughton, Homebase 1805 1816 1835 1846 1905 1924 2027 2127 2227 2327 Loughton Station 1810 1822 1840 1852 1910 1929 2032 2132 2232 2332 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- 1825 -- 1855 -- -- 2035 -- -- 2335 Debden Broadway -- 1827 -- 1857 -- -- 2037 -- -- 2337
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses
250/255 Saturdays towards Waltham Cross Other direction Mon-Fri Sun
ECC 255 255 250 250 255 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 250 250 250 Debden Broadway -- 0715 -- -- 0745 -- 0815 -- 0845 -- 0910 -- 40 -- 10 1640 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- 0717 -- -- 0747 -- 0817 -- 0847 -- 0912 Then -- 42 -- 12 1642 Loughton Station 0650 0720 0715 0745 0750 0815 0820 0845 0850 0910 0916 at these 40 46 10 16 1646 Loughton, Homebase 0654 0724 0720 0750 0756 0820 0826 0850 0856 0915 0922 minutes 45 52 15 22 1652 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0658 0728 0723 0753 0800 0823 0830 0853 0900 0918 0927 past the 48 57 18 27 until 1657 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 0702 0732 0730 0800 0805 0830 0836 0900 0906 0925 0933 hour 55 03 25 33 1703 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 0708 0738 0740 0810 0811 0835 0842 0906 0912 0935 0938 05 08 35 38 1708 Holdbrook Estate, Long Croft Road -- -- 0742 0812 -- 0837 -- 0907 -- 0937 -- 07 -- 37 -- -- Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0713 0743 0745 0815 0816 0840 0847 0910 0917 0940 0945 10 15 40 45 1715 ECC ECC ECC ECC 255 250 255 250 255 250 255 250 250 250 250 250 Debden Broadway -- 1715 -- 1745 -- 1815 -- 1845 1933 2028 -- -- Borders Lane, Epping Forest College -- 1717 -- 1747 -- 1817 -- 1847 1935 2030 -- -- Loughton Station 1715 1720 1745 1750 1815 1820 1845 1850 1938 2033 2138 2233 Loughton, Homebase 1720 1726 1750 1756 1820 1826 1850 1856 1943 2038 2143 2238 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 1723 1730 1753 1800 1823 1830 1853 1900 1946 2041 2146 2241 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 1730 1736 1800 1805 1830 1835 1900 1905 1951 2046 2151 2246 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 1740 1742 1810 1811 1840 1841 1910 1911 1957 2052 2157 2252 Holdbrook Estate, Long Croft Road 1742 -- -- -- -- -- -- Waltham Cross, Bus Station 1745 1747 1815 1816 1845 1846 1915 1916 2002 2057 2202 2257
ECC - Operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses
240/250 Sundays/Public Holidays (not Christmas/Boxing Days) towards Debden (operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses) Other direction Mon-Fri Sat
250 240 250 240 250 240 250 240 250 240 250 240 250 240 250 251 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0835 0935 1035 1135 1235 1335 1435 1535 1635 1735 1835 1935 2035 2135 2235 2259 Waltham Abbey, Quaker Lane 0841 0941 1041 1141 1241 1341 1441 1541 1641 1741 1841 1941 2041 2141 2241 2304 Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road 0849 0949 1049 1149 1249 1349 1449 1549 1649 1749 1849 1949 2049 2149 2249 -- Upshire, Princesfield Road -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2311 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0853 0953 1053 1153 1253 1353 1453 1553 1653 1753 1853 1953 2053 2153 2253 2316 Loughton, Homebase 0857 0957 1057 1157 1257 1357 1457 1557 1657 1757 1857 1957 2057 2157 2257 2319 Loughton Station 0904 1004 1104 1204 1304 1404 1504 1604 1704 1804 1904 2004 2104 2204 2304 2324 Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 0907 -- 1107 -- 1307 -- 1507 -- 1707 -- 1907 -- 2107 -- 2307 2328 Oakwood Hill, River Hill -- 1007 -- 1207 -- 1407 -- 1607 -- 1807 -- 2007 -- 2207 -- -- Debden Broadway 0910 1010 1110 1210 1310 1410 1510 1610 1710 1810 1910 2010 2110 2210 2310 2330
240/250 Sundays/Public Holidays (not Christmas/Boxing Days) towards Waltham Cross (operated for Essex County Council by Regal Buses) Other direction Mon-Fri Sat
251 250 240 250 240 250 240 250 240 250 240 250 240 250 240 250 Debden Broadway 0742 0814 0914 1014 1114 1214 1314 1414 1514 1614 1714 1814 1914 2014 2114 2214 Oakwood Hill, River Hill -- -- 0917 -- 1117 -- 1317 -- 1517 -- 1717 -- 1917 -- 2117 -- Borders Lane, Epping Forest College 0744 0817 -- 1017 -- 1217 -- 1417 -- 1617 -- 1817 -- 2017 -- 2217 Loughton Station 0748 0821 0921 1021 1121 1221 1321 1421 1521 1621 1721 1821 1921 2021 2121 2221 Loughton, Homebase 0753 0828 0928 1028 1128 1228 1328 1428 1528 1628 1728 1828 1928 2028 2128 2228 Wake Arms, Old Orleans 0756 0832 0932 1032 1132 1232 1332 1432 1532 1631 1732 1832 1932 2032 2132 2232 Upshire, Princesfield Road 0801 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Waltham Abbey, Honey Lane/Shernbroke Road -- 0837 0937 1037 1137 1237 1337 1437 1537 1637 1737 1837 1937 2037 2137 2237 Waltham Abbey, Leverton Way 0808 0845 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1545 1645 1745 1845 1945 2045 2145 2245 Waltham Cross, Bus Station 0813 0851 0951 1051 1151 1251 1351 1451 1551 1651 1751 1851 1951 2051 2151 2251
Note: There is no service on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.
Operated by Arriva the Shires (most of Mon-Sat 250), Regal Busways (Mon-Sat 250 journeys and Sunday 250/240) or Roadrunner Buses (255)
Timetables revised 28/01/13 (240/250: 05/09/11)
Waltham Cross - Waltham Abbey - Shernbroke Road - Wake Arms - Loughton - Debden
Waltham Cross Bus Station - Eleanor Cross Road - Waltham Cross Station - Eleanor Cross Road
then (255, except early and late journeys)
Long Croft Road
or (240, 250 and early and late 255 journeys)
Eleanor Cross Road
then
Station Road - High Bridge Street - Waltham Abbey - Green Yard - Leverton Way - Quaker Lane - Sun Street -
Sewardstone Road - Farm Hill Road - Honey Lane - Shernbroke Road - Honey Lane - Skillet Hill - Woodridden Hill -
Wake Arms Roundabout - Goldings Hill - Church Hill - High Road - Old Station Road - Station Approach -
Loughton Station
- Station Approach - Alderton Hill - Alderton Hall Lane - Border's Lane - Chigwell Lane -
The Broadway - Burton Road - Debden Station
Note: The last Sunday journey (which runs as 251) use the normal 251 route as above to Farm Hall Road and
Broomstick Hall Road - Ninefields - Winters Way - Ninefields - Upshire Road to Upshire Princesfield Road, then
continue via
Upshire Road - Woodgreen Lane - Woodgreen Road to Woodridden Hill and as above to Debden Station.
Note: Alternate Sunday journeys run as 240, running as above to Alderton Hill then via Roding Road - Oakwood Hill -
Chigwell Lane - The Broadway - Burton Road - Debden Station.
Debden - Loughton - Wake Arms - Shernbroke Road - Waltham Abbey - Waltham Cross
Debden Station - Burton Drive - The Broadway - Chigwell Lane - Border's Lane - Alderton Hall Lane - Alderton Hill -
Station Approach - Loughton Station - Station Approach - Old Station Road - High Road - Church Hill - Goldings Hill -
Wake Arms Roundabout - Woodridden Hill - Skillet Hill - Honey Lane - Shernbroke Road - Honey Lane - Shernbroke Road -
Honey Lane - Farm Hill Road - Sewardstone Road - Sun Street - Quaker Lane - Leverton Way - Green Yard -
Waltham Abbey - High Bridge Street - Station Road
then (255, except early and late journeys)
Long Croft Road
or (240, 250 and early and late 255 journeys)
Eleanor Cross Road
then
Eleanor Cross Road - Waltham Cross Station -
Eleanor Cross Road - Waltham Cross Bus Station
Note: The first Sunday journey (which runs as 251)
run as above as far as Woodridden Hill then via
Woodgreen Road - Woodgreen Lane - Upshire Road to Upshire Princesfield Road then via normal 251 route via
Upshire Road - Ninefields - Winters Way - Ninefields - Broomstick Hall Road to Farm Hall Road and as above to Waltham Cross Bus Station.
Note: Alternate Sunday journeys run as 240, running from Debden Station via Burton Drive - The Broadway -
Chigwell Lane - Oakwood Hill - Roding Road to Alderton Hill then as above to Waltham Cross Bus Station.
Note: This is no longer the current timetable