Southend-on-Sea Transportation

To me brought up in and around Southend on Sea, the local airport was always known and will continue to be called Rochford airport. For this reason I have written about the airport under the heading Rochford in this site

RAIL;
C2C(London Fenchurch Street to Southend Central)
08457 678765 www.c2c-online.co.uk
one(London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria)
08459 505000 www.ger.co.uk
National Rail Enquiries
08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk
National Express Coaches
08705 808080 www.nationalexpress.com
Air
London Southend Airport
01702 608100 www.southendairport.co.uk
Buses;
Arriva-www.arriva.co.uk
Arriva Southern Counties-08701 201088
Essex Travel Line-0870 608 2608
Taxis
AC Radio Cabs-01702 334455
Andrews Taxis-01702 200200
Southend Radio-Cars 01702 45678

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By Rail:two direct lines from London-Frenchurch Street to Southend Central(C2C line) and Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria(one),journey time approx. 45 minutes to 1 hour.
By Road:From the north via A1,M11,M25(Junction 29-20 miles) and A127.From the south via M25(Junction 30-26 miles)Dartford Tunnel&A13.
By Coach:National Express operates to/from London Victoria with the 305 service connecting to Southend.
Journey time approx. 2 to 2,5 hours.
By Air:Southend is within asy reach of five airports;
London City Airport-35 miles
London Stansted Airport-40 miles
London Gatwick Airport-59 miles
London Heatrow-78 miles
London Southend Airport-Approx. two miles from the centre of Southend and 18 miles from Junction 29 of the M25.
London Southend Airport currently operates regular passenger flights to/from the Channel Islands during Mar-Oct.
Parking:There are over 10.000 council-managed car parking spaces in Southend,however there are various drop-off/pick-up points with restricted waiting times along sea front.
By Sea:The Essex Port of Harwich with connections to/from Holland,Scandinavia and Germany-58 miles.

From Liverpool Street take a train to Southend Victoria train station, which is the last station on the line. This will bring you to the top of the high street. You will be able to see Southend Victoria Odeon from the exit. Head for that and it will bring you to the High Street. Alternatively take the escaloators up to Victoria Plaza shopping centre and you can enter the High Street that way.

Southend has two main line stations running into it from London. You can either catch a train from Liverpool Street - Southend Victoria, which is at the top of the High Street. Alternatively you can catch a train from Fenchurch Street which hugs the coast stopping at Benfleet, Leigh, Chalkwell, Westcliff, and Southend Central which is in the middle of the High Street towards the seafront. The train service terminates at Shoebury.

London Southend Airport is on the brink of a major re-development to turn it into a new, easy to use low cost airport.

Southend already handles European passenger and cargo services and is set to increase its flights and extend its range of destinations for both business and leisure passengers.

The £25m development will deliver the newest, fastest. low cost airport in the Eastern Region.

There are several good taxi firms in Southend and there is generally not a day time shortage. Here are some useful numbers if there is not one waiting outside the train station.

Southend Radio Cars 01702 345678
ANDREW'S TAXIS 01702 200200
ACs 01702 611611

It maybe the case that Route 66 that was immortalised in the song, but Billy Bragg wrote an excellent parody of it to the same tune.

Although the A13 is the most obvious route to Southend from London, you will actually find the A127 to be a bit more direct.

Anyway, here in full are the lyrics ...

A13 Trunk Road To The Sea


If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the okay road that's the best
Go motorin' on the A13

If you're looking for a thrill that's new
Take in Fords, Dartford Tunnel and the river too.
Go motorin' on the A13

It starts down in Wapping
There ain't no stopping
By-pass Barking and straight through Dagenham
Down to Grays Thurrock
And rather near Basildon
Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea,
Chalkwell, Prittlewell
Southend's the end

If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the okay road that's the best
Go motorin' on the A13

ARRIVA is the local bus network for Southend on Sea. for information on Bus Timetables visit www.essexcc.gov.uk

This photo was taken in Southend-on-Sea. This tip is under construction and would be complete soon with complete commentary.