Transport in Southend-on-Sea
Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Southend-on-Sea, and how the people who live here get to work.
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 131,367 (2024)
Southend-on-SeaCity
How well connected Southend-on-Sea is
27 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Southend-on-Sea. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.
Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.
The nearest stations
- 010.4 milesPrittlewell Rail StationRail station
- 020.6 milesSouthend Victoria Rail StationRail station
- 030.8 milesSouthend Central Rail StationRail station
- 040.9 milesWestcliff Rail StationRail station
- 051.4 milesSouthend East Rail StationRail station
- 061.4 milesSouthend Airport Rail StationRail station
- 071.5 milesChalkwell Rail StationRail station
- 082.3 milesRochford Rail StationRail station
- 092.6 milesThorpe Bay Rail StationRail station
- 102.7 milesLeigh-on-Sea Rail StationRail station
Nearest bus stop: Blue Boar, 171 yards away.
How people get to work
31.2% of working residents in Southend-on-Sea mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 40% drive to work.
Car ownership
27% of households in Southend-on-Sea have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.
Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.