The average bus between London Paddington Station and Chelmsford takes 2h 57m and the fastest bus takes 2h 31m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from London Paddington Station to Chelmsford. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 30 minutes between London Paddington Station and Chelmsford. The earliest departure is at 1:15 AM at night, and the last departure from London Paddington Station is at 11:35 PM which arrives into Chelmsford at 2:15 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 57m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from London Paddington Station to Chelmsford. However, there are services departing from London Paddington Station station and arriving at Chelmsford station via Coach Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 57m.
London Paddington Station to Chelmsford bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Paddington Station.
London Paddington Station to Chelmsford bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
The distance between London Paddington Station and Chelmsford is 50.8 km. The road distance is 100 km.
You can take a bus from Paddington Station to Bus Station via Coach Station in around 2h 38m.