Driving to Southend-on-Sea

Some information on driving to Southend, route planning, and checking on local travel conditions

Driving to Southend:

Roadsign Southend is served by two main 'A' roads, the A127 Southend Arterial, and the A13 London Road. Both of these roads run from East London into the centre of Southend.

Generally, the A127 is regarded as a better road - it's dual-carriageway all of the way, a faster road, and connects well with the A12 (Chelmsford) and A128 (Brentwood).

The A127 drops from 70mph to 40mph when you're about three miles away from the town - watch for the active speed camera just after the speed limit drops. Also note that average speed camera checks are in place on the A27 coming into Southend.

Both the A127 and A13 connect with the M25 motorway.

Sat Nav Directions:

Seafront: If you're programming your sat nav for the trip to Southend Seafront, try the postcode SS1 1EE , or use the address Pier Hill, Southend-on-Sea.

Town Centre: If you're programming your sat nav for a trip to Southend's Town Centre, try the postcode SS1 2JY , or use the address Warrior Square, Southend-on-Sea. This should get you close to the Warrior Square open-air car park

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Southend Travel News?

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Driving to Southend-on-Sea

Some information on driving to Southend, route planning, and checking on local travel conditions