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How to get from Central London to Essex?

I am staying in a hostel in london, located in russell square, and from here i need to get to a family-friends house in essex. I do not have a car so soley on public transport. He is in a town called hadleigh, essex. Please help as i can not figure this out on my own being from canada and all!!! thanks!

Public Comments

1. take tube to holborn from russell square ,where you pick up central line to liverpool street station .change there for british rail ,where you can get train to your destination ,hurry tube strike starts this evening
2. i know how to get from Bow to Basildon and hadleigh is near basildon, and you just get on the train from bromley by bow then you swap over at fenchurch street then it goes tp pitsea, im not sure if you can go straigh from pitsea to hadliegh by train if no you can just get a bus
3. you need to get the Southend train from London which goes from Fenchurch Street station ... the nearest train station to Hadleigh is Leigh-on-Sea from Russell Square take the underground, Piccadilly line, northbound one stop to Kings Cross St Pancras ... interchange onto the Circle line clockwise (eastbound) to Tower Hill ... walk the short distance to Fenchurch Street station ... take the C2C train to Leigh-on-Sea ... train times and tickets on http://www.thetrainline.com/ I believe the Arriva bus 1, the First bus 21B, and the First bus 27 all go from Leigh-on-Sea to Hadleigh, unless your friends will come and pick you up from the station
4. Carina has got it about right. You can see for yourself, using the journey planner, below. There are alternative routes, so the results may show this.