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Bus operator in East Sussex, Kent and Essex

Arriva Southern Counties Limited, trading as Arriva Southern Counties, is a bus operator in Kent, Essex, Hemel Hempstead, and Watford in England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus.

Arriva Southern Counties operate a mixture of local and interurban services across Kent and Essex, although operations in Colchester and Southend on Sea are localised to each town. In Southend, Arriva Southern Counties operate a local network of services covering Rayleigh, Hadleigh, Rochford and Shoeburyness and in Colchester, they operate a number of local services around the town. In Kent, operations from the company's depots in Northfleet, Gillingham, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells combine to create a network across the northern and western areas of the county. Services are centred in the towns of Dartford, Gravesend, Chatham, Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells and also extend to Tenterden, Hawkhurst, Sevenoaks, Orpington, Sittingbourne and Sheerness on Sea. The company also operates a small number of branded interurban services.

Arriva Southern Counties currently operate Sapphire branded buses in Kent Thameside on routes 480 and 490 which link Dartford and Bluewater with Greenhithe, Swanscombe, Northfleet, Gravesend, Valley Drive and Riverview Park. These services are operated using a fleet of Wright Streetlite buses fitted with free WiFi, e leather seats and USB charging ports. Sapphire branded buses were also previously used on routes 101 and 700 in the Medway Towns but has since been discontinued on these services.

Arriva Southern Counties operate branded buses on route 9 in Southend which operates between Rayleigh and Shoeburyness. The Optare Versa buses that operate this service are branded as "We're heading to the beach".

Arriva Southern Counties currently operate the Colchester park & ride service under contract to Essex County Council. The service operates in a loop between the Park & Ride site next to the A12, Colchester City Centre and Colchester Station.

Until February 2022, Arriva Southern Counties operated the Maidstone park & ride under contract to Maidstone Borough Council. The service linked Maidstone Town Centre with two park & ride sites, one on London Road and one on Willington Street. The service was withdrawn in February 2022 due to reduced passenger numbers as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic.