Local Travel

For information regarding all forms of transport for Bournemouth, Poole and surrounding areas please visit www.gettingabout.info|

 

Bournemouth International Airport Bus Service

There is a regular bus service to Bournemouth Airport from the town.  

For the route and timetable please visit www.bournemouth-airport-shuttle.co.uk|

 

Bournemouth Rail and Coach Station

Trains, coaches and local bus services feed into the main Bournemouth Rail and Coach station – also known as the Travel Interchange.

The Council provides an information office at the site which is staffed 7 days a week from 8.00am to 5.00pm (lunchtime closure between 1.15pm and 2.15pm). The office can provide tourist information and an accommodation booking service together with local bus tickets and passes.

 

Office contact telephone number 01202 317581

 

Buses

School Bus Services for September

Details for revised routes to Avonbourne, Portchester and St Peters Schools are now available on the Yellow Buses website www.bybus.co.uk| - under Timetables and Fares/School Buses.

 

Current list of School Bus Routes| commencing September 2011.

 

About 90% of bus services in Bournemouth are provided on a commercial basis. This means that the routes and timetables are decided by the bus companies.

 

The main bus companies operating in the Bournemouth area are:

Company	Telephone Number	Website
Yellow Buses	01202 636000	www.bybus.co.uk|
Wilts and Dorset/Go South Coast – including ‘More’ buses	01983 257005	www.wdbus.co.uk|
Damory	01258 452545	www.damorycoach.co.uk|
Discover Dorset/Airport Shuttle/City Sightseeing		www.discoverdorset.co.uk|
Shaftesbury and District		www.shaftesburyanddistrict.co.uk|
Verwood Bus		www.verwoodbus.co.uk|

 

Buses – Area Bus Map

Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Councils produce an Area Bus Map detailing all the routes. Copies are available from the Bournemouth Rail and Coach Station office or a copy can be posted to you – please email your name and address to highways@bournemouth.gov.uk| 

 

Buses – Council Funded Routes

The following bus routes are funded by the Council; without funding these would not be commercially viable.

 

Route 2a| - Kinson to Bournemouth & Alum Chine (partly funded by Bournemouth Borough Council)

 

Route 2b| - Kinson to Bournemouth & Alum Chine (partly funded by Bournemouth Borough Council)

 

Route 20| - Poole, Bournemouth, Dean Park, Charminster, Moordown to Castlepoint.

 

Route 31| - Christchurch to Boscombe

 

Route 32| - Kinson, Keeble, Redhill, Winton to Bournemouth Centre and Triangle

 

Route 36| - Surrey Road, Bournemouth, Talbot and Branksome Woods, Wallisdown to Kinson

 

Route 39| - Royal Bournemouth Hospital to Bournemouth town centre

 

Route 41| - Throop to Boscombe Pier

 

‘More’ M1 and M2 Night Buses| - Bournemouth Council contributes to the night buses which operate on Friday and Saturday nights.

 

The Council tries to provide supported bus routes to benefit as many residents as possible – especially in areas where there are no commercial bus services.

 

Bus Shelters

Shelters at bus stops are provided by the Council through our contract with Clearchannel. To report damage to a bus shelter either telephone 01202 454645 or email highways@bournemouth.gov.uk| Please include clear location details. All shelters are identified by a number which starts 2201, please provide if possible.

 

Coach Services

National Express provides regular coach services from Bournemouth Rail and Coach Station to London Victoria, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and many other destinations throughout the UK. National Express has a booking office at the Rail and Coach Station or, alternatively, visit their website www.nationalexpress.com|

 

The Greyhound service that operated between Bournemouth and London Victoria has been withdrawn from 4 December 2011.

 

Community Transport

Bournemouth Accessible Transport Bus – the BAT bus

The BAT bus is a door to door service available to residents living in postcodes BH1 to BH11 and who are unable to use other public transport. The BAT mini-buses are fully accessible, run on weekday mornings and travel to Castlepoint Shopping Centre and the Sovereign Shopping Centre in Boscombe. Clients are picked up from their homes and given around 2 hours at the shopping centre before being returned back home. Wheelchairs and powered wheelchairs can be accommodated on the BAT buses and help is always provided with loading shopping.

The annual membership fee is £6.00 and a return shopping trip costs £4.00

 

A programme of afternoon and full day outings is also available to members.

For more information please telephone 01202 399700.

Email – bmthcommunitytransport@googlemail.com| 

Social Car Scheme

This is a community run service which is for the elderly and those who are unable to use public transport. The service is provided by a team of volunteer drivers who use their own cars and can help with everyday needs. Mileage is charged at 41p a mile which is calculated from the driver’s home. The scheme can be used for the following –  

• Doctors, Dentists and Optical Appointments
• Visits to the Chiropodist or Hairdressers
• Luncheon Clubs and Friendship groups
• The Heart and Stroke clubs and clinic appointments 

Please note the service is only available to those who live within the Bournemouth Borough postcode areas BH1 – BH11. For more information please telephone 01202 309433 – booking lines open morning only.

Shopmobility Boscombe

Located on the ground floor of the Sovereign Centre, Shopmobility provides assistance for those with mobility problems to help with shopping. Electric scooters and wheelchairs, powered or manual, are available to hire.

Opening hours – Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm. For more information please telephone 01202 399700.

Shopmobility Castlepoint

Located on the lower ground floor of the car park – Aisle 11, Shopmobility provides assistance for those with mobility problems to help with shopping. Electric scooters and wheelchairs, powered or manual, are available to hire.

Opening hours – Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm. For more information please telephone 01202 598295 or email

bmthcommunitytransport@googlemail.com|

 

Displays at Bus Stops

At a number of key bus stops in Bournemouth an electronic display indicates when the next buses are due. The sign will show either a time for the bus to arrive or a countdown in minutes of when the bus is due.  

There may be occasions where the displays become faulty or do not show any information; if this happens please email highways@bournemouth.gov.uk| or telephone 01202 454645.

 

Journey Planning

Traveline – is a useful website for planning journeys by Public Transport in the South West of England.

Tel 0871 200 2233 – Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extra or visit www.travelinesw.com|  

 

Trains

There are two stations in the area – Bournemouth and Pokesdown (for Boscombe).

 

South West Trains provide a service westbound to towns such as Poole, Dorchester and Weymouth and eastbound to those such as Brockenhurst, Southampton, Winchester and London. www.southwesttrains.co.uk|

 

Cross Country Trains provide trains to Reading, Oxford, Birmingham and through to Manchester. www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk|

 

National Rail Enquiries – Tel 0845 748 4950 www.nationalrail.co.uk|.