Bus from Bournemouth to Branksome (Poole)

14 direct routes · 5–48 min · first bus 04:20, last bus 00:50 (weekdays); night services N2 and N1 run 01:20–03:49.

Next buses to Branksome (Poole) as of 18:20

Scheduled times at the boarding stop in Bournemouth, from the operators' timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for live tracking.

Direct routes

RouteOperatorJourney timeWeekday journeysDaysFirstLastBoard atGet off atCalls at
m1 morebus ~24 min 110 Sat 96 · Sun 71 04:39 00:50 Top of Bath Hill (NW-bound) Branksome Station (W-bound) —
m2 morebus ~24 min 108 Sat 95 · Sun 70 04:20 00:30 Top of Bath Hill (NW-bound) Branksome Station (W-bound) —
16 morebus ~15 min 31 Sat 28 · Sun 16 05:37 22:48 Bournemouth Pier (Stand BB) Tesco (W-bound) —
18 morebus ~5 min 21 Sat 21 · Sun 5 06:30 18:56 The Westbourne (SW-bound) Branksome Station (W-bound) —
035 National Express ~3 min 15 Sat 17 · Sun 17 04:10 01:55 County Gates (Stop 1) Branksome Station (W-bound) —
15 morebus ~36 min 14 Sat 12 · no Sunday buses 06:39 19:44 Craigmoor Way (W-bound) Tennyson Buildings (W-bound) —
36 morebus ~6 min 11 Sat 11 · no Sunday buses 07:46 18:08 Poole Hill (W-bound) Yarmouth Court (NW-bound) —
20 morebus ~48 min 9 Sat 9 · no Sunday buses 07:47 17:45 Craigmoor Way (W-bound) Greenhaven (S-bound) Boscombe
N2 morebus ~16 min 3 Sat 3 · Sun 3 01:20 03:20 Top of Bath Hill (NW-bound) Branksome Station (W-bound) —
N1 morebus ~17 min 3 Sat 3 · Sun 3 01:49 03:49 Top of Bath Hill (NW-bound) Branksome Station (W-bound) —
4 occasional services — once or twice a day · 703, 415, 736, 450

Often school, college or market-day journeys — check the route before relying on one.

RouteOperatorJourney timeWeekday journeysDaysFirstLastBoard atGet off atCalls at
703 morebus ~10 min 1 weekdays only 07:04 07:04 Kinson Academy (S-bound) Recreation Road (opp) —
415 morebus ~6 min 1 weekdays only 07:29 07:29 County Gates (Stop 1) Branksome Station (W-bound) —
736 morebus ~25 min 1 weekdays only 15:53 15:53 Beechey Road (SE-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —
450 morebus ~12 min 1 weekdays only 16:19 16:19 Talbot Manor (SE-bound) Recreation Road (opp) —

Times are for the first boarding point in Bournemouth on each route's weekday timetable — open the route for the full timetable, live map and every stop.

The same number runs elsewhere in the UK — see every m1 bus, m2 bus, 16 bus, 18 bus, 15 bus, 36 bus, 20 bus or N2 bus timetable.

Fares from Bournemouth to Branksome

  • £1.00 adult single on the m1, m2, 16, 18 and 15 (morebus)

Between the stops in the table above. The operators' own published fares, from the Bus Open Data Service; check with the operator before you travel.

1 of these 14 services is a long-distance coach — the fare cap and local bus passes apply to the buses here, but not to the coaches, which set their own fares.
Single fares on this journey are capped at £3 on participating routes (England cap, until 31 Dec 2026 — then £2). Details →

Frequently asked questions

Which bus goes from Bournemouth to Branksome?

14 routes run directly from Bournemouth to Branksome: the m1 (morebus), the m2 (morebus), the 16 (morebus), the 18 (morebus), the 035 (National Express), the 15 (morebus), the 36 (morebus), the 20 (morebus), the N2 (morebus), the N1 (morebus), the 703 (morebus), the 415 (morebus), the 736 (morebus), the 450 (morebus). The most frequent is the m1, 110 times each weekday — board at Top of Bath Hill (NW-bound) and get off at Branksome Station (W-bound), about 24 minutes.

How long does the bus take from Bournemouth to Branksome?

Between 5 minutes on the 18 and 48 on the 20, depending on which route you catch and on traffic.

What time is the first and last bus from Bournemouth to Branksome?

On weekdays the first direct bus leaves around 04:20 and the last around 00:50 — and night services N2 and N1 run 01:20–03:49. Check the route timetables for weekends.

How much is the bus from Bournemouth to Branksome?

Adult singles from Bournemouth to Branksome: £1.00 on the m1, m2, 16, 18 and 15 (morebus). Prices are the operators' own published fares on the Bus Open Data Service — check with the operator before you travel. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027.

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