Bus from Branksome (Poole) to Bournemouth

14 direct routes · 3–45 min · first bus 04:44, last bus 00:43 (weekdays); night services N2 and N1 run 01:14–04:14.

Next buses to Bournemouth as of 05:02

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

Direct routes

RouteOperatorJourney timeWeekday journeysDaysFirstLastBoard atGet off atCalls at
m1 morebus ~21 min 110 Sat 96 · Sun 72 04:44 00:43 Branksome Station (E-bound) Top of Bath Hill (NE-bound) —
m2 morebus ~21 min 106 Sat 92 · Sun 68 05:48 00:25 Branksome Station (E-bound) Top of Bath Hill (NE-bound) —
16 morebus ~3 min 29 Sat 28 · Sun 15 06:23 22:54 Tesco (E-bound) Westbourne Arcade (E-bound) —
18 morebus ~4 min 20 Sat 20 · Sun 5 07:26 19:02 Branksome Station (E-bound) Westbourne Arcade (E-bound) —
035 National Express ~4 min 16 Sat 18 · Sun 18 01:08 20:11 Branksome Station (E-bound) County Gates (E-bound) —
15 morebus ~36 min 13 Sat 12 · no Sunday buses 05:59 18:55 Tennyson Buildings (E-bound) Craigmoor Way (E-bound) —
36 morebus ~9 min 10 Sat 10 · no Sunday buses 08:07 17:27 Yarmouth Court (SE-bound) Poole Hill (E-bound) —
20 morebus ~45 min 9 Sat 9 · no Sunday buses 07:17 17:56 Greenhaven (N-bound) Castlepoint (Stop B) Boscombe
N2 morebus ~14 min 4 Sat 4 · Sun 4 01:14 04:14 Branksome Station (E-bound) Top of Bath Hill (NE-bound) —
N1 morebus ~14 min 3 Sat 3 · Sun 3 01:44 03:44 Branksome Station (E-bound) Top of Bath Hill (NE-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 ~9 min 1 weekdays only 17:47 17:47 Recreation Road (adj) Kinson Academy (N-bound) —
415 morebus ~7 min 1 weekdays only 16:09 16:09 Branksome Station (E-bound) The Westbourne (SW-bound) —
736 morebus ~22 min 1 weekdays only 07:39 07:39 Branksome Station (W-bound) Heron Court Road (E-bound) —
450 morebus ~28 min 1 weekdays only 07:01 07:01 Recreation Road (adj) High Howe Gardens (N-bound) —

Times are for the first boarding point in Branksome 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 Branksome to Bournemouth

  • £1.00 adult single on the m1, m2, 16, 18, 15 and 20 (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 Branksome to Bournemouth?

14 routes run directly from Branksome to Bournemouth: 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 Branksome Station (E-bound) and get off at Top of Bath Hill (NE-bound), about 21 minutes.

How long does the bus take from Branksome to Bournemouth?

Between 3 minutes on the 16 and 45 on the 20, depending on which route you catch and on traffic.

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

On weekdays the first direct bus leaves around 04:44 and the last around 00:43 — and night services N2 and N1 run 01:14–04:14. Check the route timetables for weekends.

How much is the bus from Branksome to Bournemouth?

Adult singles from Branksome to Bournemouth: £1.00 on the m1, m2, 16, 18, 15 and 20 (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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