Bus from Parkstone to Branksome (Poole)

16 direct routes · 2–23 min · first bus 04:35, last bus 00:35 (weekdays); night services N2 and N1 run 01:11–04:11.

Next buses to Branksome (Poole) as of 08:03

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

Direct routes

RouteOperatorJourney timeWeekday journeysDaysFirstLastBoard atGet off atCalls at
m1 morebus ~14 min 110 Sat 96 · Sun 72 04:35 00:35 Willow Park (E-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —
m2 morebus ~5 min 106 Sat 92 · Sun 68 05:45 00:22 Jubilee Road (E-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —
16 morebus ~23 min 29 Sat 28 · Sun 15 06:06 22:36 Sea View (Stop A) Tesco (E-bound) —
18 morebus ~4 min 20 Sat 20 · Sun 5 07:21 18:59 Jubilee Road (E-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —
035 National Express ~3 min 16 Sat 18 · Sun 18 01:05 20:08 St Johns Church (E-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —
15 morebus ~2 min 13 Sat 12 · no Sunday buses 05:57 18:53 Jubilee Road (E-bound) Tennyson Buildings (E-bound) —
U2 morebus ~9 min 12 weekdays only 08:15 18:44 Willow Park (E-bound) Recreation Road (adj) —
20 morebus ~14 min 9 Sat 9 · no Sunday buses 07:05 17:42 Willow Park (E-bound) Greenhaven (N-bound) —
N2 morebus ~3 min 4 Sat 4 · Sun 4 01:11 04:11 Jubilee Road (E-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —
N1 morebus ~9 min 3 Sat 3 · Sun 3 01:35 03:35 Willow Park (E-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —
6 occasional services — once or twice a day · 703, 401, 415, 416, 736, 449

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

RouteOperatorJourney timeWeekday journeysDaysFirstLastBoard atGet off atCalls at
703 morebus ~8 min 1 weekdays only 17:39 17:39 Jubilee Road (E-bound) Recreation Road (adj) —
401 morebus ~16 min 1 weekdays only 15:13 15:13 Willow Park (E-bound) Tennyson Buildings (E-bound) —
415 morebus ~4 min 1 weekdays only 16:05 16:05 Jubilee Road (E-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —
416 morebus ~11 min 1 weekdays only 15:58 15:58 Willow Park (E-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —
736 morebus ~20 min 1 weekdays only 07:19 07:19 Willow Park (E-bound) Branksome Station (W-bound) —
449 morebus ~12 min 1 weekdays only 15:48 15:48 Willow Park (E-bound) Branksome Station (E-bound) —

Times are for the first boarding point in Parkstone 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, U2 bus, 20 bus or N2 bus timetable.

Fares from Parkstone to Branksome

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 16 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 Parkstone to Branksome?

16 routes run directly from Parkstone to Branksome: the m1 (morebus), the m2 (morebus), the 16 (morebus), the 18 (morebus), the 035 (National Express), the 15 (morebus), the U2 (morebus), the 20 (morebus), the N2 (morebus), the N1 (morebus), the 703 (morebus), the 401 (morebus), the 415 (morebus), the 416 (morebus), the 736 (morebus), the 449 (morebus). The most frequent is the m1, 110 times each weekday — board at Willow Park (E-bound) and get off at Branksome Station (E-bound), about 14 minutes.

How long does the bus take from Parkstone to Branksome?

Between 2 minutes on the 15 and 23 on the 16, depending on which route you catch and on traffic.

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

On weekdays the first direct bus leaves around 04:35 and the last around 00:35 — and night services N2 and N1 run 01:11–04:11. Check the route timetables for weekends.

How much is the bus from Parkstone to Branksome?

Adult singles from Parkstone to Branksome: £1.00 on the m1, m2, 16, 18, 15, U2 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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