3 Poole to Wimborne Minster via Broadstone, Corfe Mullen
Operated by morebus. First bus 06:12, last bus 23:30. 38 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.00 to £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 08:22 | 08:55 | 09:25 | 09:55 | 10:25 | 10:55 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 18:15 | 19:05 | 21:05 | 23:30 |
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| Bus Station (Stand E) | 08:22 | 08:55 | 09:25 | 09:55 | 10:25 | 10:55 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 18:15 | 19:05 | 21:05 | 23:30 |
| Service Station (NW-bound) | 08:28 | 09:01 | 09:31 | 10:01 | 10:31 | 11:01 | 11:31 | 12:01 | 12:31 | 13:01 | 13:31 | 14:01 | 14:31 | 18:21 | 19:10 | 21:10 | 23:34 |
| The Fleetsbridge (opp) | 08:30 | 09:03 | 09:33 | 10:03 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:33 | 13:03 | 13:33 | 14:03 | 14:33 | 18:23 | 19:12 | 21:12 | 23:36 |
| Borley Road (N-bound) | 08:35 | 09:07 | 09:37 | 10:07 | 10:37 | 11:07 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:37 | 13:07 | 13:37 | 14:07 | 14:37 | 18:27 | 19:16 | 21:15 | 23:39 |
| Milne Road Shops (E-bound) | 08:40 | 09:11 | 09:41 | 10:11 | 10:41 | 11:11 | 11:41 | 12:11 | 12:41 | 13:11 | 13:41 | 14:11 | 14:41 | 18:31 | 19:20 | 21:19 | 23:43 |
| Broadway (NW-bound) | 08:47 | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:19 | 10:49 | 11:19 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 12:49 | 13:19 | 13:49 | 14:19 | 14:49 | 18:39 | 19:26 | 21:25 | 23:48 |
| Roman Road (opp) | 08:51 | 09:23 | 09:53 | 10:23 | 10:53 | 11:23 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 12:53 | 13:23 | 13:53 | 14:23 | 14:53 | 18:43 | 19:30 | 21:29 | 23:52 |
| Hill View Post Office (NE-bound) | 08:55 | 09:27 | 09:57 | 10:27 | 10:57 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 12:27 | 12:57 | 13:27 | 13:57 | 14:27 | 14:57 | 18:47 | 19:34 | 21:33 | 23:55 |
| Lockyers School (E-bound) | 09:00 | 09:33 | 10:03 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:33 | 13:03 | 13:33 | 14:03 | 14:33 | 15:02 | 18:52 | 19:38 | 21:37 | 23:59 |
| The Square (Stop A) | 09:07 | 09:40 | 10:10 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:40 | 15:10 | 18:59 | 19:45 | 21:43 | 00:05 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 3
Adult single £1.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.00 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.00 | Poole Bus Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1.00 | £1.00 | Tatnam Road | |||||||||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | New Inn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Oakdale Lights | |||||||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Fleetsbridge | ||||||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Pergin Crescent | |||||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Creekmoor Lane Roundabout | ||||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Creekmoor Estate | |||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Bus Link | ||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Plumer Road | |||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Hillbourne Church | ||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Beech Wood Close | |||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Broadstone Broadway | ||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Springdale Avenue | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.30 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Highfield Road/Springdale Avenue | ||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £2.30 | Roman Road | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.30 | £2.30 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Hill View Post Office | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.30 | £2.30 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Dorset Soldier | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Lockyers School | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.30 | Pine Road | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Lake Gates | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.30 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Julians Bridge | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.30 | £2.30 | Wimborne Square |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Poole High School.
Go-Ahead's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 June 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with morebus before you travel.
Tickets on the 3
morebus publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Return · Adult Single · Child Return · Child Single
Ticket types come from morebus's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 9 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with morebus.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with morebus before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27 December, 28 December, 29 December, 30 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 3
3 towards Wimborne Minster
All 51 stops
- Bus Station (Stand E) Poole
- Barclays (N-bound) Poole
- Police Station (N-bound) Poole
- Tatnam Road (N-bound) Poole
- Sandbourne Road (N-bound) Oakdale
- New Inn (N-bound) Oakdale
- Service Station (NW-bound) Oakdale
- Heath Avenue (NW-bound) Stanley Green
- The Fleetsbridge (opp) Stanley Green
- Pergin Crescent (W-bound) Creekmoor
- Creekmoor Lane Roundabout (NE-bound) Creekmoor
- Petersham Road (N-bound) Creekmoor
- Cabot Lane (NW-bound) Creekmoor
- Borley Road (N-bound) Creekmoor
- Tarn Drive (N-bound) Creekmoor
- Keighley Avenue (N-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Rugby Road (E-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Wavell Avenue (E-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Plumer Road (N-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Milne Road Shops (E-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Methuen Road (NW-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Kitchener Crescent Top (o/s 136) Waterloo Estate
- Hillbourne Road Bottom (W-bound) Waterloo Estate
- St Anthony's Church (W-bound) Hillbourne Estate
- Mission Road (N-bound) Hillbourne Estate
- Beech Wood Close (N-bound) Hillbourne Estate
- Selby Close (N-bound) Broadstone
- Broadway (NW-bound) Broadstone
- United Reformed Church (NW-bound) Broadstone
- Springdale Road Corner (SW-bound) Broadstone
- Springdale Avenue (NW-bound) Broadstone
- Anvil Crescent (NW-bound) Broadstone
- Lancaster Close (NW-bound) Broadstone
- Roman Road (opp) Corfe Mullen
- Hamilton Road (SW-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Dalkeith Road (S-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Ivor Road (opp) Corfe Mullen
- Springdale Park (W-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Hill View Post Office (NE-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Albert Road (opp) Corfe Mullen
- Dorset Soldier (opp) Corfe Mullen
- South Road (N-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Co-op Store (N-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Windgreen (NE-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Lockyers School (E-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Higher Merley Lane (opp) Corfe Mullen
- Pine Road (NE-bound) Lambs Green
- Lamb's Green Inn (N-bound) Lambs Green
- Lake Gates (NE-bound) Lambs Green
- Julian's Bridge (E-bound) Wimborne Minster
- The Square (Stop A) Wimborne Minster
3 towards Poole
All 54 stops
- The Square (Stop A) Wimborne Minster
- Knobcrook Road (opp) Wimborne Minster
- Wimborne Hospital (S-bound) Wimborne Minster
- Julian's Bridge (W-bound) Wimborne Minster
- Lake Gates (SW-bound) Lambs Green
- Lamb's Green Inn (SW-bound) Lambs Green
- Corfe Halt Close (SW-bound) Lambs Green
- Pine Road (SW-bound) Lambs Green
- Higher Merley Lane (SW-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Lockyers School (W-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Windgreen (SW-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Co-op Store (opp) Corfe Mullen
- South Road (SW-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Dorset Soldier (SW-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Albert Road (SW-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Hill View Post Office (opp) Corfe Mullen
- Ivor Road (E-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Springdale Grove (opp) Corfe Mullen
- Dalkeith Road (N-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Hamilton Road (N-bound) Corfe Mullen
- Roman Road (opp) Broadstone
- Lancaster Close (SE-bound) Broadstone
- Anvil Crescent (opp) Broadstone
- Springdale Avenue (SE-bound) Broadstone
- Springdale Road Corner (NE-bound) Broadstone
- United Reformed Church (SE-bound) Broadstone
- Broadway (SE-bound) Broadstone
- Selby Close (SW-bound) Broadstone
- Beech Wood Close (S-bound) Hillbourne Estate
- Mission Road (opp) Hillbourne Estate
- St Anthony's Church (opp) Hillbourne Estate
- Hillbourne Road Bottom (E-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Kitchener Crescent Top (o/s 79) Waterloo Estate
- Methuen Road (S-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Milne Road Shops (W-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Plumer Road (S-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Wavell Avenue (W-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Rugby Road (opp 92) Waterloo Estate
- Keighley Avenue (S-bound) Waterloo Estate
- Tarn Drive (S-bound) Creekmoor
- Borley Road (SE-bound) Creekmoor
- Cabot Lane (SE-bound) Creekmoor
- Petersham Road (opp) Creekmoor
- Creekmoor Lane Roundabout (SW-bound) Creekmoor
- Pergin Crescent (E-bound) Creekmoor
- The Fleetsbridge (SE-bound) Stanley Green
- Heath Avenue (SE-bound) Oakdale
- Library (S-bound) Oakdale
- New Inn (S-bound) Oakdale
- Sandbourne Road (S-bound) Oakdale
- Tatnam Road (S-bound) Poole
- Police Station (S-bound) Poole
- Barclays set down only (S-bound) Poole
- Bus Station (Stand E) Poole
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 14 September 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 October 2024 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 16 September 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 28 May 2022 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 August 2021 To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH1121126/149 · Changes in Bournemouth Christchurch Poole Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 3 bus?
The first 3 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:12 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 3 bus?
The last 3 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 3 bus cost?
morebus's published fares on the 3: adult single £1.00 to £3.00, child single £1.00 to £3.00. The 3 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. morebus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 3 bus?
The 3 is operated by morebus.
Timetable data from morebus via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PH1121126/149. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.