81 Bournemouth to Lymington via Old Milton
Operated by morebus. Registered as running via Milford on Sea. First bus 06:35, last bus 17:40. 19 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 09:07, last 16:10. Fares: adult single £1.00 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 81? 37 other bus routes are numbered 81 elsewhere in the UK — see every 81 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 09:10 | 11:10 | 14:10 | 16:10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth Square (NE-bound) | 09:10 | 11:10 | 14:10 | 16:10 |
| Royal Bournemouth Hospital (Stop C) | 09:24 | 11:24 | 14:24 | 16:24 |
| Jumpers Corner (E-bound) | 09:28 | 11:28 | 14:28 | 16:28 |
| Christchurch Hospital (SE-bound) | 09:33 | 11:33 | 14:33 | 16:33 |
| Fountain Way (Stop MM) | · | · | · | · |
| Town Centre (Stop A) | 09:39 | 11:41 | 14:41 | 16:39 |
| Sainsbury (NW-bound) | 09:49 | 11:52 | 14:52 | 16:49 |
| Carisbrooke Way (E-bound) | 09:54 | 11:58 | 14:58 | 16:54 |
| Sea Corner (opp) | 10:00 | 12:04 | 15:04 | 17:00 |
| Beachcomber Cafe (nr) | 10:06 | 12:11 | 15:11 | 17:06 |
| New Milton Junior School (opp) | 10:10 | 12:15 | 15:15 | 17:10 |
| Whitefield Road Terminus (E-bound) | 10:14 | 12:19 | 15:19 | 17:14 |
| Barnes Lane (adj) | 10:25 | 12:32 | 15:32 | 17:25 |
| Old Christchurch Road (adj) | 10:29 | 12:37 | 15:37 | 17:29 |
| Priestlands School (N-bound) | · | · | · | · |
| Stanford Hill (NE-bound) | 10:35 | 12:43 | 15:43 | 17:35 |
| Main Post Office (opp) | 10:36 | 12:44 | 15:44 | 17:36 |
| Station Street (opp) | 10:39 | 12:47 | 15:47 | 17:39 |
| Station Street (adj) | · | · | · | · |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. 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 81
Adult single £1.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.00 to £3.00
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 81
morebus publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults and children.
Adult Return · Adult Single · Child Return · Child Single · Adult Through Return · Adult Through Single · Child Through Return · Child Through Single
Ticket types come from morebus's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 3 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 81
81 towards Lymington
All 92 stops
- Bournemouth Square (NE-bound) Bournemouth
- Hinton Road Top (SE-bound) Bournemouth
- Top of Bath Hill (NE-bound) Lansdowne
- Lansdowne (NE-bound) Lansdowne
- Lansdowne (E-bound) Lansdowne
- Kilmarnock Road (NW-bound) Lansdowne
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital (Stop C) Littledown
- Castle Lane Tesco (SE-bound) Littledown
- Cheriton Avenue (SE-bound) Iford
- Iford Gardens (SE-bound) Iford
- Jumpers Corner (E-bound) Jumpers Common
- Stourvale Avenue (N-bound) Jumpers Common
- The Grove Shops (N-bound) Jumpers Common
- Elm Avenue (opp) Jumpers Common
- Bosley Way (NE-bound) Jumpers Common
- The Grove Top (SE-bound) Fairmile
- Rutland Road (opp) Fairmile
- Christchurch Hospital (SE-bound) Fairmile
- Knapp Mill Avenue (opp) Fairmile
- Grove Road East (opp) Fairmile
- Portfield Road (opp) Fairmile
- Fairfield (SE-bound) Christchurch
- Bargates (Stop F) Christchurch
- Fountain Way (Stop MM) Christchurch
- Stony Lane (S-bound) Purewell
- Town Centre (Stop A) Christchurch
- Priory Corner (E-bound) Christchurch
- Stony Lane (E-bound) Purewell
- Livingstone Road (nr) Purewell
- Purewell Cross (E-bound) Purewell
- Dennistoun Avenue (opp) Somerford
- Airfield Way (opp) Somerford
- Trade Park (opp) Somerford
- Meteor Shopping Park (NE-bound) Somerford
- Sainsbury (NW-bound) Somerford
- Hoburne Holiday Park (NE-bound) Somerford
- Hoburne Farm Mews (E-bound) Highcliffe
- Saulfland Drive (E-bound) Highcliffe
- Smugglers Lane South (NE-bound) Highcliffe
- Carisbrooke Way (E-bound) Highcliffe
- Earlsdon Way (S-bound) Highcliffe
- Nea Road (S-bound) Highcliffe
- The Oaks (opp) Highcliffe
- Highcliffe Medical Centre (E-bound) Highcliffe
- Sea Corner (opp) Highcliffe
- Rothesay Lodge (opp) Highcliffe
- Milestone Roundabout (NE-bound) Walkford
- Naish Holiday Village (opp) Barton on Sea
- The House Martin (o/s) Old Milton
- Seacroft Avenue (opp) Barton on Sea
- Seaward Avenue (adj) Barton on Sea
- Barton House (E-bound) Barton on Sea
- Beachcomber Cafe (nr) Barton on Sea
- Grove Road (opp) Barton on Sea
- Island View Court (adj) Barton on Sea
- Highlands Road (opp) Barton on Sea
- Albany Close (adj) Old Milton
- Lidl (N-bound) Old Milton
- New Milton Junior School (opp) Old Milton
- Baptist Church (o/s) New Milton
- Crossmead Avenue (NE-bound) New Milton
- Whitefield Road Terminus (E-bound) New Milton
- Bradbeers (SE-bound) New Milton
- Yew Tree Court (SE-bound) New Milton
- Green Lane (opp) Barton on Sea
- Engleburn (adj) Barton on Sea
- Angel Lane (SE-bound) Barton on Sea
- Taddiford Gap (SE-bound) Downton
- Downton Lane (SE-bound) Downton
- West Road (SE-bound) Milford on Sea
- Whitby Road (SE-bound) Milford on Sea
- Cornwallis Road (SE-bound) Milford on Sea
- De La Warr Road (SE-bound) Milford on Sea
- The Beach House (opp) Milford on Sea
- Barnes Lane (adj) Milford on Sea
- The Vicarage (NW-bound) Lymore
- Manor Road (N-bound) Lymore
- Lytton Lawn (N-bound) Lymore
- Old Christchurch Road (adj) Everton
- Otter Garden Centre (opposite) Efford
- Efford Bridge (E-bound) Efford
- Haglane Copse (adj) Lymington
- South Street (adj) Pennington
- Pennington Cross (NE-bound) Pennington
- Priestlands School (N-bound) Pennington
- Stanford Hill (NE-bound) Lymington
- Main Post Office (opp) Lymington
- Station Street (opp) Lymington
- Sports Ground (opp) Lymington
- Town Hall (opp) Lymington
- Bridge Road (S-bound) Lymington
- Station Street (adj) Lymington
81 towards Bournemouth
All 88 stops
- Station Street (adj) Lymington
- Main Post Office (SW-bound) Lymington
- Main Post Office (o/s Peacocks) Lymington
- Priestlands Place (SW-bound) Lymington
- Priestlands School (N-bound) Pennington
- Pennington Cross (SW-bound) Pennington
- South Street (opp) Pennington
- Haglane Copse (nr) Lymington
- Efford Bridge (W-bound) Efford
- Otter Garden Centre (outside) Efford
- Old Christchurch Road (opp) Everton
- Lytton Lawn (S-bound) Lymore
- Manor Road (S-bound) Lymore
- The Vicarage (SE-bound) Lymore
- Barnes Lane (opp) Milford on Sea
- The Beach House (adj) Milford on Sea
- De La Warr Road (NW-bound) Milford on Sea
- Cornwallis Road (NW-bound) Milford on Sea
- Whitby Road (NW-bound) Milford on Sea
- West Road (NW-bound) Milford on Sea
- Downton Lane (NW-bound) Downton
- Taddiford Gap (NW-bound) Downton
- Angel Lane (NW-bound) Barton on Sea
- Engleburn (opp) Barton on Sea
- Green Lane (adj) Barton on Sea
- Yew Tree Court (NW-bound) New Milton
- Bradbeers (NW-bound) New Milton
- Whitefield Road Terminus (W-bound) New Milton
- Fire Station (S-bound) New Milton
- Baptist Church (opp) New Milton
- New Milton Junior School (o/s) Old Milton
- Lidl (S-bound) Old Milton
- Albany Close (opp) Old Milton
- Highlands Road (adj) Barton on Sea
- Island View Court (opp) Barton on Sea
- Grove Road (adj) Barton on Sea
- Beachcomber Cafe (adj) Barton on Sea
- Barton House (W-bound) Barton on Sea
- Seaward Avenue (opp) Barton on Sea
- Seacroft Avenue (adj) Barton on Sea
- The House Martin (nr) Old Milton
- Naish Holiday Village (adj) Barton on Sea
- Milestone Roundabout (SW-bound) Walkford
- Rothesay Lodge (W-bound) Highcliffe
- Sea Corner (W-bound) Highcliffe
- Highcliffe Medical Centre (W-bound) Highcliffe
- The Oaks (adj) Highcliffe
- Nea Road (N-bound) Highcliffe
- Carisbrooke Way (N-bound) Highcliffe
- Smugglers Lane South (SW-bound) Highcliffe
- Saulfland Drive (opp) Highcliffe
- Hoburne Farm Mews (SW-bound) Highcliffe
- Hoburne Holiday Park (SW-bound) Somerford
- Sainsbury (NW-bound) Somerford
- Meteor Shopping Park (SW-bound) Somerford
- Trade Park (SW-bound) Somerford
- Airfield Way (SW-bound) Somerford
- Dennistoun Avenue (SW-bound) Somerford
- Purewell Cross (W-bound) Purewell
- Livingstone Road (opp) Purewell
- Stony Lane (N-bound) Purewell
- Stony Lane (opp) Purewell
- Town Centre (Stop B) Christchurch
- Bargates (Stop E) Christchurch
- Fairfield (NW-bound) Christchurch
- Portfield Road (NW-bound) Fairmile
- Grove Road East (NW-bound) Fairmile
- Knapp Mill Avenue (NW-bound) Fairmile
- Christchurch Hospital (opp) Fairmile
- Rutland Road (adj) Fairmile
- The Grove Top (NW-bound) Fairmile
- Bosley Way (opp) Jumpers Common
- Elm Avenue (SW-bound) Jumpers Common
- The Grove Shops (S-bound) Jumpers Common
- Stourvale Avenue (S-bound) Jumpers Common
- Jumpers Corner (W-bound) Jumpers Common
- Iford Gardens (NW-bound) Iford
- Cheriton Avenue (NW-bound) Iford
- Castle Lane Tesco (NW-bound) Littledown
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital (Stop A) Littledown
- Littledown Centre (NW-bound) Littledown
- Cooper Dean (SW-bound) Strouden
- Kilmarnock Road (SE-bound) Lansdowne
- St Swithuns Roundabout (W-bound) Lansdowne
- Lansdowne (W-bound) Lansdowne
- Lansdowne (SW-bound) Lansdowne
- Top of Bath Hill (NW-bound) Lansdowne
- Bournemouth Square (NE-bound) Bournemouth
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 1 September 2026 Lymington Gosport Street → Bournemouth Square, Gervis Place
- Service change effective 23 May 2026 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 15 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 2 September 2024 To amend Route.
- Service change effective 3 June 2024 To amend Route and Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Hampshire County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH1121126/81 · Changes in Bournemouth Christchurch Poole Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 81 bus?
The first 81 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 81 bus?
The last 81 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:40. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 81 bus cost?
morebus's published fares on the 81: adult single £1.00 to £3.00, child single £1.00 to £3.00. Most single fares in England are capped at £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 81 bus?
The 81 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 PH1121126/81. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.