CR3 Gillingham to Sturminster Newton via Wyke, Marnhull
Operated by South West Coaches. First bus 07:08, last bus 18:50. 10 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.00 to £2.50 — more.
| Stop | 07:08 | 09:30 | 12:00 | 14:46 | 17:46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham Station (Stop A) | 07:08 | 09:30 | 12:00 | 14:46 | 17:46 |
| Primary School (W-bound) | · | 09:35 | 12:05 | 14:51 | 17:51 |
| Pound Lane (N-bound) | · | 09:38 | 12:08 | 14:55 | 17:55 |
| Woodsage Drive (E-bound) | · | 09:39 | 12:09 | 14:58 | 17:57 |
| Shires Gate Roundabout (N-bound) | · | 09:41 | 12:11 | 15:00 | 18:00 |
| Shreen Way (S-bound) | · | 09:48 | 12:18 | 15:04 | 18:03 |
| Bus Shelter (E-bound) | · | 09:52 | 12:22 | 15:09 | 18:07 |
| Station Road Top (SW-bound) | · | 10:08 | 12:38 | 15:23 | 18:20 |
| Gillingham Station (Stop A) | · | 10:10 | 12:40 | 15:25 | 18:22 |
| School and Leisure Centre (W-bound) | · | · | · | 15:30 | · |
| Madjeston (W-bound) | 07:12 | 10:14 | 12:44 | 15:40 | 18:25 |
| East Stour Crossroads (S-bound) | 07:16 | 10:18 | 12:48 | 15:44 | 18:29 |
| Stour Provost Crossroads (S-bound) | 07:18 | 10:20 | 12:50 | 15:46 | 18:31 |
| The Old School (SE-bound) | 07:20 | 10:23 | 12:55 | 15:49 | 18:33 |
| Pilwell (W-bound) | 07:23 | 10:25 | 12:58 | 15:52 | 18:35 |
| St Gregorys School (W-bound) | 07:25 | 10:28 | 13:01 | 15:55 | 18:38 |
| Pleck Corner (S-bound) | 07:28 | 10:31 | 13:05 | 15:58 | 18:41 |
| Hinton Bus Shelter (SE-bound) | 07:32 | 10:36 | 13:09 | 16:03 | 18:45 |
| Car Park (SE-bound) | 07:35 | 10:40 | 13:12 | 16:07 | 18:48 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 CR3
Adult single £1.00 to £2.50 · Adult return £1.00 to £5.00 · Child single £1.00 to £2.20 · Child return £1.00 to £3.50
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.00 | Wyke Pound Lane | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1.00 | £1.00 | Deane Avenue | |||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Wyke Woodsage Drive | ||||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Colesbrook, Shires Gate Roundabout | |||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Shreen Way | ||||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Gillingham Centre | |||||||||||
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | Gillingham Station 2 | ||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Madjeston | |||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.50 | £2.00 | E Stour Xrds | ||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Stour Provost | |||||||
| – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Todber | ||||||
| – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Marnhull | |||||
| – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | Mounters, St Gregorys School | ||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Marnhull, Pleck Corner | |||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Hinton St Mary | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Sturminster Newton | |
| £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £1.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | – | – | Gillingham School |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Gillingham Stn.
Beeline Coaches' published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with South West Coaches before you travel.
Tickets on the CR3
South West Coaches publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults and children.
Adult Return · Adult Single · Child Return · Child Single
…and 4 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from South West Coaches' own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 1 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with South West Coaches.
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 South West Coaches before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Christmas Eve — Thursday, 24 December 2026 towards Sturminster Newton: 4 journeys, first 07:08 towards Gillingham: 4 journeys, first 10:45
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Sturminster Newton: 5 journeys, first 07:08 towards Gillingham: 5 journeys, first 07:52
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Sturminster Newton: 5 journeys, first 07:08 towards Gillingham: 5 journeys, first 07:52
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 towards Sturminster Newton: 4 journeys, first 07:08 towards Gillingham: 4 journeys, first 10:45
Route map
All stops on route CR3
CR3 towards Sturminster Newton
All 44 stops
- Gillingham Station (Stop A) Gillingham
- Hilmar Drive (opp) Wyke
- Primary School (W-bound) Wyke
- Pound Lane (N-bound) Wyke
- Woodsage Drive (E-bound) Wyke
- King Edmund Court (E-bound) Wyke
- Wavering Lane (N-bound) Gillingham
- Claremont Avenue (opp) Peacemarsh
- Peacemarsh Garage (opp) Peacemarsh
- The Fire Station (N-bound) Peacemarsh
- Shires Gate Roundabout (N-bound) Colesbrook
- Poppyfields Road (SE-bound) Peacemarsh
- Highgrove (S-bound) Bowridge Hill
- Shreen Way (S-bound) Bowridge Hill
- Sylvan Way (S-bound) Bay
- Shreen Way (W-bound) Bay
- Lodbourne Green (W-bound) Bay
- Bus Shelter (E-bound) Gillingham
- Station Road Top (SW-bound) Gillingham
- Gillingham Station (Stop A) Gillingham
- School and Leisure Centre (W-bound) Gillingham
- Addison Terrace (S-bound) Ham Common
- Madjeston (W-bound) Madjeston
- The Crown Inn (SW-bound) East Stour
- Village Hall (SW-bound) East Stour
- Witchfields (SW-bound) East Stour
- East Stour Crossroads (S-bound) East Stour
- Stour Provost Crossroads (S-bound) Stour Provost
- Westminster Buildings (SE-bound) Todber
- The Old School (SE-bound) Todber
- Corner Close (S-bound) Pillwell
- Ashley Road (W-bound) Pillwell
- Pilwell (W-bound) Marnhull
- St Gregorys Church (opp) Marnhull
- St Gregorys School (W-bound) Mounters
- Finger Corner (SW-bound) Mounters
- Husseys (W-bound) Marnhull
- Pleck Corner (S-bound) Marnhull
- Walton Elm (SE-bound) Marnhull
- Hinton Bus Shelter (SE-bound) Hinton St Mary
- The High School (S-bound) Sturminster Newton
- Hanover Close (S-bound) Sturminster Newton
- Old Market Hill (E-bound) Sturminster Newton
- Car Park (SE-bound) Sturminster Newton
CR3 towards Gillingham
All 45 stops
- Car Park (SE-bound) Sturminster Newton
- Old Market Hill (W-bound) Sturminster Newton
- Hanover Close (N-bound) Sturminster Newton
- The High School (N-bound) Sturminster Newton
- Hinton Bus Shelter (NW-bound) Hinton St Mary
- Walton Elm (NW-bound) Marnhull
- Pleck Corner (N-bound) Marnhull
- Husseys (E-bound) Marnhull
- Finger Corner (NE-bound) Mounters
- St Gregorys School (E-bound) Mounters
- St Gregorys Church (N-bound) Marnhull
- Pilwell (E-bound) Marnhull
- Ashley Road (E-bound) Pillwell
- Corner Close (E-bound) Pillwell
- The Old School (NW-bound) Todber
- Westminster Buildings (NW-bound) Todber
- The Crossroads (N-bound) Stour Provost
- East Stour Cross Roads (N-bound) East Stour
- Witchfields (NE-bound) East Stour
- Village Hall (NE-bound) East Stour
- The Crown Inn (NE-bound) East Stour
- Madjeston (E-bound) Madjeston
- Addison Terrace (N-bound) Ham Common
- Barn Surgery (SE-bound) Gillingham
- School and Leisure Centre (W-bound) Gillingham
- Barn Surgery (NW-bound) Gillingham
- Gillingham Station (Stop A) Gillingham
- Barn Surgery (SE-bound) Gillingham
- Gillingham High St (opp. School Road) (NE-bound) Gillingham
- Methodist Church (opp) Gillingham
- Lodbourne Green (NE-bound) Bay
- Shreen Way (E-bound) Bay
- Sylvan Way (N-bound) Bay
- Shreen Way (N-bound) Bowridge Hill
- Highgrove (N-bound) Bowridge Hill
- Poppyfields Road (NW-bound) Peacemarsh
- Shires Gate Roundabout (S-bound) Colesbrook
- The Fire Station (opp) Peacemarsh
- Wessex Way (opp) Peacemarsh
- Wavering Lane (S-bound) Gillingham
- King Edmund Court (W-bound) Wyke
- Woodsage Drive (W-bound) Wyke
- Pound Lane (S-bound) Wyke
- Primary School (E-bound) Wyke
- Gillingham Station (Stop A) Gillingham
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 27 October 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 24 May 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 18 December 2023 To amend Timetable.
- New service effective 5 December 2022 Monday to Friday
Registered as financially supported by a local authority (Dorset Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH0007024/109 · Changes in Dorset Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first CR3 bus?
The first CR3 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:08 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last CR3 bus?
The last CR3 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the CR3 bus cost?
South West Coaches' published fares on the CR3: adult single £1.00 to £2.50, adult return £1.00 to £5.00, child single £1.00 to £2.20, child return £1.00 to £3.50. The CR3 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. South West Coaches day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the CR3 bus?
The CR3 is operated by South West Coaches.
Timetable data from South West Coaches via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South West England feed). South West Coaches last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 1 October 2026. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PH0007024/109. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.