X8 Poole to Blandford via Upton, Barrow Hill

Operated by morebus. First bus 06:25, last bus 18:50. 24 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.00 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Blandford from Bus Station (Stand L): 09:50, 10:50, 11:50

Next towards Poole from Crown Hotel (Bay D): 09:32, 10:32, 11:32

Wanted a different X8? 9 other bus routes are numbered X8 elsewhere in the UK — see every X8 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Blandford · Monday to Friday · 12 journeys
Stop 07:4208:5009:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5015:5016:5017:5018:50
Bus Station (Stand L) 07:4208:5009:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5015:5016:5017:5018:50
Limberlost (NW-bound) 07:5309:0110:0111:0112:0113:0114:0115:0116:0217:0318:0119:00
Lytchett Matravers Library (W-bound) ···········19:05
Station Road Store (NE-bound) 08:0009:0810:0811:0812:0813:0814:0815:0816:0917:1018:0819:13
Beech Close (opp) 08:1009:1710:1711:1712:1713:1714:1715:1716:1917:2018:1719:22
Charlton Inn (NW-bound) 08:1609:2010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2016:2217:2318:2019:25
Tesco (S-bound) 08:2109:2610:2611:2612:2613:2614:2615:2616:2817:2918:2419:29
Crown Hotel (Bay D) 08:2409:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2915:2916:3117:3218:2819:33
Blandford Hospital (NE-bound) ··········18:3119:35
Lidl Supermarket (N-bound) ··········18:3619:40
Tudor Gardens (SW-bound) ··········18:4119:45
Market Place (Bay B) ··········18:4619:50

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.

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with morebus whether this route takes part. Details →

Fares on the X8

Adult single £1.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.00 to £3.00

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£1.00 Beacon Hill Caravan Park
£3.00£2.30 Limberlost
£3.00£3.00£3.00 Lytchett Matravers all stops
£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50 S/Marshall any stop
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 Spetisbury All Stops
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50 Charlton Marshall All Stops
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50 Tesco Blandford
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50 Blandford Town
£1.00£1.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 Poole Bus Station

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Poole Railway Station.

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 X8

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 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 X8

X8 towards Blandford

All 62 stops
  1. Bus Station (Stand L) Poole
  2. Poole Railway Station (N-bound) Poole
  3. Beacon Hill (N-bound) Upton
  4. Limberlost (NW-bound) Beacon Hill
  5. Forest Bourne Farm (NW-bound) Beacon Hill
  6. Jubilee Cross (NW-bound) Barrow Hill
  7. Touchwood (opp) Barrow Hill
  8. Brushwood Cottage (opp) Barrow Hill
  9. Redbats (opp) Lytchett Matravers
  10. Abbotts Meadow (SW-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  11. Lytchett Matravers Library (W-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  12. Lytchett Matravers War Memorial (N-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  13. Purbeck Road (E-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  14. Redbats (E-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  15. Brushwood Cottage (E-bound) Barrow Hill
  16. Touchwood (E-bound) Barrow Hill
  17. Station Road Store (NE-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  18. First School (N-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  19. Balls Lane (N-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  20. War Memorial (N-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  21. Millmoor (SW-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  22. Newton Cross (SW-bound) Newton Peveril
  23. Field Dairy Farm (NW-bound) Spetisbury
  24. New Buildings (NW-bound) Spetisbury
  25. Crawford Bridge Crossroads (W-bound) Spetisbury
  26. River Valley (NW-bound) Spetisbury
  27. South Farm (NW-bound) Spetisbury
  28. Beech Close (opp) Spetisbury
  29. Primary School (NW-bound) Spetisbury
  30. Meadow Road (N-bound) Charlton Marshall
  31. Charlton Inn (NW-bound) Charlton Marshall
  32. Park Hill (N-bound) Charlton Marshall
  33. Newtown (NW-bound) Charlton Marshall
  34. Blandford St Mary Church (NW-bound) Lower Blandford St Mary
  35. St Marys Hill (NW-bound) Lower Blandford St Mary
  36. Tesco (S-bound) Blandford St Mary
  37. Pigeon Close (NW-bound) Blandford St Mary
  38. The Brewery (NW-bound) Blandford St Mary
  39. The Maltings (NW-bound) Blandford St Mary
  40. Crown Hotel (Bay D) Blandford
  41. Eagle House Surgery (N-bound) Blandford
  42. Blandford Hospital (NW-bound) Blandford
  43. Blandford Hospital (NE-bound) Blandford
  44. Lockeridge Close (opp) Blandford
  45. Blandford Day Centre (opp) Blandford
  46. Cadley Close (NE-bound) Blandford
  47. Hinton Close (opp) Blandford
  48. Holland Business Park (E-bound) Blandford
  49. Lady Baden Powell Way (NW-bound) Blandford
  50. Lidl Supermarket (N-bound) Blandford
  51. Gurkha Road Bottom (NE-bound) Blandford
  52. Bracewell Close (SE-bound) Blandford
  53. Sandbourne Avenue (SE-bound) Blandford
  54. Casterbridge Close (SE-bound) Blandford
  55. Rosebank Lane (SW-bound) Blandford
  56. Salisbury Road Cemetery (SW-bound) Blandford
  57. Tudor Gardens (SW-bound) Blandford
  58. Barnes Close (SW-bound) Blandford
  59. Queens Road (SW-bound) Blandford
  60. Bayfran Way (SW-bound) Blandford
  61. Fishers Close (W-bound) Blandford
  62. Market Place (Bay B) Blandford

X8 towards Poole

All 65 stops
  1. Crown Hotel (Bay D) Blandford
  2. Eagle House Surgery (N-bound) Blandford
  3. The Blandford School (NW-bound) Blandford
  4. Blandford Hospital (NW-bound) Blandford
  5. Blandford Hospital (NE-bound) Blandford
  6. Lockeridge Close (opp) Blandford
  7. Blandford Day Centre (opp) Blandford
  8. Cadley Close (NE-bound) Blandford
  9. Hinton Close (opp) Blandford
  10. Holland Business Park (E-bound) Blandford
  11. Lady Baden Powell Way (NW-bound) Blandford
  12. Lidl Supermarket (N-bound) Blandford
  13. Gurkha Road Bottom (NE-bound) Blandford
  14. Bracewell Close (SE-bound) Blandford
  15. Sandbourne Avenue (SE-bound) Blandford
  16. Casterbridge Close (SE-bound) Blandford
  17. Rosebank Lane (SW-bound) Blandford
  18. Salisbury Road Cemetery (SW-bound) Blandford
  19. Tudor Gardens (SW-bound) Blandford
  20. Barnes Close (SW-bound) Blandford
  21. Queens Road (SW-bound) Blandford
  22. Bayfran Way (SW-bound) Blandford
  23. Fishers Close (W-bound) Blandford
  24. Market Place (Bay B) Blandford
  25. The Maltings (SE-bound) Blandford St Mary
  26. The Brewery (SE-bound) Blandford St Mary
  27. Pigeon Close (SE-bound) Blandford St Mary
  28. Tesco (S-bound) Blandford St Mary
  29. Pigeon Close (NW-bound) Blandford St Mary
  30. The Brewery (NW-bound) Blandford St Mary
  31. The Maltings (NW-bound) Blandford St Mary
  32. St Marys Hill (SE-bound) Lower Blandford St Mary
  33. Newtown (SE-bound) Charlton Marshall
  34. Park Hill (SE-bound) Charlton Marshall
  35. Charlton Inn (E-bound) Charlton Marshall
  36. Meadow Road (SE-bound) Charlton Marshall
  37. Primary School (SE-bound) Spetisbury
  38. Beech Close (SE-bound) Spetisbury
  39. South Farm (SE-bound) Spetisbury
  40. River Valley (SE-bound) Spetisbury
  41. Crawford Bridge Crossroads (SE-bound) Spetisbury
  42. New Buildings (opp) Spetisbury
  43. Field Dairy Farm (SE-bound) Spetisbury
  44. Newton Cross (NE-bound) Newton Peveril
  45. Millmoor (NE-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  46. War Memorial (S-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  47. Balls Lane (S-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  48. First School (S-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  49. Station Road Store (SW-bound) Sturminster Marshall
  50. Touchwood (opp) Barrow Hill
  51. Brushwood Cottage (opp) Barrow Hill
  52. Redbats (opp) Lytchett Matravers
  53. Abbotts Meadow (SW-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  54. Lytchett Matravers Library (W-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  55. Lytchett Matravers War Memorial (N-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  56. Purbeck Road (E-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  57. Redbats (E-bound) Lytchett Matravers
  58. Brushwood Cottage (E-bound) Barrow Hill
  59. Touchwood (E-bound) Barrow Hill
  60. Jubilee Cross (SE-bound) Barrow Hill
  61. Forest Bourne Farm (SE-bound) Beacon Hill
  62. Limberlost (SE-bound) Beacon Hill
  63. Beacon Hill (SE-bound) Upton
  64. Poole Railway Station (S-bound) Poole
  65. Bus Station (Stand L) Poole

Service registration & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH1121126/96 · Changes in Bournemouth Christchurch Poole Council · All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

PooleBlandfordUptonLytchett MatraversSpetisburySturminster MarshallBlandford St MaryCharlton MarshallBeacon HillBarrow HillLower Blandford St MaryNewton Peveril

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first X8 bus?

The first X8 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:25 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last X8 bus?

The last X8 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 X8 bus cost?

morebus's published fares on the X8: 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 X8 bus?

The X8 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 PH1121126/96. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.