🎓 Buses to Arts University Bournemouth

10 bus routes serve Arts University Bournemouth in Talbot Heath. 4 are university or campus services. 3 run through the night.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

University and campus services

Routes run for the university or branded for students. These are usually the most frequent way onto campus in term time — and the most likely to change or stop in the vacation.

• N5 Bournemouth → University morebus
• 85 University → St Peter's School Mon–Fri 07:10–07:10 morebus
• U3 Douglas Mew → University Mon–Fri 07:35–18:10 morebus
• U1 Talbot Heath → University Mon–Fri 08:30–17:30 morebus

Every route serving Arts University Bournemouth

• N5 Bournemouth → University 🎓 university service no Sunday service 🌙 Every night morebus
• 85 University → St Peter's School 🎓 university service Mon–Fri 07:10–07:10 no Sunday service morebus
• U3 Douglas Mew → University 🎓 university service Mon–Fri 07:35–18:10 no Sunday service morebus
• U1 Talbot Heath → University 🎓 university service Mon–Fri 08:30–17:30 no Sunday service morebus
• 36 Talbot View → Kinson Mon–Fri 07:28–17:59 no Sunday service morebus
• 6 Bournemouth → Wimborne Mon–Fri 05:28–00:55 Sun 06:24–00:25 🌙 Monday–Saturday nights morebus
• 17 Poole → Bournemouth Mon–Fri 06:08–00:29 Sun 06:19–00:26 morebus
• 15 Poole → R B Hospital Mon–Fri 06:07–20:03 no Sunday service morebus
• 450 Branksome → Parkstone Gram Sch Mon–Fri 07:14–16:18 no Sunday service morebus
• 035 Poole - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Poole 24 hours coach National Express

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to Arts University Bournemouth

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• N5 Bournemouth → University Every night 01:25–05:13 runs tonight
• 6 Bournemouth → Wimborne Monday–Saturday nights 22:00–01:11 runs tonight
• 035 Poole - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Poole Every night 24 hours runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to Arts University Bournemouth from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to Arts University Bournemouth?

10 routes serve the campus: the N5 (towards University), the 85 (towards St Peter's School), the U3 (towards University), the U1 (towards University), the 36 (towards Kinson), the 6 (towards Wimborne), the 17 (towards Bournemouth), the 15 (towards R B Hospital), the 450 (towards Parkstone Gram Sch), the 035 (towards Belgravia, Victoria - Poole). Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at Arts University Bournemouth?

Yes — 4 of the 10 routes are university or campus services: the N5, the 85, the U3, the U1. These are usually the most frequent way onto campus in term time, and some run only during term.

What time is the first bus to Arts University Bournemouth?

One route serves the campus 24 hours a day. Of the fixed-hours routes, the earliest weekday departure from the campus is 05:28 on the 6.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

3 of the 10 routes run in the small hours, and 1 runs 24 hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to Arts University Bournemouth outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation — that applies to the N5, 85, U3, U1. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to Arts University Bournemouth, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Talbot Heath.