Travel to Bournemouth Air Festival in style
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From Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th September, the UK's biggest air festival returns. Be prepared for 4-days of action and entertainment in the air, on land and at sea!
The famous air festival, the Bournemouth Air Festival, is taking place on the beach and town centre of Bournemouth and beyond and we've got the sustainable way of getting you there, from A to B. The town of Bournemouth is heaving with people celebrating this fantastic weekend of fun and entertainment so leave the car at home and catch the bus down to the action.
Our m1 and m2 buses run between Poole, Bournemouth, Castlepoint, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Boscombe and Southbourne up to every 3 minutes throughout the day and tickets are available using our morebus app or through contactless payments.
What better way to enjoy the show then by getting down by bus? No need to worry about parking problems… we have you covered! Let us do the driving and don't forget, you can pay by contactless on board all of our buses.
Getting the bus is simple, with our services operating from the following locations to the town centre of Bournemouth:
| From | Routes |
| Poole | m1, m2, 16, 17, 20 and Breezer 70 |
| Christchurch | 1, 1a, 1b, X1 and X2 |
| Ringwood | X3 and X6 |
| Wimborne | 6 and 13 |
| Kinson | 5, 5a and 6a |
| Swanage & Sandbanks | Breezer 50 |
| Bournemouth Rail Station | 2, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 13, 17, 32 and Breezer 50 |
| Salisbury | X3 |
Plan your journey in advance using our journey planner and view the timetables for each of our routes.
Travelling from Bournemouth Rail Station
Travelling to and from Bournemouth Rail Station is a 5 to 10 minute bus journey and provides you with a direct link to Bournemouth Air Festival.
When leaving the station via the exit on Platform 3 (facing Asda), simply turn right out of the station, follow the path and the bus stop is the single shelter near the underpass where you can hop on board routes 13, 17, 32 or Breezer 50 dropping you off in Westover Road or Bournemouth Square and routes m1, 4, 5, 5a, 6 and 6a dropping you off at Bournemouth Pier or Bournemouth Square.
Services go from Bournemouth Station every 5 minutes.
Bus stop changes and diversions in Bournemouth
There will be a selection of bus stop changes in the Bournemouth area across the Air Festival to go in line with road closures and the busy nature of the area. Bus stop changes in Bournemouth include:
| Route | Stop Change |
| m1/m2 |
No change to bus stops in Bournemouth Square These services will not stop to pick up in Westover Road at any time and will only drop off at this location outside of peak times. Please use stop V in Gervis Place from Thursday 1st September to Sunday 4th September |
| 12 | Service suspended across the air festival weekend and will not operate from Thursday 1st September to Sunday 4th September |
| 13 |
Services to Ferndown and Wimborne will pick up and drop off from stop WR2 in Westover Road and this service will not stop at stop U in Gervis Place or stop HH opposite from Bournemouth Pier from Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th September |
| 70 |
This service will terminate at Gervis Place and will begin service at stop T and will not serve Hinton Road or any East Cliff stops from Tuesday 30th August until Monday 5th September |
All other services will serve all stops as normal in the Bournemouth area.
Group Tickets
We have a selection of Group Tickets available for you to purchase for any 5 people travelling together across our network, which you can purchase using contactless or cash, or on the morebus app available for our different zones.
| Ticket | Zone A | Zone AB | Zone ABC |
| Paper | £12.00 | £16.00 | £25.00 |
| App | £12.00 | £16.00 | £25.00 |
Other fares and tickets options are available.