Summer timetable changes from Saturday 23 May

1 month ago Fri 1st May 2026

summer timetable changes from Saturday 23 May

From Saturday 23 May, we will be making some timetable changes including the return of summer timetables on our Breezers, reliability improvements and more. You can find all of the details below and timetables will be available soon online and in our travel shop and available from Bournemouth tourist information centre.

RouteImprovementsnew timetables
m1, m2, N1, N2
  • General reliability improvements to make the routes more punctual.
  • Due to BSIP improvement works to remove parking on Seabourne Road, we have been able to speed up journey times between Southbourne and Pokesdown.
  • Stand change at Poole Bus Station - m1: A&B, m2: C&D
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5, N5
  • Timetable changes to improve connections with routes 11 and 21.
  • Reliability improvements to make the routes more punctual. This includes school/school holiday variations so please check the new timetables carefully.
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8
  • Due to the removal of BCP funding for evening and Sunday journeys, the Monday to Saturday evening timetable will be revised.
  • The 20:20 and 22:20 journeys, Monday to Saturday, will terminate at Upton and return to Poole as route 9 trips.
  • The 20:50 journey on Sundays will continue beyond Upton to serve Creekmoor
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9
  • Due to the removal of BCP funding for evening and Sunday journeys, the Monday to Friday evening timetable will be revised.
  • The final journey leaving Poole Monday to Saturday will leave at 19:35.
  • Customers wanting a later journey to Fleetsbridge and Creekmoor can use the 3 and 4
  • Customers wanting a later journey to Oakdale can use 3,4 25 or 26.
  • Customers for Upton can use the 8.
  • The 21:17 Sunday journey from Upton to Poole will be replaced by a full loop of the 8 in the other direction which will leave at 20:50
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11 & 21
  • General reliability improvements to make the routes more punctual.
  • The 21 will be extended beyond Turbary Retail Park to Canford Paddock via Bearwood. Customers going to Turbary Retail Park should use the new stop on Elliot Road Industrial Estate.
  • Due to BCP funding pressures, these services will now run hourly Monday to Saturday daytimes. On combined sections of these routes, the frequency will be up to every 30 minutes.
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12
  • General reliability improvements to make the route more punctual.
  • The 15:06 journey from Castlepoint to Bournemouth that currently only runs during school holidays will now run during term time too.
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14
  • General reliability improvements to make the routes more punctual in preparation for the opening of new bus lanes on Ringwood Road, funded by the Transforming Cities Fund.
  • Due to the removal of BCP funding for evening and Sunday journeys, the 23:10 journey towards Kinson from Poole, Monday to Saturday, will be withdrawn. Customers travelling as far as Wallisdown still have access to route 17 at 23:20 from Poole Bus Station.
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16/17
  • General reliability improvements to make the routes more punctual in preparation for the opening of new bus lanes on Ringwood Road, funded by the Transforming Cities Fund.
  • NEW journeys added on the 17 on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
  • On Saturdays, this includes a 05:55 from Poole and a 06:00 from Bournemouth.
  • On Sundays this includes a 06:30 from Poole and a 06:00 from Bournemouth.
  • The Sunday 08:15 journey from Bournemouth will be retimed to 07:45 to provide a pre 08:00 arrival into Poole for shifts at Poole Hospital.
  • Monday to Friday the 06:05 16 from Bournemouth will be a17 instead to provide an earlier arrival into Poole from Winton and Wallisdown.
  • Due to the removal of BCP funding for evening and Sunday journeys, the 23:30 16 leaving Poole and the 23:50 16 leaving Bournemouth Monday to Saturday will be withdrawn.
  • The 23:00 journey from Poole on the 17 will be retimed to 23:20 Monday to Saturday.
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20
  • GREAT NEWS! This route will be extended beyond Castlepoint to Christchurch via Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Southbourne.
  • This provides a direct service from Southbourne to Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Castlepoint.
  • This also provides a more frequent service from Christchurch to Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Castlepoint.
  • At Royal Bournemouth Hospital, buses towards Poole will go from stand C. Buses towards Christchurch will go from stand B.
  • NEW morning journeys added to arrive in Bournemouth from Poole at 07:30 and from Christchurch at 08:24.
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22
  • General reliability improvements to make the routes more punctual. This includes Sch/NSch variations so please check the new timetables carefully.
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25/26
  • NEW earlier journey added Monday to Friday on the 25 leaving Poole at 05:30.
  • Buses will now leave from stand AA in Poole Bus Station.
  • The 06:35 journey from Poole on the 25 on Saturdays will now become a 26 route so that there is an earlier arrival in Tower Park.
  • The frequency will reduce from every 10 to every 15 minutes, due to decreased patronage as more people are using route 18 which now operates twice an hour.
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33
  • This route will be re-routed after Royal Bournemouth Hospital to Castlepoint. This provides a new direct link from Alum Chine to Castlepoint.
  • At Royal Bournemouth Hospital, buses towards Bournemouth will go from stand A. Buses towards Castlepoint will go from stand C.
  • Route 20 will now operate the section of the route between Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Christchurch. See above for details.
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X1, X2
  • These routes will be RENUMBERED to 81 and 82 and will join the New Forest Breezer family. Keep an eye out for these buses with their striking new look!
  • GREAT NEWS! There will be a new and improved Sunday service on these routes with extra journeys added, creating more opportunities for days out by bus in Bournemouth and Lymington.
  • The 82, (formerly X2) will now run on Sundays.
  • General reliability improvements.
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Bluestar 6
  • This route will be RENUMBERED to 86 and will join the New Forest Breezer family. Keep an eye out for these buses with their striking new look!
  • General reliability improvements.
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X6
  • General reliability improvements in the Ringwood Road area in preparation for the opening of new bus lanes, funded by the Transforming Cities Fund.
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X8
  • Reliability improvements on Monday to Saturday journeys.
  • Timetable changes on Sundays journeys.
  • Good news, the first Sunday journey towards Poole will leave approximately 30 minutes earlier at 09:00 due to customer feedback.
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Jurassic Breezer 30
  • The Breezer 30 returns for the summer with general reliability improvements.
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Jurassic Breezer 31
  • The more frequent summer timetable returns!
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Breezer 35 (Campsite Connect)
  • Campsite connect returns for the summer with general reliability improvements.
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Purbeck Breezer 40
  • The more frequent summer timetable returns with general reliability improvements.
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Purbeck Breezer 50
  • Will increase to two buses per hour for a  more frequent summer timetable returns with general reliability improvements.
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Harbour Breezer 60
  • The more frequent summer timetable returns with general reliability improvements.
  • There will be a small route change - buses will no longer serve Pottery Road and will use Sandbanks Road instead. Customers can still catch route 20 along Pottery Road.
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Breezer 70
  • The Breezer 70 returns for the summer until Sunday 13 September!
  • General reliability improvements.
  • The service will once again serve Boscombe Pier, as BCP Council have assured us they have resolved the car parking issues.
  • This route will leave from Bournemouth Pier stand CC in both directions due to the reconstruction works in Gervis Place.
  • There will be a small route change - buses will no longer serve Pottery Road and will use Sandbanks Road instead. Customers can still catch route 20 along Pottery Road.
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Also from Saturday 23 May, the main section of Gervis Place from the pedestrian crossing to the junction with Westover Road - including all bus stops - will close for approximately eight months. This is for major redevelopment work. During this time our buses will be using alternative stops. Routes m1, m2, N1, N2, 1a, 1b, 1c, 5, N5, 6, 11, 12,13, 13a, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 32, 33, Breezer 50, 81, 82, X3, X6, U4 and 737 will be affected. Click here for full details of these changes.

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