Travel to Bournemouth Air Festival for only £2 this summer!
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Bournemouth Air Festival is back for its 16th edition running from Thursday 29th - Saturday 31st August. With entertainment on land and in the sky, there is plenty to keep you entertained across this action packed weekend.
On land, there will be displays, performances, funfairs and a host of delicious food and drink, and of course in the air, the RAF Typhoon, Battle of Britain memorial flight, Saab Draken, The Red Devils Army Parachute Display Team and much more. There is also night air on all three evenings from 19.30 and fireworks at 22.00 on Friday and Saturday.
The town of Bournemouth is heaving with people celebrating this fantastic weekend of fun and entertainment. Leave the car at home and catch the bus down to the action.
What better way to enjoy the show then by getting down by bus? Plus single bus fares are still capped at just £2! No need to worry about expensive car parking or trying to find somewhere to park!…we have you covered. Let us do the driving this summer.
Our m1 and m2 buses run between Poole, Bournemouth, Castlepoint, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Boscombe and Southbourne up to every 4 minutes throughout the day and tickets are available using our morebus app or through contactless payments.
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 |
| Broadstone/Canford Heath | 18 |
| Christchurch | 1a, 1b, 1c, X1 and X2 |
| Ringwood | X3 and X6 |
| Wimborne | 6,13 and 13a |
| Kinson | 5, 5a and 6a |
| Swanage & Sandbanks | Breezer 50 |
| Bournemouth Rail Station | M1,5,5a,6,6a,12,13,13a,17 |
| Salisbury | X3 |
We'll also have extra resource on hand to duplicate busy evening services and customer assistants on hand in orange vests to answer any questions you might have.
Download the more bus app and use 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 M1,5,5a,6,6a,12,13,13a,17. 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 however these services will not stop in Westover Road at any time. |
| 13/33 |
Services to Ferndown and Wimborne (33) and Boscombe, Christchurch (33) will pick up and drop off from Westover Road and these services will not stop at stop Y & Z in Gervis Place. |
| 33 | will follow the M2 route until Boscombe Gardens due to the closure of East Cliff and Manor Road from Tuesday 27th August until Monday 2nd September. |
| 70 |
This service will not be able to service Bournemouth Pier during the days of the air festival. Customers are advised to use stop P in Gervis Place, or stops in Hinton Road, towards Boscombe. Customers are advised to use stop T or Beacon Road, towards Alum Chine. |
All other services will serve all stops as normal in the Bournemouth area.
Group Tickets
If you are travelling in a group then we have a selection of Group Tickets available for you to purchase. These are 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 | £14.00 | £18.00 | £29.00 |
| App | £14.00 | £18.00 | £28.00 |