Bournemouth Directions

Wessex Way ( A338) dual carriageway connects Bournemouth to the A31 trunk road which later connects to M27 at Southampton, after which the M3 leads to London. Fast access may also be gained via the A34 to the M4 north of Newbury, Berkshire.

There are two operators in Bournemouth namely Transdev Yellow Buses and Wilts & Dorset. Yellow Buses operates services in the Bournemouth area, while Wilts & Dorset connects Bournemouth to surrounding areas such as Lymington, Poole, Salisbury and Wimborne.

The other bus service companies are:

1. Shaftesbury and District:operates to Shaftesbury,
2. X55 Service (First Group) : Bournemouth to Weymouth via Poole and Dorchester.
3. Shamrock buses : It runs local services like the routes 31(operating between Christchurch, Southbourne, Bournemouth Hospital and Castlepoint) and 32 (from Poole to Castlepoint and Bournemouth Hospital, via Broadstone, Merley, Bearwood and Kinson).

Bournemouth is well connected to various European and US destinations via the Bournemouth International Airport.

Bournemouth Pier, Swanage, Poole Quay, Brownsea Island & the Isle of Wight are served by Dorset Belles, the ferry operator. Conveniently situated within five miles of Bournemouth, The Port of Poole,offers the following: Brittany Ferries - offer regular sailings to the European Continent.
Condor Ferries - offer catamaran sailings to France and the Channel Islands.

Pokesdown Railway Station