Travel to Bournemouth
Every way to reach Bournemouth: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Bournemouth is reachable from 88 places across 15 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 11 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin is 16 km away.
How people reach Bournemouth
Every mode that actually calls at Bournemouth, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 44 | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 165 km | 2 |
| Flight | 61 | €50.88 | 4h 8m | 3,271 km | 8 |
| Ferry | 86 | €11.88 | 3h 6m | 824 km | 1 |
- 88Places you can arrive from
- 88Places you can leave for
- 15Countries
- 11Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Bournemouth is not something we sell.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 108 | 57% | New Milton, 16 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 16 | 8% | St Austell, 209 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 35 | 18% | Bergerac, 676 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 32 | 17% | Kraków, 1543 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Bournemouth that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Bournemouth
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bournemouth
- Bournemouth railway station
- Bournemouth West railway station
- Bournemouth East original railway station
- Bournemouth Travel Interchange
- Bournemouth University Bus Hub
- BOH
- Mudeford Ferry
- Hengistbury Head
Landing at BOH after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Bournemouth
Settled in advance, so the ride into Bournemouth costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Bournemouth
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth to Bournemouth train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 56 km |
| Eastleigh to Bournemouth train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 46 km |
| Winchester to Bournemouth train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 55 km |
| Bristol to Bournemouth ferry | €11.88 | 4h 58m | 96 km |
| Portsmouth to Bournemouth ferry | €11.88 | 3h 38m | 56 km |
| Reading to Bournemouth ferry | €11.88 | 5h 16m | 104 km |
| Southampton to Bournemouth ferry | €11.88 | 3h 6m | 39 km |
| Weston-super-Mare to Bournemouth ferry | €11.88 | 4h 8m | 104 km |
| Gosport to Bournemouth ferry | €11.88 | 3h 25m | 53 km |
| Exeter to Bournemouth ferry | €12.44 | 5h 44m | 116 km |
| Torquay to Bournemouth ferry | €12.99 | 4h 52m | 120 km |
| Basingstoke to Bournemouth train | €13.54 | 1h 30m | 82 km |
| Cardiff to Bournemouth ferry | €13.54 | 5h 53m | 124 km |
| Slough to Bournemouth ferry | €13.54 | 3h 57m | 125 km |
| High Wycombe to Bournemouth ferry | €13.54 | 4h 2m | 128 km |
| Paignton to Bournemouth ferry | €13.54 | 4h 33m | 123 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Bournemouth railway station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Bournemouth
Common questions about Travel to Bournemouth
How can I get to Bournemouth?
Bournemouth is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 88 places, across 15 countries, on services run by 11 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Bournemouth?
The cheapest way into Bournemouth is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 88 origins we sell into Bournemouth over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Bournemouth?
The fastest journey into Bournemouth is by Train, at 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 16 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Bournemouth have?
Bournemouth has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Bournemouth railway station, Bournemouth West railway station, Bournemouth East original railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Bournemouth from within 200 km?
108 of the routes we sell into Bournemouth start within 200 km. The nearest is New Milton, 16 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Bournemouth in United Kingdom?
Bournemouth connects to 88 places on our network across 15 countries, the furthest of them 3,271 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
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