London to Bournemouth with National Express and Megabus coach

London to Bournemouth by coach

National Express coach from London to Bournemouth BOOK TICKET NOW

Coach services from London to Bournemouth are operated by two UKs’ well-known carriers - National Express and South West Trains c/o Megabus.
National Express provides a direct intercity coach service between London and Bournemouth. There is no other coach operator, which offers similar coach shuttle service between these two cities.
On this route Megabus provides additional option for travel. You can travel between London and Bournemouth by train. South West Trains, which operates these connections, is a partner of Megabus. Both companies belong to the Stagecoach corporation. Service operated by South West Trains, but seats can be booked through Megabus. In this case, stations and bus stops are situated in other locations. Travel time is about 2 hours.
National Express offers about 25 direct services per day, while Megabus’ partner South West Trains has about 4 connections a day.

South West Train - Megabus partner from London to Bournemouth BOOK TICKET NOW

Some services terminate in Bournemouth, but most of them are not intended to serve the route from London to Bournemouth only, the coaches and trains run on larger distances and Bournemouth is only an intermediate stop.
The National Express direct coach line between London and Bournemouth is 035 and there are few other carriers’ routes passing through Bournemouth. There are currently no Megabus coaches from London to Bournemouth, but Megabus cooperates with South West Trains.
Most of the services from Bournemouth to London begin their journey at one of the UKs’ south-western cities or towns, however, all terminate at Victoria Coach Station in London (see details below).
National Express coaches are high-class vehicles, equipped with toilet, air conditioning, reclining seats and radio. Both carriers put the safety and comfort of passengers first, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. The operators are using modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom. Some coaches on this route provide free Wi-Fi and can take passengers in wheelchairs on board the bus.
Travelling between London and Bournemouth with National Express takes about 2½ hours and 2 hours with South West Trains. This is one of the cheapest transport options between Central London and Bournemouth.

Go to National Express or Megabus website to check current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.

Bus and coach boarding points

London, Victoria Coach Station - for NX only
London, Waterloo, Railway Station - for South West Trains (Megabus’ partner) only
London (Hammersmith), Hammersmith Bridge Road - for NX only
Bournemouth, Pier, Exeter Road - for NX only
Bournemouth university, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow - for NX only
Bournemouth, Coach & Rail Station - for NX and South West Trains (Megabus’ partner)

Timetables and fares for coach services between London and Bournemouth

How to buy tickets online for travel from London to Bournemouth?

To purchase tickets online for National Express routes you can do it directly at the Europebus’s home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express’s website. For South West Trains (Megabus’ partner) connections visit Megabus website. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get ticket with a discount. Early booking is highly recommended, because services between London and Bournemouth are very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.

Carriage of luggage

The National Express’ coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage but customers are responsible for seeing their own luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
Each customer has a free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases, weighing no more than 20 kilograms each and 1 piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat.
Megabus doesn’t check luggage or provide receipts for luggage transported on the bus by the passenger.  Passengers are advised that Megabus will accept up to one piece of luggage per passenger. For guidance this should be no more than the size of a standard suitcase and should not weigh more than 20kg.  Passengers can also take on board one small piece of luggage that must fit either on your lap or under the seat in front of you.

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