Tickets

There are various options to purchase tickets, including online, directly from the driver while onboard the bus, from ticket sellers located at Bournemouth Pier Approach, or at any of the Tourist Information Centres. Moreover, our Bus and Boat Combination tickets provide you with a 24-hour Hop-On Hop-Off Bus ticket, along with a boat cruise of your preference at a specified time. Commencing from 2023, we are pleased to offer a complimentary 15-minute Beryl taster in addition to your bus ticket.

Bus Stops

For your convenience City Sightseeing Bournemouth provides 25 sightseeing stops at some of Bournemouth & Poole’s most interesting places. Westbourne, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Poole Park, Poole Quay & Poole Old Town. The first and last stop of the tour is at Bournemouth Pier, with a variety of main and request stops in between, but you can join the tour at any stop on route just hail the driver as the bus is approaching.

Morning Feeder Bus

For the convenience of visitors arriving by coach or train, we pick up from Bournemouth Coach and Train Station and for those who are staying in hotels on the East Cliff , we pick up at the Suncliff Hotel, Carlton Hotel and the Russell Cotes Museum bus stops on the East Overcliff Drive, then head down to Bournemouth Pier ready for the first two trips of the day, we will not be returning here after these times. See timetable here: timetable

Timings

The daily service operates during the season, with the initial bus departure from Bournemouth Pier at 10am and the final departure at 5pm. From Poole Quay, the first bus departs at 11am and the last bus leaves at 6pm. Opting for a complete round-trip tour on the bus takes approximately an hour and a half, with a brief ten-minute stopover at Poole Quay. View our timetable
You can select from various cruise times, which are listed below the calendar on the right-hand side of this page.

Poole Jurassic Circular Cruise

Embark on a journey through 185 million years worth of history through Poole Harbour, along the eastern tip of the Jurassic Coastline into Swanage and back. Where you will experience breathtaking panoramas of sky, sea, sand and chalk formations. Including Old Harry Rock's that is said to be named after a notorious pirate, Harry Paye. With many sights to see on the way, you are guranteed to not miss a thing as the Captain provides you with live commentary there and back. Enjoy the views from our open deck seating or comfortable saloons with wide bay windows and truly relax with a beverage or two from our fully licensed bar on board.
City Cruises Poole departs from Poole Quay (close to Bus stop 18), please make your way to the blue kiosk to redeem your ticket in time and staff will instruct you further. The journey takes about 45 minutes from Bournemouth Pier to Poole Quay with the sightseeing bus, please make sure you are early enough to catch your cruise allowing time to walk over, redeem your ticket and queue to board.
See more information about bus and boat on our Bus and Boat Overview page.

FREE 15 minute Beryl taster

Beryl run a bike share scheme across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, also including e-bikes and e-scooters. They are a great way to explore beyond our bus route and so we have teamed up with Beryl to offer all of our passengers 15 Beryl minutes FREE so you can give it a try. You can get the promo code from the driver or our ticket sellers, download the Beryl app, enter your unique code and away you go. Read more here: City Sightseeing Bournemouth Bus and Bike Combo

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Both the bus and the boat welcome dogs as long as they are well behaved and kept on a lead; however, there is a £2 fee applicable for dogs on the boat.
While the buses are accessible for wheelchairs, regrettably, the boats are not.
If Poole Quay is shut for traffic, you will need to use the alternative bus stop, see details here: Poole Quay Alternative Bus Stop