A little-known way to travel from Bournemouth and Poole to the Midlands and North is by means of Megabusplus. You book a through ticket which combines a train journey with South-West Trains from Bournemouth or Poole to Southampton Airport Parkway station. There you transfer to a Megabus coach (service M34) onward to Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sunderland and Newcastle.
There is one service daily through to Newcastle and two daily as far as Birmingham.
Fares start from around £8 single Poole to Birmingham and around £18 to Newcastle, and the earlier you book the cheaper the fare.
There are similar services and fares in the return direction. Journey times are reasonably fast - around 4 hours from Bournemouth to Coventry for example.
There is a 50 pence booking fee. All bookings should be made via the Megabus website.
There is one service daily through to Newcastle and two daily as far as Birmingham.
Fares start from around £8 single Poole to Birmingham and around £18 to Newcastle, and the earlier you book the cheaper the fare.
There are similar services and fares in the return direction. Journey times are reasonably fast - around 4 hours from Bournemouth to Coventry for example.
There is a 50 pence booking fee. All bookings should be made via the Megabus website.
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