The Bourne Community Bus offers travel freedom for residents.
We run every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 08:30 to 16:00 to make it easy for everyone to go shopping in local towns and villages, to access social activities and visit friends and family.
Click to see the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday bus timetable
The minibus has 15 seats and easy disabled lift access, so you can just turn up at one of 30 stops and get on and off exactly where you want.
All journeys are FREE with any bus pass or £3.00 per journey otherwise. Donate to help support our running costs below.
Donate £1, £2 or £5 here (just put in ‘pickup’ as shipping method)
Our timetable has 60-75 minute circular routes each day using safe local pick-up points and regular bus stops in Thorney, Southbourne, Westbourne, Hambrook, Nutbourne, New Brighton and Emsworth.
Our Wednesday service runs from Westbourne and Southbourne via Compton and Stoughton area villages to Rowlands Castle, Stansted Garden Centre and Havant Tesco.
Click to see the Wednesday timetable
Note: the Bourne Bus does not run between Christmas and New Year.
| Pick-up points | Destinations |
| Southbourne (two stops) | Havant Tesco Extra |
| Nutbourne St. Wilfrid’s Hall | Havant Spring Arts Centre |
| Hambrook Post Office | Emsworth High Street |
| Westbourne (four stops) | Thorney Island |
| New Brighton Road (two stops) | Westbourne |
| Thorney Island (two stops) | Southbourne |
| Emsworth High Street | Traveller’s Joy / Farm Shop |
| Bourne Community College | Nutbourne |
| Havant Tesco Extra | Hambrook |
| Compton Parish (four stops) | Stansted Garden Centre |
| Stoughton Parish (five stops) | Rowlands Castle |
The bus operates on a Section 22 licence from Thorney Island and runs to offer easy access to local transport and to support residents.
Our service is accessible for all, with a rear ramp for wheelchairs, prams and those with reduced mobility. Any resident can travel, so you don’t need to be disabled or to use mobility aids to ride the bus.