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Poole Transport and Travel Directions
Transport
M27 becomes A31 and makes Poole accessible from the east. A35 connects the town to Dorchester and the west.
Wilts & Dorset provide bus service for longer routes, like Southampton. National Express coaches to London run via Bournemouth. Some other bus and coach operators in Poole are Damory Coaches, Shamrock Buses, First Hampshire and Dorset, Bournmouth Transport, South West Coaches, Shaftesbury and District and Verwood Bus.
Bournemouth International Airport is about 9 miles via A348 and other roads.
Cargo and passenger ferry crossings are operated to France and the Channel Islands from Poole Ferry Port. Brittany Ferries operate weekly crossings to Cherbourg, while Condor Ferries operate weekly crossings to Guernsey, Jersey and St Malo. Sandbanks Ferry operates the chain ferry service between Sandbanks and Shell Beach, thus saving the driving distance from Poole to Bournemouth.
Poole Railway Station
Map
Click to see a full screen Map of Poole with travel directions.