The Bourne Community Bus provides FREE local resident travel
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, access social activities and to visit friends and family.
Click to see the 2024 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday bus timetable
The minibus has 16 seats and easy disabled lift access, so you can just turn up at one of 29 stops and get on and off exactly where you want.
It’s FREE so no cash is needed to travel, but you can donate to help running costs with a payment card on the bus, or below.
Donate £1, £2 or £5 here (just put in ‘pickup’ as shipping method)
The timetable has 60-90 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.
From Jan 2024 we also run Wednesdays from Compton and Stoughton area villages to Rowlands Castle, Stansted Garden Centre, Westbourne, Emsworth 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 (three 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) | Hermitage |
| Thorney Island (two stops) | Southbourne Tesco |
| Emsworth High Street | Traveller’s Joy / Farm Shop |
| Bourne Community College | Nutbourne |
| Havant Tesco Extra | Hambrook |
| Chichester County Hall | Westbourne |
| Compton Parish (4 stops) | Stansted Garden Centre |
| Stoughton Parish (5 stops) | Rowlands Castle |
The bus operates within a 15 mile radius of Thorney Island and is run to support everyone without easy access to public transport services.
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.