A sizeable proportion of Bournemouth airport’s traffic comes from the Southampton conurbation, and a sizeable proportion of them make the costly mistake of travelling to Bournemouth by train and taking the shuttle or a taxi. In fact, Christchurch is always quicker (the Bournemouth shuttle leaves on the hour, which is when 1/3 fast trains arrive – duh) and almost always cheaper. The ice cream and scenery is also far superior. Here’s the chart (BM = Bournemouth, CC = Christchurch, “CC taxi Hurn”: ask for village stores buy a sarnie and walk the last couple of hundred metres):
So, unless you’re single and non-ambulant, give Bournemouth a miss and travel via Christchurch.
If you fancy a walk, check out the page on walking to Bournemouth Airport from Christchurch for details on how to save most while enjoying a brief tour of Christchurch’s northern fringe.
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