MOREBUS has announced its Christmas and New Year timetables, with the aim of helping people enjoy the festive season despite the circumstances.

The m1/m2 will be running on Christmas Day and is again extended to Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Christchurch.

However, the company's nightbus services remain suspended as a result of ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Government advised local and national restrictions may change, so services may be amended at short notice.

The services over Christmas and New Year are as follows:

  • Monday, December 21: A normal Monday service will operate on all routes. A reduced vacation Monday timetable will run on U1 (half-hourly) and U3 (hourly) UNIBUS services, but there will be no service on any other UNIBUS route.
  • Tuesday, December 22: A normal Tuesday service will operate on all routes. A reduced vacation Tuesday timetable will run on U1 and U3 UNIBUS services. There will be no service on any other UNIBUS route.
  • Wednesday, December 23: A normal Wednesday service will operate on all routes and only a reduced vacation Wednesday timetable will run on U1 and U3 UNIBUS services.
  • Christmas Eve: A normal Thursday service will operate on all routes and a reduced Thursday timetable will run on U1 and U3 UNIBUS services.
  • Christmas Day: The m1 and m2 will be running to a special timetable (8am to 8pm) on Christmas Day, with the m1 extended to Royal Bournemouth Hospital and the m2 extended to Christchurch. No other buses will be running on Christmas Day. Special fares apply for Christmas Day: Adult Single £4, Adult Return £6, Child Single £3 and Child Return £5.
  • Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26): A Sunday timetable will run on the m1, m2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 40, 50, X3 and X8. The m1 and m2 will start slightly later than normal at the following times: m1: 6am from Poole / 5.55am from Castlepoint. The m2: 6.10am from Poole / 5.39am from Southbourne. No other services will run.
  • Sunday, December 27: A normal Sunday service will operate on all routes.
  • Bank Holiday (Monday, December 28): A normal Sunday service will operate on all routes.
  • Tuesday, December 29: A Saturday service will run on all routes with the following exceptions: A normal Tuesday service will operate on routes X1, X2, X3, X6, X8, 24, 38, 112, 119, 191, 193, Ringo and Cango. There will be some extra early morning journeys on routes 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16 and 17 - see https://www.morebus.co.uk/christmas for more details. UNIBUS U3 will run a Saturday timetable but there will be no service on any other UNIBUS route.
  • Wednesday, December 30: A Saturday service will run on all routes with the following exceptions: A normal Tuesday service will operate on routes X1, X2, X3, X6, X8, 24, 38, 119, 125, 191, 193, Ringo and Cango. There will be some extra early morning journeys on routes 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16 and 17 - see https://www.morebus.co.uk/christmas for more details. UNIBUS U3 will run a Saturday timetable but there will be no service on any other UNIBUS route.
  • New Year's Eve (Thursday, December 31): A Saturday service will run on all routes with the following exceptions: A normal Tuesday service will operate on routes X1, X2, X3, X6, X8, 24, 38, 112, 119, 191, 193, Ringo and Cango. There will be some extra early morning journeys on routes 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16 and 17 - see https://www.morebus.co.uk/christmas for more details. UNIBUS U3 will run a Saturday timetable but there will be no service on any other UNIBUS route.
  • New Year's Day (Friday, January 1): Special timetables operate on routes m1/m2, 8/9 and 13. A normal Sunday service will run on routes 5, 6, 16, 17 and X3. See https://www.morebus.co.uk/christmas for more details. No other buses will be running on New Year's Day.
  • Saturday, January 2: Normal timetables resume.