We support many bus services throughout the county. You can find out more about the council's role and some of the improvements that have been made to bus services in the community transport section.

Want to combine bus and train travel?

South West Trains has joined with bus companies to offer a range of Plus-Bus tickets that provide combined rail and bus travel to and from Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth and Upwey Train Stations. Tickets can be purchased from any staffed South West Train station, by calling 08457 000 125 or visiting PLUS-BUS (opens in a new window) .

South West Trains are also running their own combined train and bus tickets to enable passengers to travel by train and then onwards by bus to towns and villages without a train station. Journeys include Axminster to Lyme Regis, Bournemouth to Bournemouth Airport, Bournemouth to Swanage, Dorchester South to Bridport and Poole to Blandford. Tickets can be purchased from any staffed South West Train station or by calling 0845 6000 650. For more information see the Bus Links section on the South West Trains website (opens in a new window) .

• Bus timetables

  Timetables for local bus services across Dorset.

• Transport maps

  Dorset Passenger Transport produces a rural bus and train map each year.

• Name: Dorset Passenger Transport
  Email: publictransport@dorsetcc.gov.uk
  Tel: 01305 225165
  Fax: 01305 225166
  Full details for Dorset Passenger Transport