X8 bus: Blandford – Poole

morebus bus X8 runs between Poole and Blandford via Beacon Hill, Lytchett Matravers, Sturminster Marshall and Spetisbury. Runs every day. On Saturday 31 October the first bus from Poole leaves at 08:50 and the last at 18:50, about every hour during the day.

Operated by morebus. Timetable for Saturday, 31 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last X8 bus from Poole to Blandford?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves Poole at 08:50 and the last at 18:50, 11 journeys in all.
When is the first and last X8 bus from Blandford to Poole?
On Saturday 31 October the first bus leaves Blandford at 07:40 and the last at 17:32, 11 journeys in all.
Does the X8 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the X8 bus run?
On Saturday 31 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 11 journeys from Poole.
Where does the X8 bus stop?
Main stops from Poole to Blandford: Bus Station (Poole), Limberlost (Beacon Hill), Lytchett Matravers Library (Lytchett Matravers), Station Road Store (Sturminster Marshall), Beech Close (Spetisbury), Charlton Inn (Charlton Marshall), Tesco (Blandford St Mary), Crown Hotel (Blandford), Blandford Hospital (Blandford), Lidl Supermarket (Blandford), Tudor Gardens (Blandford), Market Place (Blandford). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the X8 bus?
morebus.

Poole to Blandford

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11
Bus Station, Poole08:5009:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5015:5016:5017:5018:50
Limberlost, Beacon Hill09:0110:0111:0112:0113:0114:0115:0116:0117:0218:0019:00
Lytchett Matravers Library19:05
Station Road Store, Sturminster Marshall09:0810:0811:0812:0813:0814:0815:0816:0817:0918:0619:13
Beech Close, Spetisbury09:1710:1711:1712:1713:1714:1715:1716:1717:1818:1519:22
Charlton Inn, Charlton Marshall09:2010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2016:2017:2118:1819:25
Tesco, Blandford St Mary09:2610:2611:2612:2613:2614:2615:2616:2617:2718:2219:29
Crown Hotel, Blandford09:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2915:2916:2917:3018:2619:33
Blandford Hospital18:2819:35
Lidl Supermarket, Blandford18:3319:40
Tudor Gardens, Blandford18:3819:45
Market Place, Blandford18:4419:50

Blandford to Poole

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11
Crown Hotel, Blandford07:4008:4009:3210:3211:3212:3213:3214:3215:3216:3217:32
Blandford Hospital07:4208:4209:3510:3511:3512:3513:3514:3515:3516:3517:35
Lidl Supermarket, Blandford07:4808:4809:4210:4211:4212:4213:4214:4215:4216:4217:42
Tudor Gardens, Blandford07:5408:5409:4910:4911:4912:4913:4914:4915:4916:4717:47
Market Place, Blandford08:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0016:5717:57
Tesco, Blandford St Mary08:0409:0410:0411:0412:0413:0414:0415:0416:0417:0118:01
Charlton Inn, Charlton Marshall08:0809:0810:0811:0812:0813:0814:0815:0816:0817:0418:04
Beech Close, Spetisbury08:1009:1010:1011:1012:1013:1014:1015:1016:1017:0618:06
Station Road Store, Sturminster Marshall08:1909:1910:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:2016:2017:1518:15
Limberlost, Beacon Hill08:2509:2510:2611:2612:2613:2614:2615:2616:2617:2118:21
Bus Station, Poole08:3509:3510:3711:3712:3713:3714:3715:3716:3717:3218:32

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Saturday, 31 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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