Trains from London to Bournemouth

London to Bournemouth train information

Which operators can I use?

The trip between London, located in England and Bournemouth, situated in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.

How long is the train?

On average, the journey takes normally 2h05m by train to cover the 94 miles to go to Bournemouth from London. The train duration can vary depending if your train is direct or with changes.

What is the price of a train ticket for this journey?

The lowest ticket price we've found for the next 180 days is £18.00 one way.

Best prices for London to Bournemouth train tickets

London - Bournemouth prices calendar

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Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets London to Bournemouth tend to increase the closer you get to your departure day. Based on our data, if you purchase your ticket 1 month in advance, the price of the ticket starts at £13 whereas when booking on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £30 for your trip. Thus, you will save 59% on the price of your ticket by buying your ticket 1 month in advance as opposed to on the day you're travelling.

The data are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for London to Bournemouth trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between London and Bournemouth by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Bournemouth to London and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount London - Bournemouth train tickets

National Railcards can save you a lot if you're using the train. Depending on your age and your situation, you are able to get one of the five existing railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can help you pay less for your London Bournemouth train ticket.

If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to evaluate how many trips you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

For your evaluation, you need to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a London Bournemouth ticket is £61.53 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £61.53: £88/£61.53 = 1.43. It will take you approximately 2 trips from Bournemouth to London (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

The price to purchase a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to get the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most train fares for one year.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey