Travel in and around Bournemouth and Poole
Bus Passes Yellow Buses run in Bournemouth and to the east towards Christchurch. Bus passes are available and they will save you 
money if you are going to be a regular traveller. NB With these bus passes you can access all routes on the 'Yellow' Bus network and they provide unlimited travel on the network for the duration of the pass. 'Yellow' Buses have an office in the centre of Bournemouth.
Current Costs
1 week - 12.00
4 weeks - £48.00
13 weeks - £95.00
Red buses run in Bournemouth and to the west towards Poole and the surrounding areas. They are operated by the 'Wilts and Dorset' company. They have offices in Bournemouth and Poole.
Uni Linx - Yellow Buses
This system is operated by Bournemouth University and is totally different from Yellow Bus and Red Bus operations. Tickets cost £3.50 for 10 journeys. Each trip between two points is one journey - so home to College and College to home constitutes two journeys. Tickets cost £2.00 each but your options are limited to the routes, and stops available. Tickets are available in College from the main Reception at the Lansdowne.
Motoring
To drive in Great Britain you need the following:
- A valid driving license.
- Road Tax.
- Motor Insurance.
If you get an International Driving License you can use it for one year only. It is vitally important for you to find out whether or not you can use your existing license and for how long. This will depend upon where your license was issued.
It is a criminal offence to drive using an existing license that is not valid in the UK. In addition, if you do so, your car insurance will be invalidated and you will be committing a second criminal offence of 'driving without valid motor insurance'. Car insurance is compulsory and is always more expensive for younger people.
Parking
Parking is not easy at College and you do not really need to have a car. If you do have one, park it in one of the student car parks and do not leave valuables in it.
What Our Students Have Said…
Wendy Wei, China
Coming to England from China to continue my education has been one of the best things I have ever done. It takes a little getting used to at first, with the differences in culture, language and lifestyle, but Bournemouth is such a multi-national place now that it doesn’t take long to make new friends as well as meeting people from your own country.
The College does everything it can to make you feel welcome, from setting you up with a host family to making sure you are coping with the College environment. If you need extra help with the language then this can be arranged for you - you only have to ask!
There is a good mixture of ages and nationalities at The College which makes it an exciting place to study. The tutors offer support whenever you need it and the staff in the International office are riendly and approachable. They want you to feel as if you belong and this has really given me the confidence to do well at my studies.
I have made many good friends through The College and I shall look back fondly at my time here."
Wendy is now studying Economics at Warwick University after having completed her A levels at The College.
