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There are daily ferries to [[Cherbourg]], [[France]] leaving the city and also fast ferry to [[Jersey]] and [[Guernsey]] ([[Channel Islands]]) and further south to [[St-Malo]] during the summer season.
 
There are daily ferries to [[Cherbourg]], [[France]] leaving the city and also fast ferry to [[Jersey]] and [[Guernsey]] ([[Channel Islands]]) and further south to [[St-Malo]] during the summer season.
  
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== Hitching out ==
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== Public Transport ==
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Within the conurbation, '''Wilt and Dorset''' ''More'' bus services ''M1-M2'' does connect downtown '''Poole - Bournemouth - Christchurch''' at about every 10 minutes from 6am until midnight. The cheapest fare ticket to buy to use that service is to ask a ''More day rider'' which costs 2.20 pounds ''(as of September 2007)'' and allow you to use the M1-M2 all day long as many times as you want. This ticket is actually cheaper than a return and often the same price than a single, if you don't plan on using it anymore, simply leave it at a bus stop for another passenger.
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From '''Poole''' towards inland, there is also the services M4 and M5 who would offer a similar service.
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From '''Poole''' station towards '''Wimborne''', the ''Wimborne flyer'' bus runs every 15 minutes as a fast service with that northern community for about 2 pounds.
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Around '''Bournemouth''', '''Yellow buses''' are completing the network, with even a bus going into Poole. A day ticket is also a cheap option if you want to travel with that company.
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'''Wilt and Dorset''' offers also a 'Explorer ticket' which enable you to take the whole service within Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire for that very same day. That ticket cost about 6 pounds which can be considered when planning a journey to the country side.
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'''First''' bus company, offers the Jurassic coast ride explorer hop-in/hop-off ticket between '''Poole''' and [[Exeter]] for about 5 pounds, passing through [[Weymouth]] and many attractions along the coast.
  
 
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<map lat='50.729936133938146' lng='-1.9730758666992188' zoom='12' view='0' float='right'/> Poole (Dorset) is a town and major port at the south-west coast of England, United Kingdom.

The city of Poole forms a vast conurbation with its neighbouring towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch.

There are daily ferries to Cherbourg, France leaving the city and also fast ferry to Jersey and Guernsey (Channel Islands) and further south to St-Malo during the summer season.


Hitching out

Public Transport

Within the conurbation, Wilt and Dorset More bus services M1-M2 does connect downtown Poole - Bournemouth - Christchurch at about every 10 minutes from 6am until midnight. The cheapest fare ticket to buy to use that service is to ask a More day rider which costs 2.20 pounds (as of September 2007) and allow you to use the M1-M2 all day long as many times as you want. This ticket is actually cheaper than a return and often the same price than a single, if you don't plan on using it anymore, simply leave it at a bus stop for another passenger.

From Poole towards inland, there is also the services M4 and M5 who would offer a similar service.

From Poole station towards Wimborne, the Wimborne flyer bus runs every 15 minutes as a fast service with that northern community for about 2 pounds.

Around Bournemouth, Yellow buses are completing the network, with even a bus going into Poole. A day ticket is also a cheap option if you want to travel with that company.

Wilt and Dorset offers also a 'Explorer ticket' which enable you to take the whole service within Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire for that very same day. That ticket cost about 6 pounds which can be considered when planning a journey to the country side.

First bus company, offers the Jurassic coast ride explorer hop-in/hop-off ticket between Poole and Exeter for about 5 pounds, passing through Weymouth and many attractions along the coast.