Travelling by Air and Rail

Bournemouth International Airport is 10 minutes from the town centre via the A338 (Wessex Way). Thomson Fly, Ryanair and Easyjet fly to and from numerous European locations, visit their websites for further information.

Bournemouth is served by 2 trains an hour from London Waterloo, the journey time is around 2 hours visit the South West Trains website for timetable information. Main line links to the Midlands, the North, the northeast, the northwest and Scotland arrive at Bournemouth Railway Station visit the Cross Country Trains website for timetable information. Bournemouth Station is a 10 minute taxi ride from the Bournemouth International Centre and Pavilion Theatre

Travelling to the Pavilion Theatre by Road

From London: Take the M25, then the M3, M27 and A31 to Ringwood. From Ringwood, follow the A338 (Wessex Way), to the Bournemouth West Roundabout.

From The Bournemouth West Roundabout: Take the first exit and follow the brown signs to the BIC. Continue along Exeter Road to the next roundabout. Take the first exit into Westover Road. The Pavilion car park (pay & display) is on the left.

From the North and West: Head for the A31 / A338 junction (Ashley Heath) just outside Ringwood, taking the A338 (Wessex Way) to Bournemouth. Then follow the directions from the Bournemouth West Roundabout.

Parking at the BIC and Pavilion

GENERAL INFORMATION

As in most large towns, finding somewhere to park can be difficult. This is especially the case for daytime events (matinees, conferences etc) during the Summer Season and Christmas time when the car parks are at their busiest.

The car parks at the BIC (650 spaces) and Pavilion (185 spaces) are both public Pay and Display and are not reserved exclusively for patrons. There are many other car parks within walking distance.

The BIC car park has achieved the "Park Mark" Safer Parking Award.

The height restriction of the BIC car park is 6' 6" or 2 metres. This is indicated on a suspended height barrier at the entrance to the car park. Arriving late for an event can result in having to wait until the interval before being admitted. We strongly recommend that you allow up to an hour before the event commencement time to find a parking space to avoid congestion.

Download our Leaflet (1.65MB) "Parking in Bournemouth for Town Centre & BIC" this contains information about parking for events at the BIC & Pavilion, lists alternative car parks and their distances from the BIC for times when the BIC & Pavilion car parks are full and directions to coach parking facilities.

For details of Blue Badge bays in Bournemouth please visit the Directgov website.