Quick and scenic travel between Bournemouth, Poole, and the Purbecks
Whether you’re travelling by car, camper, on foot or by bike, travelling between Poole & Bournemouth to the spectacular Isle of Purbeck is always easier by ferry.
The Sandbanks Ferry runs daily from 7am to 11.10pm between Sandbanks and Shell Bay in Studland, leaving every twenty minutes from each destination. With each journey taking an average of just four minutes, you can sit back and relax, knowing it’s better by water.
Leaving from Sandbanks
Poole, DorsetDaily:
On the hour, twenty past, twenty to the hour
- First ferry leaves 7.00am, last ferry leaves 11.00pm
Leaving from Shell Bay
Studland, DorsetDaily:
Ten past, half past, and ten to the hour
First ferry leaves 7.10am, last ferry leaves 11.10pm
it’s shorter by water!
Timetables are daily throughout the year except for Christmas Day but are subject to shipping movements, essential maintenance and other operational factors and should be taken as a guide only.
During busy periods, a shuttle service operates to clear any queues.
Christmas Day service is half-hourly from 8am to 6pm, as below:
Leaving from Sandbanks
On the hour and half past the hour
First ferry leaves 8.00am, last ferry leaves 6.00pm
Leaving from Shell Bay
Ten past and twenty to the hour
First ferry leaves 8.10am, last ferry leaves 6.10pm