Public Transport - Forde Valley

Travel Plan

Bus Services

The nearest bus stops to Forde Valley are located on Sailsbury Road. These stops are served by the X3 service which provides a regular service every 30 minutes between Fordingbridge and Ringwood and Borunemouth to the south and Salisbury to the north.

Bus Timetables and Routes

Click here to view bus service X3 (timetable)

X3 – Salisbury to Bournemouth | Salisbury Reds

Planned Bus Service Improvements

The development at Forde Valley will deliver a new street linking Augustus Avenue with the A338 Salisbury Road. Following the completion of the street, the X3 will be diverted through the development at Forde Valley. New bus stops will be provided along the diverted bus route and the details of the diversion have been agreed with Hampshire County Council and Go South Coast.

Updates on the bus service will be provided here when they are available.

Bus Passes and Tickets

The bus services available to you are run by GoAhead who operate across Salisbury, Hampshire and Dorset and offer different tickets and fares for residents.

For more information please visit:
Day, multi-day and multi-trip tickets – Salisbury Reds
Fares & tickets – morebus

Older Person Bus Pass

For those who are resident in The New Forest and of a State Pension age, you are entitled to travel for free on local buses throughout England and passes are issued by Hampshire County Council. This bus pass entitles you to free travel on bus services throughout England from 09:30am to 11:00pm Monday to Friday and all day at weekends and on public holidays.

For more information and how to apply for an older person bus pass, please visit:
Older person’s bus pass | Transport and roads | Hampshire County Council

Rail Travel

The nearest train stations to Forde Valley are Sailsbury and Christchurch. Sailsbury train station can be accessed via the X3 bus service.

For timetable information and live updates for services from Sailsbury and Christchurch please visit:

The official source for trains in Great Britain | National Rail

National Railcards

National Railcards provide an opportunity to save up to a 1/3 off rail travel, with an annual average saving of £142 per year! There are different railcards including: