Venue and Travel

The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC)

General Information
The Bournemouth International Centre, known as the BIC, is a multi-purpose conference, exhibition and entertainment venue. By the turn of the millennium, demand for the BIC was well outstripping the space available and so, with significant further investment, a massive expansion and redevelopment programme began.   By 2005, the BIC was transformed into the largest venue of its kind on the south coast .

The BIC’s flexibly arranged meeting space allows accommodation for multi-hall conventions involving over 4,000 delegates and it is, therefore, host to several high profile and professional events each year, including; annual conferences for political parties and other professional bodies, national competitions and exhibitions, concerts, award ceremonies and live television broadcast programmes, as well as local community events.

Travel to the BIC

Address
Bournemouth International Centre
PURBECK HALL ENTRANCE
Exeter Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 5BH

Plan your journey with Transport Direct:
To plan your own personal door-to-door journey, either by public transport or car, click on the link above.

Please use BH2 5BH as your BIC destination postcode.

By road
Using satellite navigation - with BH2 5BH as your destination postcode.

For exact postcode-to-postcode printed directions:
Use either the AA or RAC websites.

Road directions in brief:

From London:
Take the M25
At Junction 12 of the M25, take the M3 southbound, signposted Southampton
At Junction 13 of the M3 take the M27, signposted ‘M27 West, Bournemouth’
At the end of the M27 continue forward on the A31 towards Ringwood
At Ringwood, branch left onto the A338 Wessex Way (at Ashley Heath), towards Bournemouth
Continue forward to the Bournemouth West Roundabout
From this Roundabout take the first left exit and follow the brown signs to the BIC.

From the North and West:
Head for the A31 / A338 junction at Ashley Heath, just outside Ringwood and take the A338 towards Bournemouth
Continue forward to the Bournemouth West Roundabout
From this Roundabout take the first left exit and follow the brown signs to the BIC.

By rail
To plan your journey, please log onto the Train Line

From London:
Trains run regularly from London Waterloo to Bournemouth and the journey will take approximately 2 hours.

From Birmingham:
Trains run regularly from both Birmingham International (airport) and Birmingham New Street (City Centre). The journey time is approximately 3 hours.

By Air
Bournemouth International Airport is 10 minutes from the City Centre. Thomson Fly, Ryan Air and Easy Jet all fly into Bournemouth from numerous UK and European destinations.

Southampton Airport is approximately 45 minutes from Bournemouth and is served by 15 carriers flying to and from more than 40 destinations. Flybe and Eastern Airways are just two of the carriers flying into Southampton.

From Southampton Airport to Bournemouth by train
A transfer to Bournemouth by train will take on average 45 minutes. The train station is located directly across the road from the airport and is no more than a two minute walk from the terminal building. A single journey will cost from £8.50. To plan your journey, log on to South West Trains for more information.

Southampton Airport to Bournemouth via Taxi
A transfer by taxi will also take an average of 45 minutes (non-peak traffic) and will cost £65 for up to 4 people.

Parking
There is a public pay and display car park at the BIC, with 650 spaces. It is not reserved wholly for patrons of the BIC but there are also several other car parks located nearby.

Parking for the day will cost in the region of £12.00 (February 2009 prices).

For more information on parking at and near to the BIC, please click here.

Taxi fares and times
If arriving by taxi, please request the "Purbeck Hall entrance"

From Bournemouth Train Station to the BIC:
A taxi transfer will take approximately 10 minutes and will cost in the region of £7.00

From Bournemouth Airport to the BIC:
A taxi transfer will take approximately 15 minutes and will cost in the region of £15.00

From Southampton Airport to the BIC:
A taxi transfer will take approximately 45 minutes and will cost in the region of £65.00

A printable version of the Venue and Travel is available here