Bus route 61 in Liverpool: Bootle Bus Station ↔ Ashfield Road

Bus route 61 in Liverpool goes from “Bootle Bus Station” to “Ashfield Road”.

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Which way bus 61 runs

Towards “Ashfield Road”: 55 stops. After “Bootle Bus Station”, the bus calls at “Hornby Road”, “Knowsley Road”, “Hawthorne Road”, “Fernhill Road”, “Ballantyne Grove”, “Moss Lane”, “Burwen Drive”, “Orrell Park Interchange”, “Warbreck Moor”, “Hartley Avenue”. Then “Brookfield Drive”, “Hanson Road”, “Stopgate Lane”, “Long Lane”, “Tilston Road”, “Fairfax Road”, “Utting Avenue East”, “Broad Lane”, “Muirhead Avenue East”, “Almonds Grove”. Then “Meadow Lane”, “Marlfield Road”, “Deysbrook Lane”, “Thornhead Lane”, “Kendal Park”, “Martlett Road”, “Honey’s Green Close”, “Honeys Green Lane”, “Meadowcroft Park”, “Thomas Lane”. Then “Rudyard Road”, “Queens Drive”, “Munster Road”, “Aylesford Road”, “Oakhill Road”, “Broadgreen Interchange”, “Bowring Park Road”, “Rocky Lane”, “Childwall Valley Road”, “Childwall Park Avenue”. Then “Irene Road”, “Woolton Road”, “Menlove Avenue”, “Calder Drive”, “Addingham Road”, “Wyndcote Road”, “Ensworth Road”, “Wembley Road”, “Mather Avenue”, “Rose Brae”. Before “Ashfield Road”: “Mossley Hill Interchange”, “Mossley Hill Road”, “Rosemont Road”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Ashfield Road” to “Bootle Bus Station” (56 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Elmswood Road”, “Gladeville Road”, “North Mossley Hill Road”, “Ribbledale Road”, “Reedale Road”, “Rose Lane”, “Garthdale Road”, “Green Lane”, “Cromptons Lane”, “Dunbabin Road”, “Corbridge Road”, “Charnley Drive”, “Thingwall Road”, “Waldgrave Road”, “Stapehill Close”, “Prescot Road”, “Chatterton Road”, “Alder Hey Hospital”, “East Prescot Road”, “Blackmoor Drive”, “Alvanley Road”, “Sandfield Park East”, “Norris Green Road”, “Mill Lane”, “Haymans Green”, “Circular Road East”, “Lorenzo Drive”, “Broadway”, “Townsend Avenue”, “Parthenon Drive”, “Ardville Road”, “Mater Close”, “LIver Industrial Estate”, “Solar Road”, “Hanford Avenue”, “Whinfield Road”, “Marsh Avenue”, “Sefton Road”, “Linacre Lane” and “Stanley Road”. Only in the direction of “Ashfield Road” does it call at, among others, “Hornby Road”, “Knowsley Road”, “Hawthorne Road”, “Ballantyne Grove”, “Moss Lane” and “Burwen Drive”. For the way back, board nearby: “Hornby Road” → “Stanley Road” (50 m), “Knowsley Road” → “Linacre Lane” (50 m), “Hawthorne Road” → “Sefton Road” (150 m) and “Ballantyne Grove” → “Marsh Avenue” (150 m). Towards “Ashfield Road”, board nearby: “Elmswood Road” → “Ashfield Road” (150 m), “Gladeville Road” → “Rosemont Road” (50 m), “North Mossley Hill Road” → “Mossley Hill Road” (50 m) and “Ribbledale Road” → “Mossley Hill Interchange” (50 m).

Where to change

On part of the route, between “Hornby Road” and “Ashfield Road” it shares the road with route 61B; between “Bootle Bus Station” and “Queens Drive” it shares the road with route 61A; between “Martlett Road” and “Queens Drive” it shares the road with route 102.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Bootle Bus Station”: buses 52, 60, 62, 68A, 68B, 81, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Hornby Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 52, 60, 62, 68A, 68B, 81, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Knowsley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 52, 62, 217 and 217A
• “Hawthorne Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 52, 217 and 217A
• “Fernhill Road”: buses 52, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Ballantyne Grove” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 135, 214, 217 and 217A
• “Moss Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 214, 217 and 217A
• “Burwen Drive” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 135 and 214
• “Orrell Park Interchange”: buses 20, 21, 62, 121, 135, 214, 217, 217A and 345
• “Warbreck Moor” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 20, 21, 62, 121, 135, 214, 217, 217A and 345
• “Hartley Avenue”: bus 121
• “Brookfield Drive”: bus 121
• “Long Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 19
• “Tilston Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 19
• “Fairfax Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 17, 17A, 214 and 215
• “Utting Avenue East” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 14, 14A, 17, 17A, 121, 214 and 215
• “Broad Lane”: buses 14, 14A, 121, 214 and 215
• “Muirhead Avenue East” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 62 and 121
• “Almonds Grove” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 62
• “Meadow Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 15
• “Marlfield Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 15
• “Honeys Green Lane”: buses 10A, 10B, 15 and 204
• “Meadowcroft Park” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 7, 10A, 10B, 15 and 204
• “Thomas Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 7, 10A, 10B, 15 and 204
• “Rudyard Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 10A, 10B and 204
• “Queens Drive”: buses 10A, 10B and 204
• “Munster Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 10A, 10B, 60, 68A, 68B, 81, 81A and 204
• “Aylesford Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 10A, 10B, 60, 62, 68A and 68B
• “Oakhill Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 7, 10A, 10B, 68A, 68B and 204
• “Broadgreen Interchange”: buses 7, 68A, 68B, 81, 81A and 204
• “Bowring Park Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68A, 81 and 81A
• “Rocky Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68A, 81 and 81A
• “Childwall Valley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 79, 81, 81A and 174
• “Childwall Park Avenue” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 81 and 81A
• “Irene Road”: buses 75, 78, 81 and 81A
• “Woolton Road”: buses 75 and 78
• “Menlove Avenue” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 75 and 76
• “Calder Drive” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 75 and 76
• “Addingham Road”: buses 68A, 75, 76, 86 and 86A
• “Wyndcote Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68A, 75, 76, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Ensworth Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68A, 75, 76, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Wembley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68A, 75, 76, 86 and 86A
• “Mather Avenue” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68A, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Rose Brae” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68A, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Mossley Hill Interchange”: buses 68A, 80A and 201
• “Rosemont Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 68A
• “Ashfield Road”: buses 60, 68A and 82
• “Elmswood Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 60, 68A and 82
• “Gladeville Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 68A
• “Ribbledale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68A, 80A and 201
• “Reedale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68A, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Rose Lane” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68A, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Garthdale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68A, 75, 76, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Green Lane” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 75 and 76
• “Cromptons Lane” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 75 and 76
• “Dunbabin Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 81 and 81A
• “Corbridge Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 79, 81, 81A and 174
• “Charnley Drive” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68A, 79, 81, 81A and 174
• “Thingwall Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68A, 81 and 81A
• “Waldgrave Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 7, 68A, 68B, 81, 81A and 204
• “Stapehill Close” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 7, 68A, 68B and 204
• “Prescot Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 60, 62, 68A and 68B
• “Chatterton Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 81, 81A and 204
• “Alder Hey Hospital” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B, 15 and 204
• “East Prescot Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 7, 10A, 10B, 15 and 204
• “Blackmoor Drive” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 15
• “Norris Green Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 15
• “Mill Lane” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 15
• “Haymans Green” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 62
• “Circular Road East” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 62 and 121
• Stops from “Lorenzo Drive” to “Townsend Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 14, 14A, 17, 17A, 121, 214 and 215
• “Parthenon Drive” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 17, 17A, 214 and 215
• “Ardville Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 19
• “Mater Close” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): bus 19
• “Solar Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 20, 21, 62, 121, 135, 214, 217, 217A and 345
• “Hanford Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 135 and 214
• “Whinfield Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 135, 214, 217 and 217A
• “Marsh Avenue” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 214, 217 and 217A
• “Sefton Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 52, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Linacre Lane” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 52, 62, 68A, 68B, 217 and 217A
• “Stanley Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 52, 60, 62, 68A, 68B, 81, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A

Pages for these routes: bus 10A, bus 10B, bus 14, bus 14A, bus 15, bus 17, bus 17A, bus 19, bus 20, bus 21, bus 52, bus 60, bus 61A, bus 61B, bus 62, bus 68A, bus 68B, bus 75, bus 76, bus 78, bus 79, bus 80A, bus 81, bus 81A, bus 82, bus 86, bus 86A, bus 102, bus 121, bus 135, bus 174, bus 201, bus 204, bus 215, bus 345.

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Questions and answers

Does bus 61 go to “Orrell Park Interchange”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 61 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Bootle Bus Station” (52, 60, 62, 68A, 68B, 81, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A) and “Hornby Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”; 52, 60, 62, 68A, 68B, 81, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 30 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Merseytravel.