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

Bus route 61A in Liverpool runs between “Bootle Bus Station” and “Ashfield Road”. One stop is served in one direction only.

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Where bus 61A goes

Towards “Ashfield Road”: 53 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”, “Chilcott Road”, “Broadgreen Hospital”, “Bowring Park Road”, “Rocky Lane”, “Childwall Valley Road”, “Childwall Park Avenue”, “Irene Road”, “Woolton Road”. Then “Menlove Avenue”, “Calder Drive”, “Addingham Road”, “Wyndcote Road”, “Ensworth Road”, “Wembley Road”, “Mather Avenue”, “Rose Brae”, “Mossley Hill Interchange”, “Mossley Hill Road”. Before “Ashfield Road”: “Rosemont Road”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Ashfield Road” to “Bootle Bus Station” (53 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”, “Oakhill 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” and “Sefton 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” → “Bootle Bus Station” (200 m), “Hawthorne Road” → “Sefton Road” (150 m), “Ballantyne Grove” → “Marsh Avenue” (150 m) and “Moss Lane” → “Whinfield Road” (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).

Other routes along the way

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

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Bootle Bus Station”: buses 52, 58, 60, 62, 68, 68A, 68B, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Hornby Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 52, 58, 60, 62, 68, 68A, 68B, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Knowsley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 52, 58, 62, 217 and 217A
• “Hawthorne Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 52, 58, 217 and 217A
• “Fernhill Road”: buses 52, 58, 135, 217 and 217A
• “Ballantyne Grove” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 58, 135, 214, 217 and 217A
• “Moss Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 58, 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 and 15
• “Meadowcroft Park” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 7, 10A, 10B and 15
• “Thomas Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 7, 10A, 10B and 15
• “Rudyard Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 10A and 10B
• “Queens Drive”: buses 10A and 10B
• “Chilcott Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 10A, 10B and 81A
• “Broadgreen Hospital”: buses 7, 68, 68A, 68B and 81A
• “Bowring Park Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68, 68A and 81A
• “Rocky Lane” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68, 68A and 81A
• “Childwall Valley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 79, 81A and 174
• “Childwall Park Avenue” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): bus 81A
• “Irene Road”: buses 75, 78 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 68, 68A, 75, 76, 86 and 86A
• “Wyndcote Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68, 68A, 75, 76, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Ensworth Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68, 68A, 75, 76, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Wembley Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68, 68A, 75, 76, 86 and 86A
• “Mather Avenue” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68, 68A, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Rose Brae” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68, 68A, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Mossley Hill Interchange”: buses 68, 68A, 80A and 201
• “Rosemont Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”): buses 68 and 68A
• “Ashfield Road”: buses 60, 68, 68A and 82
• “Elmswood Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 60, 68, 68A and 82
• “Gladeville Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68 and 68A
• “Ribbledale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68, 68A, 80A and 201
• “Reedale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68, 68A, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Rose Lane” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68, 68A, 80A, 86, 86A and 201
• “Garthdale Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68, 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”): bus 81A
• “Corbridge Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 79, 81A and 174
• “Charnley Drive” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68, 68A, 79, 81A and 174
• “Thingwall Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 68, 68A and 81A
• “Waldgrave Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 7, 68, 68A, 68B and 81A
• “Oakhill Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B and 81A
• “Chatterton Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B and 81A
• “Alder Hey Hospital” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 10A, 10B and 15
• “East Prescot Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 7, 10A, 10B and 15
• “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 58, 214, 217 and 217A
• “Sefton Road” (only towards “Bootle Bus Station”): buses 52, 58, 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 58, bus 60, bus 61, bus 61B, bus 62, bus 68, bus 68A, bus 68B, bus 75, bus 76, bus 78, bus 79, bus 80A, bus 81A, bus 82, bus 86, bus 86A, bus 102, bus 121, bus 135, bus 174, bus 201, bus 215, bus 345.

Passes and concessions

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Questions about bus 61A

Does bus 61A go to “Orrell Park Interchange”?

Yes, in both directions.

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

Most routes stop at “Bootle Bus Station” (52, 58, 60, 62, 68, 68A, 68B, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A) and “Hornby Road” (only towards “Ashfield Road”; 52, 58, 60, 62, 68, 68A, 68B, 81A, 135, 217 and 217A). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 4 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Merseytravel.