61 Preston to Blackpool via Ashton-on-Ribble, Marton

Operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire. First bus 05:10, last bus 23:30. 62 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 09:10, last 19:27. Fares: adult single £2.20 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Blackpool from Bus Station (Stand 5): 19:10

Next towards Preston from Corporation Street C05 (Stop CO 5): 19:27

Wanted a different 61? 44 other bus routes are numbered 61 elsewhere in the UK — see every 61 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Blackpool Corporation St unless marked “to …” · Sunday · 11 journeys
Stop 09:1010:1011:1012:1013:1014:1015:1016:1017:1018:1019:10 to Wrea Green Grapes Hotel
Bus Station (Stand 5) 09:1010:1011:1012:1013:1014:1015:1016:1017:1018:1019:10
Aldfield Avenue (opp) 09:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:3019:27
Stanagate (by) 09:3510:3511:3512:3513:3514:3515:3516:3517:3518:3519:32
Railway Station (opp) 09:4610:4611:4612:4613:4614:4615:4616:4617:4618:4619:43
Primary School (opp) 09:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5515:5516:5517:5518:5519:52
Whitehill Road (by) 10:0311:0312:0313:0314:0315:0316:0317:0318:0319:03·
Mythop Road (opp) 10:0711:0712:0713:0714:0715:0716:0717:0718:0719:07·
Oxford Square (by) 10:1211:1212:1213:1214:1215:1216:1217:1218:1219:12·
Corporation Street C05 (Stop CO 5) 10:2411:2412:2413:2414:2415:2416:2417:2418:2419:24·

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.

The 61 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Fares on the 61

Adult single £2.20 to £3.00 · Child single £1.40 to £3.00

Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 5 April 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire before you travel.

Tickets on the 61

Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire publishes singles, day returns, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.

Return · Single · Carlisle DayRider · Jobseekers Return · Jobseekers Single · Lancashire DayRider · North West Explorer · Fylde Coast DayRider

…and 36 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire.

58–81% on time
average delay 1.6 min · the range 58 live GPS observations over 30 days can support

Christmas & bank holidays

These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.

Route map

All stops on route 61

61 towards Blackpool

All 65 stops
  1. Bus Station (Stand 5) Preston City Centre
  2. Lancaster Road (Stop N) Preston City Centre
  3. Ring Way (Stand R) Preston City Centre
  4. Corporation Street (CS1) Preston City Centre
  5. 53 Degrees (Stop U1) University
  6. The Guild (by) Maudlands
  7. Carlton Street (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  8. Water Lane (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  9. Hull Street (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  10. St Michaels Church (o/s) Ashton-on-Ribble
  11. Winmarleigh Road (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  12. St Andrews School (opp) Ashton-on-Ribble
  13. Ashton Park (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  14. Clifton Avenue (opp) Ashton-on-Ribble
  15. Weeton Place (by) Larches
  16. Police Station (o/s) Lea
  17. The Pig & Whistle (by) Lea
  18. Aldfield Avenue (opp) Lea
  19. Lea Gate (opp) Lea
  20. Hall Field Farm (opp) Clifton
  21. Silver Street (by) Clifton
  22. Stanagate (by) Clifton
  23. Vicarage Lane (opp) Newton-with-Scales
  24. Bell and Bottle (by) Newton-with-Scales
  25. Church Farm (by) Dowbridge
  26. Oxford Drive (opp) Dowbridge
  27. Carr Lane (opp) Kirkham
  28. Market Square (opp) Kirkham
  29. Swan Hotel (o/s) Kirkham
  30. Library (by) Kirkham
  31. Railway Station (opp) Kirkham
  32. Wyre Street (opp) Wesham
  33. Lane Ends Pub (opp) Wesham
  34. Kingfisher (by) Kirkham
  35. Ribby Hall Entrance Wrea Green
  36. Willow Drive (by) Wrea Green
  37. Grapes Hotel (opp) Wrea Green
  38. Primary School (opp) Wrea Green
  39. Stone Cross (opp) Wrea Green
  40. Mere Cottage (opp) Westby-with-Plumptons
  41. Plumpton Lodge (by) Little Plumpton
  42. Staining Wood Farm (by) Peel Hill
  43. Carr Bridge Park (opp) Peel Hill
  44. Whitehill Road (by) Peel Hill
  45. B&Q (adj) Peel Hill
  46. Clifton Road (adj) Mereside
  47. Harbour Hospital (opp) Mereside
  48. Mythop Road (opp) Marton
  49. Paddock Drive (opp) Mereside
  50. Metropolitan Business Park (opp) Mereside
  51. Preston Old Road (by) Marton
  52. Mereland Road (opp) Marton
  53. Lomond Avenue (opp) Marton
  54. Oxford Square (by) Oxford Square
  55. The Saddle (o/s) Marton
  56. Elmslie Gardens (by) Stanley Park
  57. Condor Grove (by) Stanley Park
  58. Health Centre (by) Stanley Park
  59. Gloucester Avenue (by) Stanley Park
  60. Palatine Road (by) Stanley Park
  61. Devonshire Square (by) Devonshire Square
  62. Devonshire Square (by) Devonshire Square
  63. Buchanan Street (opp) Central
  64. North Station (opp) Blackpool Town Centre
  65. Corporation Street C05 (Stop CO 5) Blackpool Town Centre

61 towards Preston

All 73 stops
  1. Corporation Street C05 (Stop CO 5) Blackpool Town Centre
  2. North Station (Stand 1) Blackpool Town Centre
  3. Buchanan Street (by) Central
  4. Devonshire Square (by) Devonshire Square
  5. Palatine Road (opp) Stanley Park
  6. Gloucester Avenue (opp) Stanley Park
  7. Health Centre (by) Stanley Park
  8. Condor Grove (by) Stanley Park
  9. Elmslie Gardens (by) Stanley Park
  10. The Saddle (o/s) Marton
  11. St Paul's Church (o/s) Oxford Square
  12. Oxford Square (adj) Oxford Square
  13. Lomond Avenue (by) Marton
  14. Mereland Road (by) Marton
  15. Preston Old Road (by) Marton
  16. Metropolitan Business Pk (by) Little Marton
  17. Paddock Drive (by) Little Marton
  18. Mythop Road (by) Marton
  19. Harbour Hospital (by) Mereside
  20. B&Q (opp) Peel Hill
  21. Whitehill Road (opp) Peel Hill
  22. Lyndale (by) Peel Hill
  23. Maple Farm (by) Peel Hill
  24. Staining Wood Farm (opp) Peel Hill
  25. Plumpton Hall (opp) Little Plumpton
  26. Mere Cottage (by) Westby-with-Plumptons
  27. Stone Cross (by) Wrea Green
  28. Grapes Hotel (o/s) Wrea Green
  29. Willow Drive (opp) Wrea Green
  30. Ribby Hall Entrance (opp) Wrea Green
  31. Kingfisher (by) Kirkham
  32. Lane Ends Pub (by) Wesham
  33. Wyre Street (by) Wesham
  34. Rail Station (by) Kirkham
  35. Library (opp) Kirkham
  36. Morrisons (by) Kirkham
  37. Market Square (by) Kirkham
  38. Carr Lane (by) Kirkham
  39. New Hey Lane (by) Dowbridge
  40. Dowbridge Jct (by) Dowbridge
  41. Bell and Bottle (opp) Newton-with-Scales
  42. Vicarage Lane (by) Newton-with-Scales
  43. Stanagate (adj) Clifton
  44. Dixons Farm Mews (by) Clifton
  45. Hall Field Farm (by) Clifton
  46. Lea Gate (by) Lea
  47. Aldfield Avenue (by) Lea
  48. Tudor Ave (by) Lea
  49. The Pig & Whistle (opp) Lea
  50. Police Station (opp) Lea
  51. Weeton Place (opp) Larches
  52. Broadway (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  53. Post Office (o/s) Ashton-on-Ribble
  54. Pedders Lane Shelter (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  55. Pedders Lane (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  56. Hastings Road (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  57. St Michaels Church (adj) Ashton-on-Ribble
  58. Swansea Street (opp) Ashton-on-Ribble
  59. Water Lane Viaduct (by) Ashton-on-Ribble
  60. Water Lane (adj) Ashton-on-Ribble
  61. Carlton Street (opp) Ashton-on-Ribble
  62. Maudland Bank (opp) Maudlands
  63. 53 Degrees (Stop U2) University
  64. Corporation Street (Stand CS3) Preston City Centre
  65. Ring Way (R1) Preston City Centre
  66. Arrival Stand (Stand 0) Preston City Centre
  67. Bus Station (Stand 8) Preston City Centre
  68. Bus Station (Stand 5) Preston City Centre
  69. Bus Station (Stand B) Preston City Centre
  70. Lancaster Road (Stand L) Preston City Centre
  71. Church Street (Stand J) Preston City Centre
  72. Grimshaw Street (Stand H) Preston City Centre
  73. Cardinal Newman College (N1) Frenchwood

Towns & areas on this route

Preston City CentreAshton-on-RibbleMartonKirkhamCentralMeresideLeaBlackpool Town CentreStanley ParkWeshamLittle MartonFrenchwood

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 61 bus?

The first 61 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:10 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 61 bus?

The last 61 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 61 bus cost?

Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire's published fares on the 61: adult single £2.20 to £3.00, child single £1.40 to £3.00. The 61 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 61 bus?

The 61 is operated by Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire.

Timetable data from Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.