61 Liverpool to Palace Fields via Widnes, Runcorn
Operated by Arriva North West. First bus 04:26, last bus 18:51. 30 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:21, last 18:25. Fares: adult single £2.20 to £4.00 — more.
Night bus — overnight departures 04:21–07:00. Sunday–Friday nights. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different 61? 44 other bus routes are numbered 61 elsewhere in the UK — see every 61 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:51 | 09:51 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:25 | 17:25 | 18:25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 8) | · | · | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:25 | 17:25 | 18:25 |
| Edge Hill Station (Stop D) | · | · | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:36 | 15:36 | 16:36 | 17:36 | 18:36 |
| Chelwood Avenue (opp) | · | · | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:48 | 13:48 | 14:48 | 15:48 | 16:48 | 17:48 | 18:48 |
| Huyton Bus Station (Stand 2) | 08:51 | 09:51 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 15:55 | 16:55 | 17:55 | 18:55 |
| Wilson Road (nr) | 08:59 | 09:59 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:03 | 14:02 | 15:02 | 16:02 | 17:02 | 18:02 | 19:02 |
| Prescot Bus Station (Stand 3) | 09:11 | 10:12 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:14 | 17:13 | 18:13 | 19:13 |
| Norlands Lane (opp) | 09:24 | 10:25 | 11:28 | 12:28 | 13:27 | 14:26 | 15:26 | 16:26 | 17:25 | 18:25 | 19:25 |
| The Globe | 09:30 | 10:31 | 11:34 | 12:34 | 13:33 | 14:32 | 15:32 | 16:32 | 17:31 | 18:31 | 19:31 |
| Green Oaks | 09:39 | 10:40 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:41 | 14:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:39 | 18:39 | 19:39 |
| Runcorn High Street Bus Station (Stand) | 09:54 | 10:55 | 11:56 | 12:55 | 13:54 | 14:53 | 15:53 | 16:53 | 17:52 | 18:52 | 19:52 |
| St Chads School (o/s) | 10:06 | 11:07 | 12:08 | 13:07 | 14:06 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:04 | 18:03 | 19:03 | 20:02 |
| Halton Hospital | 10:10 | 11:11 | 12:12 | 13:11 | 14:10 | 15:09 | 16:09 | 17:08 | 18:07 | 19:07 | 20:06 |
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.
Fares on the 61
Adult single £2.20 to £4.00 · Child single £1.40
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 3 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same; singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the route takes part in the England fare cap. Fares change — check with Arriva North West before you travel.
Tickets on the 61
Arriva North West publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
…and 2 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Arriva North West's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva North West.
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 Arriva North West before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Palace Fields: 11 journeys, first 08:51 towards Liverpool: 11 journeys, first 08:21
Route map
All stops on route 61
61 towards Palace Fields
All 102 stops
- Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 8) Liverpool
- Monument Place (Stop D) Liverpool
- Daulby Street (adj) Liverpool
- Towerlands Street (adj) Kensington
- Winifred Drive (adj) Kensington
- Edge Hill Station (Stop D) Kensington
- Cecil Street (opp) Wavertree
- Kempton Road (opp) Wavertree
- Hey Green Road (adj) Wavertree
- Southdale Road (adj) Wavertree
- Grove Street (adj) Wavertree
- Mill Lane (adj) Wavertree
- Childwall Road (adj) Wavertree
- South Way (adj) Wavertree
- Field Way (adj) Wavertree
- Queens Drive (adj) Childwall
- Glendevon Road (adj) Childwall
- Staniforth Place (adj) Childwall
- Chelwood Avenue (opp) Belle Vale
- Grangewood (opp) Court Hey
- Court Hey Road (opp) Court Hey
- Rimmer Avenue (opp) Bowring Park
- Pilch Lane East (adj) Roby
- Roby Interchange (Stop A) Roby
- Anderton Terrace (nr) Roby
- Roby Road (adj) Blacklow Brow
- Derby Road (adj) Knowsley
- Huyton Bus Station (Stand 2) Huyton
- St Agnes Road (opp) Huyton
- Sandiway (opp) Huyton
- Elizabeth Road (adj) Huyton
- Tarbock Road (adj) Huyton
- Biglands Drive (opp) Huyton
- Coney Lane (opp) Huyton
- Whitefield Lane (opp) Huyton Quarry
- Wilson Road (nr) Whitefield Lane End
- Fallows Way (nr) Windy Arbor
- Halsnead Avenue (adj) Windy Arbor
- St Nicholas Road (adj) Windy Arbor
- St Nicholas Parish Church (o/s) Windy Arbor
- Lickers Lane (opp) Whiston
- Jubilee Drive (adj) Whiston
- Whiston Interchange (Stop B) Prescot
- Old Colliery Road (nr) Prescot
- Saunders Avenue (opp) Prescot
- Thomas Drive (adj) Prescot
- Manchester Road (adj) Prescot
- Yates Court (opp) Prescot
- Prescot Bus Station (Stand 3) Prescot
- Atherton Street (opp) Prescot
- Queens Road (adj) Prescot
- Kelly Street (opp) Prescot
- Prescot Interchange (Stop E) Prescot
- Ash Grove (opp) Prescot
- Sinclair Avenue (adj) Prescot
- Whiston Hospital (Stop D) Whiston
- Whiston Hospital (Stop B) Whiston
- Martin Close (adj) Whiston
- Ivy Farm Road (adj) Rainhill
- Rainhill Interchange (Stop D) St Anns
- Ashfield (In) St Anns
- Lawton Road (opp) Rainhill
- Dunbeath Avenue (opp) Rainhill Stoops
- School Lane (adj) Rainhill Stoops
- Norlands Lane (opp) Rainhill Stoops
- Wilmere House Barrows Green
- Valentine House Lunts Heath
- Wilmere Lane Lunts Heath
- The Globe Lunts Heath
- Buckingham Avenue Farnworth
- Pit Lane Farnworth
- Sefton Avenue Farnworth
- Derby Road Farnworth
- Peelhouse Lane Farnworth
- Fairfield High Appleton
- Lytham Road Appleton
- Barracks Appleton
- Peelhouse Lane Appleton
- Green Oaks Widnes
- Widnes Shopping Park Simms Cross
- Milton Road Widnes
- Vicarage Road (adj) Widnes
- KINGSWAY HOTEL Widnes
- ASHLEY WAY Widnes
- WATERLOO CENTRE Waterloo
- WEST BANK STREET Waterloo
- Irwell Street/the Bridge West Bank
- Runcorn High Street Bus Station (Stand) Runcorn
- Station Road Runcorn
- York Street Runcorn
- Cenotaph Runcorn
- Whitley Close Runcorn
- Campbell Avenue Runcorn
- Heath Road Runcorn
- Golf Course Runcorn Heath
- Heath School Runcorn Heath
- Malpas Road Runcorn Heath
- Handforth Lane Grange
- St Chads School (o/s) Grange
- Halton Lodge Grange
- Halton Lea North Palace Fields
- Halton Hospital Palace Fields
61 towards Liverpool
All 103 stops
- Halton Hospital Palace Fields
- Halton Lea South Palace Fields
- Halton Lodge Grange
- St Chads School (o/s) Grange
- Handforth Lane Grange
- Malpas Road Runcorn Heath
- Heath School Runcorn Heath
- Golf Course Runcorn Heath
- Heath Road Runcorn
- Whitley Close Runcorn
- Cenotaph Runcorn
- Bonton Runcorn
- Runcorn Station Runcorn
- Runcorn Station Runcorn
- Runcorn High Street Bus Station (Stand) Runcorn
- Irwell Street/the Bridge West Bank
- Pitt Street (adj) Waterloo
- WATERLOO CENTRE Waterloo
- ASHLEY WAY Widnes
- DOCTORS PUB Widnes
- Vicarage Road Widnes
- WIDNES TOWN HALL Widnes
- SIMMS CROSS Widnes
- Windmill Shopping Park (o/s) Simms Cross
- Green Oaks Widnes
- Peelhouse Lane Appleton
- Barracks Appleton
- Lytham Road Appleton
- Fairfield High Appleton
- Peelhouse Lane Farnworth
- Derby Road Farnworth
- Sefton Avenue Farnworth
- Pit Lane Upton Rocks
- Buckingham Avenue Upton Rocks
- Birchfield Gardens Upton Rocks
- Valentine House Lunts Heath
- Wilmere House Upton Rocks
- Norlands Lane (adj) Rainhill
- School Lane (opp) St Anns
- Coylton Avenue (adj) St Anns
- Lawton Road (adj) St Anns
- St James Road (In) St Anns
- Rainhill Interchange (Stop E) St Anns
- Old Lane (adj) Rainhill
- Kendal Drive (adj) Whiston
- Whiston Hospital (Stop A) Whiston
- Whiston Hospital (Stop C) Whiston
- Sinclair Avenue (opp) Prescot
- Ash Grove (adj) Prescot
- Prescot Interchange (Stop D) Prescot
- Smith Street (adj) Prescot
- Houghton Street (Stop B) Prescot
- Prescot Bus Station (Stand 1) Prescot
- Yates Court (opp) Prescot
- Manchester Road (nr) Prescot
- Bryer Road (adj) Prescot
- Molyneux Drive (nr) Prescot
- Old Colliery Road (opp) Prescot
- Whiston Interchange (Stop C) Prescot
- Jubilee Drive (opp) Whiston
- Lickers Lane (nr) Halsnead Park
- St Nicholas Parish Church (opp) Halsnead Park
- Foxshaw Close (nr) Windy Arbor
- Simons Close (adj) Windy Arbor
- Windy Arbor Brow (opp) Windy Arbor
- Coppice Lane (adj) Whitefield Lane End
- Bardley Crescent (adj) Whitefield Lane End
- Manley Road (opp) Whitefield Lane End
- Biglands Drive (adj) Huyton
- Oakfield Drive (adj) Huyton
- Meadow Drive (adj) Huyton
- St Annes Road (nr) Huyton Park
- St Agnes Road (adj) Huyton Park
- Huyton Bus Station (Stand 7) Huyton
- Huyton Interchange (Stop K) Knowsley
- Huyton Interchange (Stop M) Knowsley
- Poplar Bank (adj) Knowsley
- Waterside Park (adj) Roby
- Lawton Road (adj) Roby
- Roby Interchange (Stop B) Roby
- Pilch Lane East (opp) Roby
- Court Hey Road (o/s) Court Hey
- Court Hey Road (adj) Court Hey
- Grangewood (adj) Court Hey
- Chelwood Avenue (adj) Belle Vale
- Glendevon Road (opp) Childwall
- Score Lane (adj) Childwall
- Queens Drive (adj) Wavertree
- Westway (adj) Wavertree
- Childwall Road (adj) Wavertree
- Childwall Close (opp) Wavertree
- Lance Lane (adj) Wavertree
- Prince Alfred Road (adj) Wavertree
- Glynn Street (adj) Wavertree
- Carno Street (adj) Wavertree
- Ashfield (adj) Wavertree
- Cecil Street (adj) Wavertree
- Edge Hill Station (Stop C) Edge Hill
- Chatsworth Drive (adj) Edge Hill
- Overton Street (adj) Edge Hill
- Ashton Street (adj) Liverpool
- Greek Street (Stop R) Liverpool
- Queen Square Bus Station (Stop A) Liverpool
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 26 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 15 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 July 2025 → Halton Hospital
- Service change effective 21 April 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 January 2024 To amend Route and Timetable.
Registered as financially supported by a local authority (Merseyside).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PC0002598/420 · Changes in Halton Borough Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 61 bus?
The first 61 departure on weekdays leaves at 04:26 (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 18:51. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 61 bus cost?
Arriva North West's published fares on the 61: adult single £2.20 to £4.00, child single £1.40. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 61 takes part in the England fare cap. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva North West 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 Arriva North West.
Timetable data from Arriva North West via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PC0002598/420. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.