Bus route 61 in Leeds: St James Hospital ↔ John Charles Stadium

Bus route 61 in Leeds runs between “St James Hospital” and “John Charles Stadium”.

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Where bus 61 goes

Towards “John Charles Stadium”: 33 stops. After “St James Hospital”, the bus calls at “St James’s Hospital”, “Stanley Road”, “Compton Place”, “Compton Centre”, “Harehills ASDA”, “Clifton Grove”, “Nowell Mount”, “Torre Lane”, “Ivy Street”, “East End Park Parade”. Then “East Park Parade”, “Garton Road”, “Railway Close”, “Pontefract Street”, “Lavender Walk”, “Redworth Court”, “Long Close Lane”, “Dial Street”, “Easy Road”, “South Accommodation Road”. Then “Donisthorpe Street”, “Stafford Street”, “Hunslet Health Centre”, “Hunslet Centre”, “Hunslet Green Retail Centre”, “City South Retail Park”, “Moor Road Beza Street”, “Moor Road Carr Moor Street”, “Old Run Road Belle Isle Road”, “Old Run Road West Grange Drive”. Before “John Charles Stadium”: “South Leeds Academy”.

On the way back, from “John Charles Stadium” to “St James Hospital”: 32 stops. Only in this direction does it call at “Moor Road Station”, “Church Street”, “Whitehouse Street” and “Lupton Avenue”. Only in the direction of “John Charles Stadium” does it call at “St James’s Hospital”, “Harehills ASDA”, “Hunslet Health Centre”, “Moor Road Beza Street” and “Old Run Road Belle Isle Road”. For the way back, board nearby: “St James’s Hospital” → “St James Hospital” (50 m), “Harehills ASDA” → “Clifton Grove” (100 m), “Hunslet Health Centre” → “Church Street” (100 m) and “Moor Road Beza Street” → “Moor Road Station” (50 m). Towards “John Charles Stadium”, board nearby: “Moor Road Station” → “Moor Road Beza Street” (50 m), “Church Street” → “Hunslet Health Centre” (100 m), “Whitehouse Street” → “Donisthorpe Street” (200 m) and “Lupton Avenue” → “Torre Lane” (100 m).

Connections

On part of the route, between “St James’s Hospital” and “Compton Centre” it shares the road with routes 16, 16A and 42. On this section you can take any of them.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “St James Hospital”: buses 4, 4F, 49, 50 and 50A
• “St James’s Hospital” (only towards “John Charles Stadium”): buses 4, 4F, 49, 50 and 50A
• “Stanley Road”: buses 4, 4F, 49, 50 and 50A
• “Compton Place”: buses 4, 4F and 91
• “Compton Centre”: buses 4, 4F and 91
• “Harehills ASDA” (only towards “John Charles Stadium”): buses 4, 4F and 91
• “Clifton Grove”: buses 4, 4F and 91
• “Nowell Mount”: bus 91
• “Torre Lane”: buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165
• “Ivy Street”: buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165
• “Lavender Walk”: buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165
• “Redworth Court”: buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165
• “Donisthorpe Street”: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446
• “Stafford Street”: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446
• “Hunslet Health Centre” (only towards “John Charles Stadium”): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446
• “Hunslet Centre”: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 86, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446
• “Hunslet Green Retail Centre”: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47 and 86
• “City South Retail Park”: bus 86
• “Moor Road Beza Street” (only towards “John Charles Stadium”): bus 86
• “Moor Road Carr Moor Street”: bus 86
• “Old Run Road Belle Isle Road” (only towards “John Charles Stadium”): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47 and 86
• “Old Run Road West Grange Drive”: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47 and 86
• “Moor Road Station” (only towards “St James Hospital”): bus 86
• “Church Street” (only towards “St James Hospital”): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446
• “Whitehouse Street” (only towards “St James Hospital”): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446
• “Lupton Avenue” (only towards “St James Hospital”): buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165

Pages for these routes: bus 4, bus 4F, bus 11, bus 12, bus 13, bus 13A, bus 16, bus 16A, bus 19, bus 19A, bus 40, bus 42, bus 47, bus 49, bus 50, bus 50A, bus 56, bus 64, bus 86, bus 91, bus 110, bus 163, bus 164, bus 165, bus 168, bus 444, bus 446.

Passes and concessions

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Questions about bus 61

Does bus 61 go to “Compton Place”?

Yes, in both directions.

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

Most routes stop at “Donisthorpe Street” (12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446) and “Hunslet Centre” (12, 13, 13A, 47, 86, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro).