{"id":17628,"date":"2026-10-03T20:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T19:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/bus-route-61-leeds"},"modified":"2026-10-03T20:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T19:54:54","slug":"bus-route-61-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-61-leeds","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 61 in Leeds: St James Hospital \u2194 John Charles Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 61 in Leeds runs between \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d and \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-leeds#routes\">All routes in Leeds \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ada74cd2037c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ada74cd2037c\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-61-leeds\/#Where_bus_61_goes\" >Where bus 61 goes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-61-leeds\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-61-leeds\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-61-leeds\/#Questions_about_bus_61\" >Questions about bus 61<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-61-leeds\/#Does_bus_61_go_to_%E2%80%9CCompton_Place%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 61 go to \u201cCompton Place\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-61-leeds\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_61_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 61 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_61_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 61 goes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ileeds.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-leeds-bus-61-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ileeds.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-leeds-bus-61-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 61 in Leeds on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d: 33 stops. After \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cSt James&#8217;s Hospital\u201d, \u201cStanley Road\u201d, \u201cCompton Place\u201d, \u201cCompton Centre\u201d, \u201cHarehills ASDA\u201d, \u201cClifton Grove\u201d, \u201cNowell Mount\u201d, \u201cTorre Lane\u201d, \u201cIvy Street\u201d, \u201cEast End Park Parade\u201d. Then \u201cEast Park Parade\u201d, \u201cGarton Road\u201d, \u201cRailway Close\u201d, \u201cPontefract Street\u201d, \u201cLavender Walk\u201d, \u201cRedworth Court\u201d, \u201cLong Close Lane\u201d, \u201cDial Street\u201d, \u201cEasy Road\u201d, \u201cSouth Accommodation Road\u201d. Then \u201cDonisthorpe Street\u201d, \u201cStafford Street\u201d, \u201cHunslet Health Centre\u201d, \u201cHunslet Centre\u201d, \u201cHunslet Green Retail Centre\u201d, \u201cCity South Retail Park\u201d, \u201cMoor Road Beza Street\u201d, \u201cMoor Road Carr Moor Street\u201d, \u201cOld Run Road Belle Isle Road\u201d, \u201cOld Run Road West Grange Drive\u201d. Before \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d: \u201cSouth Leeds Academy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d to \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d: 32 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cMoor Road Station\u201d, \u201cChurch Street\u201d, \u201cWhitehouse Street\u201d and \u201cLupton Avenue\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d does it call at \u201cSt James&#8217;s Hospital\u201d, \u201cHarehills ASDA\u201d, \u201cHunslet Health Centre\u201d, \u201cMoor Road Beza Street\u201d and \u201cOld Run Road Belle Isle Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cSt James&#8217;s Hospital\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d (50 m), \u201cHarehills ASDA\u201d \u2192 \u201cClifton Grove\u201d (100 m), \u201cHunslet Health Centre\u201d \u2192 \u201cChurch Street\u201d (100 m) and \u201cMoor Road Beza Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cMoor Road Station\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d, board nearby: \u201cMoor Road Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cMoor Road Beza Street\u201d (50 m), \u201cChurch Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cHunslet Health Centre\u201d (100 m), \u201cWhitehouse Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cDonisthorpe Street\u201d (200 m) and \u201cLupton Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cTorre Lane\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cSt James&#8217;s Hospital\u201d and \u201cCompton Centre\u201d it shares the road with routes 16, 16A and 42. On this section you can take any of them.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSt James Hospital\u201d: buses 4, 4F, 49, 50 and 50A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt James&#8217;s Hospital\u201d (only towards \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d): buses 4, 4F, 49, 50 and 50A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStanley Road\u201d: buses 4, 4F, 49, 50 and 50A<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCompton Place\u201d: buses 4, 4F and 91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCompton Centre\u201d: buses 4, 4F and 91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHarehills ASDA\u201d (only towards \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d): buses 4, 4F and 91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClifton Grove\u201d: buses 4, 4F and 91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNowell Mount\u201d: bus 91<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTorre Lane\u201d: buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIvy Street\u201d: buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLavender Walk\u201d: buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRedworth Court\u201d: buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDonisthorpe Street\u201d: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStafford Street\u201d: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHunslet Health Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHunslet Centre\u201d: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 86, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHunslet Green Retail Centre\u201d: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47 and 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCity South Retail Park\u201d: bus 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoor Road Beza Street\u201d (only towards \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d): bus 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoor Road Carr Moor Street\u201d: bus 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Run Road Belle Isle Road\u201d (only towards \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47 and 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Run Road West Grange Drive\u201d: buses 12, 13, 13A, 47 and 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoor Road Station\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d): bus 86<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChurch Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitehouse Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d): buses 12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLupton Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d): buses 11, 19, 19A, 40, 56, 64, 163, 164 and 165<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-4-leeds\">bus 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-4f-leeds\">bus 4F<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-11-leeds\">bus 11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-12-leeds\">bus 12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-13-leeds\">bus 13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-13a-leeds\">bus 13A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-16-leeds\">bus 16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-16a-leeds\">bus 16A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-19-leeds\">bus 19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-19a-leeds\">bus 19A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-40-leeds\">bus 40<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-42-leeds\">bus 42<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-47-leeds\">bus 47<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-49-leeds\">bus 49<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-50-leeds\">bus 50<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-50a-leeds\">bus 50A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-56-leeds\">bus 56<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-64-leeds\">bus 64<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-86-leeds\">bus 86<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-91-leeds\">bus 91<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-110-leeds\">bus 110<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-163-leeds\">bus 163<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-164-leeds\">bus 164<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-165-leeds\">bus 165<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-168-leeds\">bus 168<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-444-leeds\">bus 444<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/bus-route-446-leeds\">bus 446<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-leeds\">How to pay for public transport in Leeds<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_61\"><\/span>Questions about bus 61<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_61_go_to_%E2%80%9CCompton_Place%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 61 go to \u201cCompton Place\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_61_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 61 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cDonisthorpe Street\u201d (12, 13, 13A, 47, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446) and \u201cHunslet Centre\u201d (12, 13, 13A, 47, 86, 110, 140, 141, 168, 444 and 446). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Metro).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 61 in Leeds runs between \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d and \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d. All routes in Leeds \u2192 Where bus 61 goes Towards \u201cJohn Charles Stadium\u201d: 33 stops. After \u201cSt James Hospital\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cSt James&#8217;s Hospital\u201d, \u201cStanley Road\u201d, \u201cCompton Place\u201d, \u201cCompton Centre\u201d, \u201cHarehills ASDA\u201d, \u201cClifton Grove\u201d, \u201cNowell Mount\u201d, \u201cTorre Lane\u201d, \u201cIvy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":655,"featured_media":17629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8336],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17628"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18540,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17628\/revisions\/18540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17628"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17628"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17628"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ileeds.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}