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561Pascoe Vale Station to Macleod via La Trobe University

Route 561 is a bus route in Melbourne, from the Transport Victoria timetable. It runs between Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St and Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde, calling at 53 stops. On weekdays the first service leaves around 5:52 am and the last around 10:40 pm, with a service every 20 min at peak.

  • Every 20 minat weekday peak
  • 5:52 amfirst, weekdays
  • 10:40 pmlast, weekdays
  • 57 minend to end

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Macleod Railway Station/McNamara StPascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde2 km
The route as the Transport Victoria timetable publishes it, both ways. Drawn on the page; no map is loaded.

Next departures

Timetable

To Pascoe Vale Station

10:06 pm

  • 10:40 pm
  • 6:19 am tomorrow
  • 6:40 am tomorrow
  • 7:02 am tomorrow

To Macleod Station

10:36 pm

  • 5:52 am tomorrow
  • 6:09 am tomorrow
  • 6:29 am tomorrow
  • 6:49 am tomorrow

Timetable times at a stop in the middle of the route, in Melbourne time, not live. For your own stop, and for live times, open GoSEQ.

How often it runs

Timetable
WhenTo Pascoe Vale StationTo Macleod Station
Peakweekdays, 7–9 am and 4–6 pmevery 20 minevery 20 min
Off-peakweekdays, 9 am–3 pmevery 20 minevery 20 min
Saturday8 am–6 pmevery 40 minevery 40 min
Sunday8 am–6 pmevery 45 minevery 45 min
First service6:19 am5:52 am
Last service10:40 pm10:36 pm
End to end57 min · 57 stops61 min · 56 stops
Services a dayweekdays4951

Services each hour to Pascoe Vale Station

Weekdays49 a day

6 am: 27 am: 38 am: 39 am: 310 am: 311 am: 312 pm: 31 pm: 32 pm: 33 pm: 34 pm: 35 pm: 36 pm: 37 pm: 48 pm: 39 pm: 210 pm: 2

Saturday24 a day

6 am: 17 am: 28 am: 19 am: 210 am: 111 am: 212 pm: 11 pm: 22 pm: 13 pm: 24 pm: 15 pm: 26 pm: 17 pm: 28 pm: 19 pm: 110 pm: 1

Sunday20 a day

8 am: 19 am: 110 am: 211 am: 112 pm: 21 pm: 12 pm: 23 pm: 14 pm: 25 pm: 16 pm: 27 pm: 18 pm: 29 pm: 1

A typical day in the timetable, at Arch Gibson Reserve/Boldrewood Pde.

Stops

In order, each way
To Pascoe Vale Station53 stops · about 57 min
  1. Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St
  2. Jacka St/Macleod Pde
  3. Ruthven St/Macleod Pde
  4. Waiora Rd/Kingsbury Dr
  5. Kingsbury Dr/Waterdale Rd
  6. La Trobe Uni Jenny Graves Building/Science Dr
  7. Plenty Rd/Dunne St
  8. Ellerslie St/Dunne St
  9. Maryborough Ave/Dunne St
  10. Driver St/Dunne St
  11. Wedge St/Dunne St
  12. Stymie St/Dunne St
  13. Arch Gibson Reserve/Dunne St
  14. Arch Gibson Reserve/Boldrewood Pde
  15. Charlton Cres/Boldrewood Pde
  16. Boldrewood Pde/Broadway
  17. Odowd St/Broadway
  18. Dennis St/Broadway
  19. Reservoir SC/Broadway
  20. Reservoir Station/High St
  21. Reservoir Station/Edwardes St
  22. Olive St/Edwardes St
  23. Ashley St/Edwardes St
  24. Kelsby St/Edwardes St
  25. Willoughby St/Edwardes St
  26. Gilbert Rd/Edwardes St
  27. Pitt St/Edwardes St
  28. Newlands Rd/Edwardes St
  29. Edwardes St/Newlands Rd
  30. Henty St/Newlands Rd
  31. Norfolk Ct/Newlands Rd
  32. Photography Dr/Newlands Rd
  33. Golf Rd/Newlands Rd
  34. Carr St/Newlands Rd
  35. Merri Creek/Newlands Rd
  36. Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave
  37. Stockade Ave/Pentridge Bvd
  38. Richards St/Bell St
  39. Coburg PS/Bell St
  40. Coburg Station/Bell St
  41. Nelson St/Bell St
  42. Kelson St/Bell St
  43. Linsey St/Bell St
  44. Davis St/Bell St
  45. Bell St/Sussex St
  46. O'Hea St/Sussex St
  47. Sussex St/Gaffney St
  48. Derby St/Gaffney St
  49. St Oliver Plunkett's PS/Gaffney St
  50. Pascoe Vale PS/Gaffney St
  51. Ann St/Gaffney St
  52. Bellevue Tce/Gaffney St
  53. Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde
To Macleod Station52 stops · about 61 min
  1. Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde
  2. Northumberland Rd/Gaffney St
  3. Ann St/Gaffney St
  4. Pascoe Vale PS/Gaffney St
  5. St Oliver Plunkett's PS/Gaffney St
  6. Derby St/Gaffney St
  7. Sussex St/Gaffney St
  8. O'Hea St/Sussex St
  9. Bell St/Sussex St
  10. Gordon St/Bell St
  11. Linsey St/Bell St
  12. High St/Bell St
  13. Kendall St/Bell St
  14. Coburg Station/146 Bell St
  15. Coburg PS/Bell St
  16. Pentridge Bvd/Bell St
  17. Stockade Ave/Pentridge Bvd
  18. Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave
  19. Merri Creek/Newlands Rd
  20. Alexander Ave/Newlands Rd
  21. Carr St/Newlands Rd
  22. Golf Rd/Newlands Rd
  23. Photography Dr/Newlands Rd
  24. Norfolk Ct/Newlands Rd
  25. Henty St/Newlands Rd
  26. Kelverne St/Newlands Rd
  27. Newlands Rd/Edwardes St
  28. Pitt St/Edwardes St
  29. Gilbert Rd/Edwardes St
  30. Griffiths St/Edwardes St
  31. Kelsby St/Edwardes St
  32. Compton St/Edwardes St
  33. Reservoir Station/Edwardes St
  34. Reservoir Station/High St
  35. Marchant Ave/Broadway
  36. Fordham Rd/Broadway
  37. Boldrewood Pde/Broadway
  38. Charlton Cres/Boldrewood Pde
  39. Arch Gibson Reserve/Boldrewood Pde
  40. Arch Gibson Reserve/Dunne St
  41. Stymie St/Dunne St
  42. Wedge St/Dunne St
  43. Link St/Dunne St
  44. Maryborough Ave/Dunne St
  45. Ellerslie St/Dunne St
  46. Plenty Rd/Dunne St
  47. La Trobe Uni Jenny Graves Building/Science Dr
  48. Kingsbury Dr/Waterdale Rd
  49. Charles La Trobe P-12 College/Kingsbury Dr
  50. Ruthven St/Macleod Pde
  51. Jacka St/Macleod Pde
  52. Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St

Questions

Is route 561 running today?

Route 561 runs on Tuesdays in the current timetable. For live delays and cancellations, open GoSEQ.

How often does route 561 run?

Towards Pascoe Vale Station, it runs every 20 min at weekday peak, every 20 min in the middle of a weekday, every 40 min on Saturdays, every 45 min on Sundays, by the timetable.

What time is the first and last bus on route 561?

On weekdays, the first service towards Pascoe Vale Station leaves Arch Gibson Reserve/Boldrewood Pde at about 6:19 am and the last at about 10:40 pm.

Where does route 561 go?

Route 561 runs between Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St and Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde, about 57 minutes end to end, with 53 stops each way.

Can I see where my bus is right now?

Yes, in GoSEQ. This page shows the Transport Victoria timetable; the app adds live positions, a countdown to your bus, delays and an alert before your stop.

How do I pay on route 561?

With a myki. GoSEQ shows a fare estimate for your trip, not a ticket; fares and cards are the operator’s.

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