Melbourne Buses Route 561: Pascoe Vale Station - Macleod via La Trobe University

Bus timetable and route map · Monday to Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Melbourne Buses Route 561 (Pascoe Vale Station - Macleod via La Trobe University) is a bus route in Metropolitan Melbourne bus routes, serving Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde, Gordon St/Bell St, Marchant Ave/Broadway, Driver St/Dunne St and Davis St/Bell St. Monday to Friday the first bus is at 5:29 am and the last at 10:47 pm, every 20 min during the day. Updated 5 October 2026.

Timetable summary

Monday to Friday

First: 5:29 am
Last: 10:47 pm
Buses: 104
Daytime: every 20 min

Saturday

First: 6:08 am
Last: 9:58 pm
Buses: 47
Daytime: every 40 min

Sunday

First: 8:19 am
Last: 9:28 pm
Buses: 41
Daytime: every 40 min

Timetable change: Melbourne Buses’ timetable changes on 5 October 2026. The times below are for the current timetable.

Route 561 to Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St

Destination sign “Macleod Station” · from Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde · 52 stops

Monday to Friday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde	Gordon St/Bell St	Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave	Newlands Rd/Edwardes St	Marchant Ave/Broadway	Maryborough Ave/Dunne St	Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St
·	·	·	·	5:48	5:56	6:09
·	·	·	·	6:05	6:13	6:26
6:15	6:23	6:30	6:37	6:45	6:54	7:11
·	·	·	·	6:25	6:33	6:46
6:34	6:42	6:49	6:57	7:06	7:15	7:32
6:57	7:07	7:14	7:22	7:32	7:41	7:56
7:18	7:28	7:35	7:43	7:54	8:03	8:18
7:35	7:45	7:52	8:00	8:11	8:20	8:35
7:51	8:01	8:08	8:16	8:27	8:36	8:51
8:10	8:20	8:27	8:35	8:46	8:55	9:10
8:30	8:40	8:47	8:55	9:05	9:14	9:27
8:50	9:00	9:07	9:14	9:24	9:33	9:46
9:10	9:19	9:26	9:33	9:43	9:51	10:04
9:30	9:38	9:45	9:52	10:02	10:10	10:23
9:50	9:58	10:05	10:12	10:22	10:30	10:43
10:10	10:18	10:25	10:32	10:42	10:50	11:03
10:30	10:38	10:45	10:52	11:02	11:10	11:23
10:50	10:58	11:05	11:12	11:22	11:30	11:43
11:10	11:18	11:25	11:32	11:42	11:50	12:03
11:30	11:38	11:45	11:52	12:02	12:10	12:23
11:50	11:58	12:05	12:12	12:22	12:30	12:43
12:10	12:18	12:25	12:32	12:42	12:50	1:03
12:30	12:38	12:45	12:52	1:02	1:10	1:23
12:50	12:58	1:05	1:12	1:22	1:30	1:43
1:10	1:18	1:25	1:32	1:42	1:50	2:03
1:30	1:38	1:45	1:52	2:02	2:10	2:23
1:50	1:58	2:05	2:12	2:22	2:30	2:43
2:10	2:18	2:25	2:32	2:42	2:50	3:05
2:30	2:38	2:45	2:52	3:02	3:10	3:26
2:50	2:59	3:06	3:13	3:23	3:31	3:47
3:10	3:20	3:28	3:35	3:45	3:53	4:09
3:30	3:40	3:48	3:55	4:05	4:13	4:29
3:50	3:59	4:07	4:14	4:24	4:33	4:49
4:09	4:18	4:26	4:33	4:43	4:52	5:08
4:30	4:39	4:47	4:54	5:04	5:13	5:29
4:50	4:59	5:07	5:14	5:24	5:33	5:49
5:10	5:19	5:27	5:34	5:44	5:53	6:09
5:30	5:39	5:47	5:54	6:04	6:13	6:29
5:50	5:59	6:07	6:14	6:24	6:32	6:46
6:10	6:19	6:27	6:34	6:44	6:52	7:05
6:30	6:39	6:46	6:53	7:01	7:08	7:21
6:50	6:58	7:05	7:12	7:21	7:28	7:40
7:10	7:18	7:25	7:32	7:40	7:47	8:00
7:30	7:38	7:44	7:50	7:59	8:06	8:18
7:50	7:57	8:04	8:10	8:18	8:25	8:38
8:10	8:17	8:24	8:30	8:38	8:45	8:58
8:30	8:38	8:44	8:50	8:59	9:06	9:18
8:50	8:58	9:04	9:10	9:19	9:26	9:38
9:10	9:17	9:22	9:28	9:37	9:44	9:56
9:30	9:37	9:42	9:48	9:57	10:04	10:16
10:07	10:14	10:19	10:25	10:33	10:40	10:51
10:47	10:54	10:59	11:05	·	·	·

Saturday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde	Gordon St/Bell St	Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave	Newlands Rd/Edwardes St	Marchant Ave/Broadway	Maryborough Ave/Dunne St	Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St
7:14	7:22	7:27	7:33	7:46	7:53	8:03
7:49	7:57	8:03	8:09	8:25	8:32	8:43
8:29	8:37	8:43	8:49	9:05	9:12	9:23
9:07	9:15	9:23	9:29	9:45	9:52	10:04
9:47	9:55	10:03	10:09	10:25	10:32	10:44
10:27	10:35	10:43	10:49	11:05	11:12	11:24
11:07	11:15	11:23	11:29	11:45	11:52	12:04
11:47	11:55	12:03	12:09	12:25	12:32	12:44
12:25	12:33	12:43	12:52	1:08	1:18	1:28
1:05	1:13	1:23	1:32	1:48	1:58	2:08
1:45	1:53	2:03	2:12	2:28	2:38	2:48
2:25	2:33	2:43	2:52	3:08	3:18	3:28
3:05	3:13	3:23	3:32	3:48	3:58	4:08
3:45	3:53	4:03	4:12	4:28	4:38	4:48
4:25	4:33	4:43	4:52	5:08	5:18	5:28
5:05	5:13	5:23	5:32	5:48	5:58	6:08
5:47	5:55	6:05	6:14	6:30	6:40	6:50
6:25	6:33	6:43	6:52	7:08	7:18	7:28
7:05	7:13	7:23	7:32	7:48	7:58	8:08
7:46	7:54	8:04	8:11	8:27	8:36	8:46
8:26	8:34	8:40	8:46	8:59	9:06	9:16
9:06	9:14	9:19	9:25	9:36	9:42	9:52
9:50	9:57	10:02	10:08	·	·	·

Sunday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde	Gordon St/Bell St	Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave	Newlands Rd/Edwardes St	Marchant Ave/Broadway	Maryborough Ave/Dunne St	Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St
8:48	8:56	9:02	9:08	9:25	9:32	9:43
9:27	9:31	9:39	9:49	10:05	10:12	10:24
10:07	10:15	10:23	10:29	10:45	10:52	11:04
10:47	10:55	11:03	11:09	11:25	11:32	11:44
11:27	11:35	11:43	11:49	12:05	12:12	12:24
12:05	12:13	12:21	12:27	12:43	12:55	1:08
12:45	12:53	1:03	1:14	1:30	1:37	1:48
1:25	1:33	1:43	1:54	2:10	2:17	2:28
2:05	2:13	2:23	2:34	2:50	2:57	3:08
2:45	2:53	3:03	3:14	3:31	3:37	3:48
3:25	3:33	3:43	3:54	4:11	4:17	4:28
4:05	4:13	4:23	4:34	4:51	4:57	5:08
4:45	4:53	5:03	5:14	5:31	5:37	5:48
5:25	5:33	5:43	5:54	6:11	6:17	6:28
6:05	6:13	6:24	6:36	6:51	6:57	7:08
6:45	6:53	7:04	7:16	7:30	7:37	7:48
7:25	7:33	7:44	7:56	8:10	8:17	8:28
8:06	8:14	8:20	8:26	8:40	8:46	8:56
8:46	8:53	8:58	9:02	9:16	9:23	9:34
9:26	9:33	9:38	9:44	·	·	·

All 52 stops in this direction

Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde #46481
Northumberland Rd/Gaffney St #47759
Ann St/Gaffney St #47760
Pascoe Vale PS/Gaffney St #47761
St Oliver Plunkett's PS/Gaffney St #47762
Derby St/Gaffney St #47763
Sussex St/Gaffney St #47764
O'Hea St/Sussex St #47765
Bell St/Sussex St #2254
Gordon St/Bell St #9033
Linsey St/Bell St #9034
High St/Bell St #9035
Kendall St/Bell St #9036
Coburg Station/146 Bell St #6733
Coburg PS/Bell St #2463
Pentridge Bvd/Bell St #2465
Stockade Ave/Pentridge Bvd #47766
Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave #47767
Merri Creek/Newlands Rd #11593
Alexander Ave/Newlands Rd #11663
Carr St/Newlands Rd #11595
Golf Rd/Newlands Rd #11596
Photography Dr/Newlands Rd #11662
Norfolk Ct/Newlands Rd #11661
Henty St/Newlands Rd #11660
Kelverne St/Newlands Rd #11658
Newlands Rd/Edwardes St #10142
Pitt St/Edwardes St #10141
Gilbert Rd/Edwardes St #10140
Griffiths St/Edwardes St #41719
Kelsby St/Edwardes St #10139
Compton St/Edwardes St #10138
Reservoir Station/Edwardes St #22350
Reservoir Station/High St #18865
Marchant Ave/Broadway #1191
Fordham Rd/Broadway #1189
Boldrewood Pde/Broadway #1188
Charlton Cres/Boldrewood Pde #1911
Arch Gibson Reserve/Boldrewood Pde #225
Arch Gibson Reserve/Dunne St #224
Stymie St/Dunne St #223
Wedge St/Dunne St #222
Link St/Dunne St #221
Maryborough Ave/Dunne St #220
Ellerslie St/Dunne St #219
Plenty Rd/Dunne St #218
La Trobe Uni Jenny Graves Building/Science Dr #48037
Kingsbury Dr/Waterdale Rd #766
Charles La Trobe P-12 College/Kingsbury Dr #45917
Ruthven St/Macleod Pde #621
Jacka St/Macleod Pde #620
Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St #619

Route 561 to Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde

Destination sign “Pascoe Vale Station” · from Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St · 53 stops

Monday to Friday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St	Driver St/Dunne St	Dennis St/Broadway	Pitt St/Edwardes St	Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave	Davis St/Bell St	Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde
·	·	·	5:29	5:37	5:43	5:51
·	·	·	5:49	5:57	6:03	6:11
6:03	6:15	6:23	6:31	6:39	6:46	6:56
·	·	·	6:09	6:17	6:23	6:31
6:23	6:35	6:44	6:52	7:00	7:07	7:17
6:44	6:57	7:07	7:15	7:25	7:33	7:44
7:03	7:18	7:28	7:36	7:46	7:54	8:05
7:23	7:38	7:48	7:59	8:10	8:18	8:29
7:43	7:58	8:08	8:16	8:26	8:34	8:45
8:03	8:18	8:28	8:36	8:45	8:53	9:04
8:23	8:38	8:48	8:56	9:05	9:13	9:24
8:43	8:58	9:08	9:16	9:26	9:33	9:43
9:02	9:20	9:29	9:38	9:47	9:55	10:06
9:22	9:40	9:49	9:58	10:07	10:15	10:26
9:42	10:00	10:09	10:18	10:27	10:35	10:46
10:02	10:20	10:29	10:38	10:47	10:55	11:06
10:22	10:40	10:49	10:58	11:07	11:15	11:26
10:42	11:00	11:09	11:18	11:27	11:35	11:46
11:02	11:20	11:29	11:38	11:47	11:55	12:06
11:22	11:40	11:49	11:58	12:07	12:15	12:26
11:42	11:57	12:06	12:15	12:24	12:31	12:42
12:02	12:17	12:26	12:35	12:44	12:51	1:02
12:22	12:37	12:46	12:55	1:04	1:11	1:22
12:42	12:57	1:06	1:15	1:24	1:31	1:42
1:02	1:17	1:26	1:35	1:44	1:51	2:02
1:22	1:37	1:46	1:55	2:04	2:11	2:22
1:42	1:57	2:06	2:15	2:24	2:31	2:42
2:02	2:17	2:26	2:35	2:44	2:51	3:02
2:22	2:37	2:46	2:55	3:04	3:13	3:25
2:43	2:58	3:07	3:16	3:26	3:35	3:47
3:04	3:19	3:28	3:37	3:47	3:56	4:08
3:25	3:40	3:50	3:59	4:08	4:17	4:29
3:46	4:01	4:10	4:19	4:28	4:37	4:49
4:06	4:21	4:30	4:39	4:48	4:57	5:09
4:26	4:41	4:50	4:59	5:08	5:17	5:29
4:46	5:01	5:10	5:19	5:28	5:37	5:49
5:06	5:21	5:30	5:39	5:48	5:57	6:09
5:26	5:41	5:50	5:59	6:08	6:17	6:29
5:46	6:01	6:10	6:19	6:28	6:36	6:47
6:08	6:23	6:32	6:41	6:50	6:58	7:09
6:26	6:40	6:50	6:58	7:06	7:13	7:23
6:46	6:59	7:08	7:16	7:24	7:31	7:41
7:06	7:19	7:28	7:36	7:44	7:51	8:00
7:25	7:35	7:42	7:48	7:55	8:01	8:11
7:45	7:55	8:02	8:08	8:15	8:21	8:31
8:05	8:15	8:22	8:28	8:35	8:41	8:51
8:25	8:35	8:42	8:48	8:55	9:01	9:11
8:45	8:55	9:02	9:08	9:15	9:21	9:31
9:05	9:15	9:22	9:28	9:35	9:41	9:51
9:29	9:39	9:46	9:52	9:59	10:05	10:15
9:54	10:04	10:09	10:15	10:22	·	·
10:28	10:38	10:43	·	·	·	·

Saturday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St	Driver St/Dunne St	Dennis St/Broadway	Pitt St/Edwardes St	Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave	Davis St/Bell St	Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde
6:08	6:19	6:24	6:31	6:42	6:52	7:01
6:48	6:58	7:04	7:11	7:23	7:31	7:41
7:27	7:38	7:44	7:51	8:03	8:11	8:21
8:07	8:19	8:25	8:34	8:46	8:54	9:04
8:47	8:59	9:05	9:14	9:26	9:34	9:44
9:27	9:39	9:45	9:54	10:06	10:14	10:24
10:07	10:19	10:25	10:34	10:46	10:54	11:04
10:47	10:59	11:05	11:14	11:26	11:34	11:44
11:27	11:39	11:45	11:54	12:06	12:14	12:24
12:07	12:19	12:25	12:34	12:46	12:54	1:04
12:47	12:57	1:02	1:12	1:25	1:33	1:43
1:27	1:37	1:42	1:52	2:05	2:13	2:23
2:07	2:17	2:22	2:32	2:45	2:53	3:03
2:47	2:57	3:02	3:12	3:25	3:33	3:43
3:27	3:37	3:42	3:52	4:05	4:13	4:23
4:07	4:17	4:22	4:32	4:45	4:53	5:03
4:47	4:57	5:02	5:12	5:25	5:33	5:43
5:27	5:37	5:42	5:52	6:05	6:13	6:23
6:07	6:17	6:22	6:32	6:45	6:53	7:03
6:48	6:58	7:03	7:13	7:26	7:34	7:44
7:27	7:39	7:45	7:52	8:04	8:12	8:22
8:07	8:19	8:25	8:32	8:44	8:52	9:02
8:58	9:08	9:14	9:20	9:32	9:40	9:49
9:58	10:08	10:14	10:20	10:32	10:40	10:49

Sunday

Times at the main stops. Bold is pm. A dot means that trip does not stop there.

Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St	Driver St/Dunne St	Dennis St/Broadway	Pitt St/Edwardes St	Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave	Davis St/Bell St	Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde
·	·	·	8:19	8:27	8:33	8:41
8:27	8:39	8:45	8:54	9:06	9:14	9:24
9:07	9:19	9:25	9:34	9:46	9:54	10:04
9:47	9:59	10:05	10:14	10:26	10:34	10:44
10:27	10:39	10:45	10:54	11:06	11:14	11:24
11:07	11:19	11:25	11:34	11:46	11:54	12:04
11:47	11:59	12:05	12:14	12:26	12:34	12:44
12:27	12:39	12:45	12:54	1:06	1:14	1:24
1:07	1:19	1:25	1:33	1:45	1:53	2:03
1:47	1:59	2:05	2:13	2:25	2:33	2:43
2:27	2:37	2:42	2:52	3:05	3:13	3:23
3:07	3:17	3:22	3:32	3:45	3:53	4:03
3:47	3:57	4:02	4:12	4:25	4:33	4:43
4:27	4:37	4:42	4:52	5:05	5:13	5:23
5:07	5:17	5:22	5:32	5:45	5:53	6:03
5:47	5:57	6:02	6:12	6:25	6:33	6:43
6:27	6:37	6:42	6:52	7:05	7:13	7:23
7:07	7:17	7:22	7:32	7:45	7:53	8:03
7:47	7:59	8:05	8:12	8:24	8:32	8:42
8:28	8:40	8:46	8:53	9:05	9:13	9:23
9:28	9:38	9:44	9:50	10:02	10:10	10:19

All 53 stops in this direction

Macleod Railway Station/McNamara St #1941
Jacka St/Macleod Pde #1942
Ruthven St/Macleod Pde #1943
Waiora Rd/Kingsbury Dr #1944
Kingsbury Dr/Waterdale Rd #403
La Trobe Uni Jenny Graves Building/Science Dr #405
Plenty Rd/Dunne St #2739
Ellerslie St/Dunne St #2740
Maryborough Ave/Dunne St #2741
Driver St/Dunne St #2742
Wedge St/Dunne St #2743
Stymie St/Dunne St #2744
Arch Gibson Reserve/Dunne St #2745
Arch Gibson Reserve/Boldrewood Pde #2746
Charlton Cres/Boldrewood Pde #581
Boldrewood Pde/Broadway #580
Odowd St/Broadway #579
Dennis St/Broadway #4730
Reservoir SC/Broadway #10018
Reservoir Station/High St #48231
Reservoir Station/Edwardes St #10204
Olive St/Edwardes St #10205
Ashley St/Edwardes St #41722
Kelsby St/Edwardes St #10206
Willoughby St/Edwardes St #10207
Gilbert Rd/Edwardes St #10208
Pitt St/Edwardes St #10209
Newlands Rd/Edwardes St #10210
Edwardes St/Newlands Rd #11599
Henty St/Newlands Rd #11600
Norfolk Ct/Newlands Rd #11601
Photography Dr/Newlands Rd #12404
Golf Rd/Newlands Rd #11594
Carr St/Newlands Rd #7001
Merri Creek/Newlands Rd #7002
Coburg Lake Reserve/Stockade Ave #47750
Stockade Ave/Pentridge Bvd #47751
Richards St/Bell St #2264
Coburg PS/Bell St #2263
Coburg Station/Bell St #2262
Nelson St/Bell St #10037
Kelson St/Bell St #10036
Linsey St/Bell St #10035
Davis St/Bell St #10034
Bell St/Sussex St #2454
O'Hea St/Sussex St #47752
Sussex St/Gaffney St #47753
Derby St/Gaffney St #47754
St Oliver Plunkett's PS/Gaffney St #47755
Pascoe Vale PS/Gaffney St #47756
Ann St/Gaffney St #47757
Bellevue Tce/Gaffney St #47758
Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde #46481

Route 561 route map

Questions about Melbourne Buses Route 561

What time is the first Route 561 bus?

Monday to Friday: 5:29 am. Saturday: 6:08 am. Sunday: 8:19 am.

What time is the last Route 561 bus?

Monday to Friday: 10:47 pm. Saturday: 9:58 pm. Sunday: 9:28 pm. A time after midnight belongs to the evening before.

How often does Route 561 run?

Monday to Friday: every 20 min. Saturday: every 40 min. Sunday: every 40 min, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.

Does Route 561 run at weekends?

Saturday: yes. Sunday: yes.

Where does Route 561 go?

Route 561 serves Pascoe Vale Station/Railway Pde, Gordon St/Bell St, Marchant Ave/Broadway, Driver St/Dunne St and Davis St/Bell St. The full list of stops for each direction is below the timetables.

Are these live bus times?

No. They are the published timetable from Public Transport Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning)’s open data, refreshed 5 October 2026. A bus can run early or late, and disruptions are not shown.

Source: Public Transport Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning) open data (GTFS schedule for Melbourne Buses), used under CC BY 4.0. Refreshed 5 October 2026. These are scheduled times; disruptions and service alerts are published by the operator. Changes made: times reformatted into timetables and departure lists.

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