Bus 161 in Ottawa links Terry Fox 4B and Rothesay / Eagleson. The route is 19.8 km long with 59 stops, and the official schedule from OC Transpo puts the full trip at about 47 minutes. On a weekday it runs 37 trips in one direction, and 16 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 161 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Transit authority | OC Transpo |
| Start → end | Terry Fox 4B → Rothesay / Eagleson |
| End → start | Rothesay / Eagleson → Terry Fox 4B |
| Route length | 19.8 km / 19.4 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 59 / 60 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 47 minutes |
| Trips per day | 37 on weekdays, 16 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 29–31 · midday 10–30 · weekend 60 |
| First / last trip from «Terry Fox 4B» | 05:30 / 22:45 |
| First / last trip from «Rothesay / Eagleson» | 05:22 / 22:21 |
| Fare | — |
| Updated | August 23, 2026 |
Route of Bus 161
Outbound: Terry Fox 4B → Rothesay / Eagleson
This direction has 59 stops and runs 19.8 km. The route passes Lord Byng / Kanata, Keyrock / Tischart, Teron / Penfield, Hazeldean Mall / East Stop. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Fox 4B | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Lord Byng / Kanata | 0.3 km | |
| 3 | Maritime / Great Lakes | 0.8 km | |
| 4 | Maritime / Campeau | 1.2 km | |
| 5 | Campeau / Canacher | 1.6 km | |
| 6 | Campeau / Stonecroft | 1.9 km | |
| 7 | 6501 Campeau | 2.1 km | |
| 8 | 7000 Campeau | 2.4 km | |
| 9 | Campeau / Herlihey | 2.9 km | |
| 10 | Terry Fox / Ad. 499 | 3.2 km | |
| 11 | Terry Fox / Kanata | 4.2 km | |
| 12 | Kanata / Kirkland | 4.9 km | |
| 13 | Kanata / Stikine | 5.4 km | |
| 14 | Keyrock / Brunskill | 5.7 km | |
| 15 | Keyrock / Brunskill | 6.1 km | |
| 16 | Keyrock / Tischart | 6.4 km | |
| 17 | Keyrock / Goulbourn Forced | 6.8 km | |
| 18 | Goulbourn Forced / Badgeley | 7.0 km | |
| 19 | Kanata / Goulburn | 7.5 km | |
| 20 | Kanata / Walden | 7.7 km | |
| 21 | Knudson / Langford | 8.2 km | |
| 22 | Knudson / Shaughnessy | 8.4 km | |
| 23 | Knudson / Goulding | 8.7 km | |
| 24 | Weslock / Knudson | 8.9 km | |
| 25 | Beaverbrook / Weslock | 9.1 km | |
| 26 | Beaverbrook / Varley | 9.3 km | |
| 27 | Beaverbrook / Gow Park Path | 9.7 km | |
| 28 | Beaverbrook / Leacock | 10.1 km | |
| 29 | 1010 Teron | 10.4 km | |
| 30 | Teron / Penfield | 10.8 km | |
| 31 | Teron / Salter | 11.1 km | |
| 32 | Teron B | 11.3 km | |
| 33 | Eagleson C | 12.1 km | |
| 34 | Eagleson / Katimavik | 12.6 km | |
| 35 | Kakulu / Pickford | 13.1 km | |
| 36 | Kakulu / Pickford | 13.4 km | |
| 37 | Pickford / Shearer | 13.8 km | |
| 38 | Pickford / Stursburg | 14.1 km | |
| 39 | Pickford / Lombardo | 14.5 km | |
| 40 | Irwin / Pickford | 14.8 km | |
| 41 | Carbrooke / Hazeldean | 15.1 km | |
| 42 | Carbrooke / Desmond | 15.2 km | |
| 43 | Carbrooke / Abbeyhill | 15.4 km | |
| 44 | Hazeldean Mall / East Stop | 15.6 km | |
| 45 | Abbeyhill / Hazeldean Mall | 16.1 km | |
| 46 | Abbeyhill / A.y. Jackson H.s. | 16.7 km | |
| 47 | Castlefrank / Abbeyhill | 16.9 km | |
| 48 | Castlefrank / Ad. 114 | 17.1 km | |
| 49 | Castlefrank / Sheldrake | 17.4 km | |
| 50 | Sheldrake / Binscarth | 17.5 km | |
| 51 | Sheldrake / Morton | 17.8 km | |
| 52 | Sheldrake / Laurie | 18.1 km | |
| 53 | Sheldrake / Castlefrank | 18.2 km | |
| 54 | Castlefrank / Glamorgan | 18.3 km | |
| 55 | Glamorgan / Uxbridge | 18.6 km | |
| 56 | Glamorgan / Rothesay | 18.9 km | |
| 57 | Rothesay / Old Colony | 19.3 km | |
| 58 | Rothesay / Shouldice | 19.5 km | |
| 59 | Rothesay / Eagleson | 19.8 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Rothesay / Eagleson → Terry Fox 4B
This direction has 60 stops and runs 19.4 km. The route passes Rothesay / Ballantrae, Irwin / Hazeldean, Beaverbrook / Ad. 2, Keyrock / Laughlin. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rothesay / Shouldice | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Rothesay / Ballantrae | 0.3 km | |
| 3 | Glamorgan / Rothesay | 0.6 km | |
| 4 | Glamorgan / Uxbridge | 0.8 km | |
| 5 | Glamorgan / Castlefrank | 1.1 km | |
| 6 | Sheldrake / Castlefrank | 1.3 km | |
| 7 | Sheldrake / Morton | 1.6 km | |
| 8 | Sheldrake / Binscarth | 1.9 km | |
| 9 | Castlefrank / Stokes | 2.3 km | |
| 10 | Castlefrank / Abbeyhill | 2.5 km | |
| 11 | Abbeyhill / A.y. Jackson H.s. | 2.8 km | |
| 12 | Abbeyhill / Old Colony | 3.0 km | |
| 13 | Hazeldean Mall / East Stop | 3.6 km | |
| 14 | Abbeyhill / Hazeldean Mall | 4.0 km | |
| 15 | Carbrooke / Desmond | 4.2 km | |
| 16 | Irwin / Hazeldean | 4.5 km | |
| 17 | Irwin Gate / Pickford | 4.6 km | |
| 18 | Pickford / Vickers | 4.9 km | |
| 19 | Pickford / Stursburg | 5.3 km | |
| 20 | Pickford / Kakulu | 5.6 km | |
| 21 | Kakulu / Barrow | 6.0 km | |
| 22 | Kakulu / Eagleson | 6.4 km | |
| 23 | Eagleson / Timm | 6.9 km | |
| 24 | Eagleson D | 7.4 km | |
| 25 | Teron A | 8.1 km | |
| 26 | Teron / Salter | 8.3 km | |
| 27 | Teron / Penfield | 8.6 km | |
| 28 | Teron / Ad. 989 | 9.1 km | |
| 29 | Beaverbrook / Leacock | 9.4 km | |
| 30 | Beaverbrook / Ad. 2 | 9.6 km | |
| 31 | Beaverbrook / Varley | 9.7 km | |
| 32 | Beaverbrook / Varley | 10.1 km | |
| 33 | Beaverbrook / Weslock | 10.3 km | |
| 34 | Weslock / Knudson | 10.5 km | |
| 35 | Knudson / Weslock | 10.5 km | |
| 36 | Knudson / Goulding | 10.8 km | |
| 37 | Knudson / Shaughnessy | 11.0 km | |
| 38 | Knudson / Langford | 11.2 km | |
| 39 | Kanata / Walden | 11.7 km | |
| 40 | Kanata / Walden | 11.8 km | |
| 41 | Goulbourn Forced / Badgeley | 12.2 km | |
| 42 | Keyrock / Nettleship | 12.7 km | |
| 43 | Keyrock / Doyon | 13.0 km | |
| 44 | Keyrock / Laughlin | 13.3 km | |
| 45 | Keyrock / Torbec | 13.6 km | |
| 46 | Kanata / Keyrock | 14.0 km | |
| 47 | Kanata / Kirkland | 14.5 km | |
| 48 | Kanata / Huntsville | 14.7 km | |
| 49 | Kanata / Terry Fox | 15.0 km | |
| 50 | Terry Fox / Ad. 499 | 16.1 km | |
| 51 | Campeau / Herlihey | 16.5 km | |
| 52 | 7000 Campeau | 16.9 km | |
| 53 | 6501 Campeau | 17.4 km | |
| 54 | Campeau / Stonecroft | 17.6 km | |
| 55 | Campeau / Canacher | 17.9 km | |
| 56 | Campeau / Maritime | 18.1 km | |
| 57 | Maritime / Canadian Shield | 18.3 km | |
| 58 | Maritime / Great Lakes | 18.6 km | |
| 59 | Lord Byng / Kanata | 19.1 km | |
| 60 | Terry Fox 3B | 19.4 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from OC Transpo, the route runs 37 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 16 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Terry Fox 4B» | 05:30 — 22:45 | 07:05 — 23:05 |
| From «Rothesay / Eagleson» | 05:22 — 22:21 | 06:42 — 23:42 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 29–31 minutes, most often every 30; midday every 10–30 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 30; on weekends every 60 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
When do the first and last trips run?
From Terry Fox 4B the first is at 05:30 and the last at 22:45. From Rothesay / Eagleson they are 05:22 and 22:21.
How long does the trip from Terry Fox 4B to Rothesay / Eagleson take?
About 47 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
59 outbound and 60 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 161 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 16 trips in one direction, running from Terry Fox 4B between 07:05 and 23:05.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Ottawa buses overview.
Data current as of August 23, 2026. Schedule and termini — OC Transpo. Fares — OC Transpo. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (OC Transpo, version S1000512-S1000514).