38 bus timetable

41 different bus routes are numbered 38 across the UK and Ireland, run by 38 operators in 13 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.

38 bus in London

1 route

38 Hackney — Clapton Pond ↔ Victoria Bus Station Arriva London North 916 weekday journeys first 00:02 · last 23:58

38 bus in South East England

4 routes

38 Burgess Hill — Burgess Hill ↔ Railway Station Compass Travel 15 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 18:55
38 Halstead — Halstead Ramsey School ↔ Witham Allectus Way Stephensons of Essex 42 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 20:35
38 Hertford — Hertford, Bus Station (Stop 6) ↔ Stevenage, Bus Station (Stop B) Central Connect 12 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 18:45
38 High Wycombe — High Wycombe ↔ High Wycombe, High Wycombe BusStn Carousel Buses 5 weekday journeys first 09:30 · last 15:00

38 bus in South West England

7 routes

38 Buckfastleigh — Buckfastleigh Station Approach ↔ Exeter Bus Station Bay 12 Stagecoach South West 26 weekday journeys first 06:50 · last 18:30
38 Camborne — Camborne Bus Stn ↔ Helston Sainsburys Go Cornwall Bus 19 weekday journeys first 06:55 · last 17:45
38 Ferndown — Ferndown ↔ Ringwood morebus 12 weekday journeys first 08:30 · last 14:30
38 Newport — Newport ↔ Bus Station Southern Vectis 39 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 18:05
38 Petersfield — Petersfield Station ↔ Alton Station Stagecoach South 8 weekday journeys first 07:05 · last 15:31
38 Plymouth — Royal Parade A6 ↔ Buckfastleigh Dart Garage Stagecoach South West 20 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 19:26
38 West Dean — Salisbury ↔ West Dean Salisbury Reds 1 weekday journeys first 07:25 · last 07:25

38 bus in East of England

2 routes

38 Kings Lynn — Kings Lynn Bus Stn ↔ Brookwell Springs Lynx 4 weekday journeys first 08:55 · last 12:25
38 Norwich — Ives Rd, Community ↔ UTCN site First Norfolk & Suffolk 62 weekday journeys first 06:41 · last 18:43

38 bus in East Midlands

6 routes

38 Chesterfield — Chesterfield Stagecoach Yorkshire 9 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 17:40
38 Derby — Derby ↔ Bus Station Arriva Derby 101 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 23:02
38 Leicester — Leicester ↔ Haymarket Bus Stn First Leicester 55 weekday journeys first 06:12 · last 23:00
38 Newark — Newark ↔ Retford Marshalls of Sutton on Trent 11 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 18:15
38 Retford — Retford Bus Station Bay A ↔ Tuxford Academy Stagecoach East Midlands 2 weekday journeys first 07:53 · last 15:35
38 Saltfleet — Saltfleet ↔ Louth Bus Station PC Coaches 2 weekday journeys first 09:30 · last 13:45

38 bus in West Midlands

2 routes

38 Stoke-on-Trent — Hanley ↔ Hanley (City Cent) First Potteries 61 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 23:15
38 Worcester — Worcester Bus Station ↔ Royal Hospital First Worcestershire 186 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 21:23

38 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber

2 routes

38 Barnsley — Barnsley Town Centre ↔ Pontefract Stagecoach Yorkshire 25 weekday journeys first 06:13 · last 18:22
38 Leeds — Victoria D ↔ Moor Allerton First Leeds 96 weekday journeys first 06:03 · last 23:37

38 bus in North West England

4 routes

38 Bromborough — Croft Retail Park ↔ West Kirby Station Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 56 weekday journeys first 05:30 · last 20:10
38 Crewe — Crewe Bus Station ↔ Macclesfield Bus Station D & G Bus 82 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 23:05
38 Manchester City Centre — Piccadilly Gardens ↔ Lomax Way Bee Network 200 weekday journeys first 04:50 · last 23:42
38 St Helens — St Helens ↔ Church Street Arriva North West 13 weekday journeys first 05:55 · last 17:55

38 bus in North East England

2 routes

38 Four Lane Ends — Denton Burn Whickham View Terminus ↔ Meadway-Mead Crescent Stagecoach North East 217 weekday journeys first 05:59 · last 23:15
38 Middlesbrough — Middlesbrough ↔ Norton Fulthorpe Road Stagecoach North East 86 weekday journeys first 07:08 · last 23:32

38 bus in Scotland

7 routes

38 Buckie — Buckie ↔ Buckie Seafield Hospital Stagecoach Bluebird 10 weekday journeys first 07:30 · last 17:50
38 Edinburgh — Waterfront Broadway ↔ Royal Infirmary Lothian Buses 86 weekday journeys first 04:45 · last 21:25
38 Falkirk — Asda ↔ Bus Station Midland Bluebird 273 weekday journeys first 00:08 · last 23:55
38 Glenrothes — Glenrothes ↔ Glenrothes Bus Station Arrival Bay Stagecoach East Scotland 10 weekday journeys first 07:50 · last 16:50
38 Johnstone — Houston Square ↔ Bath Street McGill's 175 weekday journeys first 05:01 · last 23:30
38 Kilwinning — Kilwinning ↔ Irvine Shuttle Buses 20 weekday journeys first 08:00 · last 17:12
38 Newton Mearns — Newton Mearns, Harvie Ave ↔ Glasgow Fort First Greater Glasgow 106 weekday journeys first 00:02 · last 23:29

38 bus in Wales

2 routes

38 Merthyr Tydfil — Merthyr Tydfil ↔ Merthyr Bus St Arr Stagecoach South Wales 11 weekday journeys first 08:29 · last 18:29
38 Swansea — Swansea Bus Station ↔ Neath Bus Station First South & West Wales 42 weekday journeys first 07:50 · last 19:30

38 bus in Northern Ireland

1 route

38 Lisburn — Lisburn Bus Station ↔ Newry Bus Station Ulsterbus 3 weekday journeys first 14:15 · last 17:08

38 bus in Ireland

1 route

38 Dublin — Burlington Road ↔ Damastown Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus 76 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 23:15

Frequently asked questions

Why are there so many different 38 buses?

Route numbers in the UK are chosen locally — by the operator, or by the local transport authority that tenders the service — not from any national list. Nothing stops two towns hundreds of miles apart both running a 38, and 41 of them do. The 38 in Dublin has no connection to the 38 in Leeds: different operator, different road, different timetable.

How do I find the right 38 bus timetable?

Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 38 that starts or finishes near you — each one links to its full timetable, every stop, a live map and its fares. If you know the stop you'll be waiting at, searching for the stop name instead gives you the next departures from that exact stop, which is more reliable than any timetable.

Is the 38 bus the same route in every town?

No. These are 41 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 38 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 38 for your area.

Looking for the next bus rather than a timetable? Stops near you shows live departures. Browse all bus routes, every operator or timetables by town. Data from operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service — see all sources.