38A bus timetable
12 different bus routes are numbered 38A across the UK and Ireland, run by 12 operators in 9 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
38A bus in South East England
2 routes
- 38A Halstead — Halstead Ramsey School ↔ Witham Allectus Way Stephensons of Essex 46 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 18:34
- 38A Watton-at-Stone — Hertford, Bus Station (Stop 6) ↔ Stevenage, Bus Station (Stop D) Central Connect 4 weekday journeys first 10:25 · last 14:25
38A bus in East of England
1 route
- 38A Norwich — Passenger Terminal ↔ Mulbarton,Cuckoofield Lane First Norfolk & Suffolk 33 weekday journeys first 06:34 · last 18:18
38A bus in East Midlands
1 route
- 38A Leicester — Leicester ↔ Haymarket Bus Stn First Leicester 56 weekday journeys first 05:40 · last 22:00
38A bus in West Midlands
1 route
- 38A Kidsgrove — Butt Lane ↔ Audley Rd R'Bout First Potteries 42 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 17:28
38A bus in North West England
2 routes
- 38A Eastham — Clifton Avenue ↔ West Kirby Station Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire 43 weekday journeys first 07:35 · last 23:42
- 38A St Helens — St Helens ↔ Church Street Arriva North West 22 weekday journeys first 07:33 · last 23:38
38A bus in North East England
1 route
- 38A Newcastle upon Tyne — Cowgate ↔ Newcastle upon Tyne Central Stn Neville St Stagecoach North East 3 weekday journeys first 04:23 · last 05:39
38A bus in Scotland
2 routes
- 38A Johnstone — Milliken Park Road ↔ Bath Street McGill's 15 weekday journeys first 05:47 · last 17:45
- 38A Newton Mearns — Newton Mearns, Harvie Ave ↔ Glasgow Fort First Greater Glasgow 9 weekday journeys first 19:07 · last 23:30
38A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 38a Lisburn — Lisburn Bus Station ↔ Ravernet Crossroads Ulsterbus 4 weekday journeys first 10:30 · last 15:05
38A bus in Ireland
1 route
- 38A Dublin — Burlington Road ↔ Damastown Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus 65 weekday journeys first 08:05 · last 23:30
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 38A 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 38A, and 12 of them do. The 38A in Dublin has no connection to the 38A in Leicester: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 38A bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 38A 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 38A bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 12 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 12 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 38A for your area.
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