38A bus timetable
Looking for the 38A bus? 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.
A letter on the end usually marks a variant of the plain-numbered route — a different terminus or a peak-hour extension — and what it stands for is up to the operator. What bus route numbers mean
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38A bus in South East England
2 routes
- Halstead — Halstead to Witham via Bocking, Braintree Stephensons of Essex · not Sundays · 05:40–18:34 · 46 buses a weekday
- Watton-at-Stone — Hertford to Stevenage via Ware, Aston Central Connect · not Sundays · 10:25–14:25 · 4 buses a weekday
38A bus in East of England
1 route
- Norwich — Norwich International Airport to Mulbarton via Mile Cross, Tuckswood First Norfolk & Suffolk · not Sundays · 06:34–18:18 · 33 buses a weekday
38A bus in East Midlands
1 route
- Leicester — Leicester circular via Humberstone, Nether Hall First Leicester · 05:40–22:00 · 44 buses a weekday
38A bus in West Midlands
1 route
- Kidsgrove — Butt Lane to Crackley via Kidsgrove, Newcastle Under Lyme First Potteries · not Sundays · 07:00–17:28 · 21 buses a weekday
38A bus in North West England
2 routes
- Eastham — Eastham Rake to West Kirby via Bebington, Birkenhead Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire · 18:45–23:42 · 11 buses a weekday
- St Helens — St Helens circular via Crank Metro Network · at 23:38 · 1 bus a weekday
38A bus in North East England
1 route
- Newcastle upon Tyne — Cowgate to Newcastle upon Tyne via Fenham, Heaton Stagecoach North East · not Sundays · 04:23–05:39 · 3 buses a weekday
38A bus in Scotland
2 routes
- Johnstone — Johnstone to Glasgow via Paisley, Cardonald McGill's · weekdays only · 05:47–17:45 · 15 buses a weekday
- Newton Mearns — Newton Mearns to Glasgow via Rouken Glen, Orchard Park First Greater Glasgow · 19:07–23:30 · 9 buses a weekday
38A bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- Lisburn — Lisburn to Ravernet via Hillhall, Sprucefield Ulsterbus · weekdays only · 09:30–14:15 · 4 buses a weekday
38A bus in Ireland
1 route
- Dublin — Dublin to Mulhuddart via Ashtown, Blanchardstown Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus · 08:05–23:30 · 65 buses a weekday
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 38A bus run?
12 buses are numbered 38A, in Dublin, Leicester, St Helens, Lisburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, Johnstone, Eastham, Halstead, Kidsgrove, Newton Mearns, Watton-at-Stone & Norwich. Each one is listed above by area, with its timetable, stops and live map.
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.
What does the “38A” in the bus number mean?
A letter on the end usually marks a variant of the plain-numbered route — a different terminus or a peak-hour extension — and what it stands for is up to the operator. It is a convention operators choose to follow rather than a national rule, so check the specific 38A for your area in the list above. See our guide to what UK bus route numbers mean for the letters that are reliable and the ones that are not.
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.