38 Crewe to Macclesfield via Sandbach, Congleton
Operated by D & G Bus. First bus 05:45, last bus 23:05. 35 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.30 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 38? 43 other bus routes are numbered 38 elsewhere in the UK — see every 38 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:45 | 06:30 | 06:55 | 08:35 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 18:55 to Congleton, Fairground Bus Station | 19:45 | 20:35 | 21:35 | 23:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Bay 9) | 05:45 | 06:30 | 06:55 | 08:35 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 18:55 | 19:45 | 20:35 | 21:35 | 23:05 |
| Oakland Avenue (nr) | 05:54 | 06:42 | 07:08 | 08:47 | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:49 | 15:53 | 17:09 | 18:00 | 19:05 | 19:55 | 20:45 | 21:45 | 23:15 |
| Forge Fields (nr) | 06:01 | 06:53 | 07:20 | 08:58 | 09:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 15:02 | 16:07 | 17:22 | 18:12 | 19:13 | 20:03 | 20:53 | 21:53 | 23:23 |
| Military Arms PH (o/s) | 06:07 | 07:01 | 07:28 | 09:06 | 10:06 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 15:11 | 16:16 | 17:31 | 18:20 | 19:23 | 20:10 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| Shopping Centre (nr) | 06:19 | 07:16 | 07:52 | 09:21 | 10:21 | 11:21 | 12:21 | 13:21 | 14:21 | 15:26 | 16:33 | 17:46 | 18:35 | 19:36 | 20:22 | 21:12 | 22:12 | 23:42 |
| Bus Station (Stand 2) | 06:27 | 07:28 | 08:09 | 09:33 | 10:33 | 11:33 | 12:33 | 13:33 | 14:33 | 15:38 | 16:46 | 17:58 | 18:44 | 19:42 | 20:30 | 21:20 | 22:20 | 23:50 |
| Forge Close (opp) | 06:38 | 07:41 | 08:22 | 09:46 | 10:46 | 11:46 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 14:46 | 15:51 | 16:59 | 18:11 | 18:57 | · | 20:40 | 21:30 | 22:30 | 00:00 |
| Bus Station (Bay 5) | 06:46 | 07:52 | 08:45 | 09:57 | 10:57 | 11:57 | 12:57 | 13:57 | 14:57 | 16:04 | 17:12 | 18:24 | 19:08 | · | 20:53 | 21:43 | 22:43 | 00:13 |
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Fares on the 38
Adult single £2.30 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.50 | Crewe Rail Stn / Edleston Rd / Business Pk | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £3.00 | Haslington / Winterley | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Wheelock | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Sandbach | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Arclid / Wall Hill | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | West Heath | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.30 | Congleton | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Eaton / Rodeheath | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Gawsworth | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Macclesfield |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Crewe.
Centrebus Group's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 9 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with D & G Bus before you travel.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with D & G Bus before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Macclesfield: 6 journeys, first 08:35 towards Crewe: 6 journeys, first 08:35
Route map
All stops on route 38
38 towards Macclesfield
All 80 stops
- Bus Station (Bay 9) Crewe
- The Terrace (o/s) Crewe
- Maxwell Street (opp) Crewe
- Camm Street (cnr) Crewe
- The Brunswick (nr) Crewe
- Mill Street Alighting Only (cnr) Crewe
- Crewe Arms Hotel (Stop B) Crewe
- Fire Station (o/s) Crewe
- Business Park (opp) Crewe
- Springfield School (o/s) Crewe
- Narrow Lane (opp) Crewe Green
- Oakland Avenue (nr) Haslington
- Rhodes Close (cnr) Haslington
- Surgery (o/s) Haslington
- Broughton Arms PH (nr) Haslington
- Cartwright Road (cnr) Haslington
- Kents Green Lane (nr) Winterley
- Winterley Pool (opp) Winterley
- Foresters Arms PH (o/s) Wheelock Heath
- Millcroft (cnr) Wheelock Heath
- Wheelock Hall Farm Shop (o/s) Wheelock
- 597 Crewe Road (o/s) Wheelock
- Nags Head PH (opp) Wheelock
- Forge Fields (nr) Wheelock
- Lightley Close (opp) Wheelock
- Third Avenue (opp) Sandbach
- First Avenue (opp) Sandbach
- Sandbach School (nr) Sandbach
- Military Arms PH (o/s) Sandbach
- Offley Road (cnr) Sandbach
- Pickwick Close (opp) Sandbach
- Residential Home (o/s) Sandbach
- Yoxalls Corner (NE-bound) Sandbach
- Chimney House Hotel (opp) Sandbach
- Hemmingshaw Lane (opp) Arclid Green
- Arclid Crossroads (NE-bound) Arclid
- Smethwick Lane (cnr) Smethwick Green
- Upper Medhurst Green Farm (o/s) Medhurst Green
- Pitcher Lane (opp) Wall Hill
- Wallhill Farm (nr) Wall Hill
- Wallhill Roundabout (E-bound) Congleton
- Field View Road (cnr) West Heath
- Brooklands Road (opp) West Heath
- Shopping Centre (nr) West Heath
- Waggon & Horses (opp) West Heath
- Kwik Fit Garage (opp) West Heath
- Booth Street (opp) Congleton
- West Street (nr) Congleton
- Antrobus Street (cnr) Congleton
- Bus Station (Stand 2) Congleton
- Norbury Drive (opp) Lower Heath
- Lower Heath Avenue (nr) Lower Heath
- Moss Lane (cnr) Eaton
- Tanhouse Farm (opp) Eaton
- The Plough (o/s) Eaton
- Foxglove Cottages (opp) Eaton
- Bell Farm (opp) Eaton
- Bank Lane (opp) Eaton
- Marton Lane (cnr) Rodeheath
- Chain & Gate (o/s) Rodeheath
- Shellow Lane (opp) Gawsworth
- Willotts Heath Farm (opp) Gawsworth
- Gandysbrook (opp) Gawsworth
- Harrington Arms PH (opp) Gawsworth
- Marton Lane (cnr) Gawsworth
- Forge Close (opp) Gawsworth
- The Rookery (o/s) Gawsworth
- Lowes Farm (o/s) Gawsworth
- Lowes Lane (opp) Gawsworth
- Danes Moss Farm (opp) Gawsworth
- Rising Sun PH (o/s) Gawsworth
- Penningtons Lane (cnr) Weston
- Thornton Avenue (cnr) Weston
- The Flower Pot (o/s) Macclesfield
- Macclesfield College (opp) Macclesfield
- Bond Street (cnr) Macclesfield
- Brown Street (cnr) Macclesfield
- Lord Street (opp) Macclesfield
- Railway Station (Stop A) Macclesfield
- Bus Station (Bay 5) Macclesfield
38 towards Crewe
All 79 stops
- Bus Station (Bay 5) Macclesfield
- Lord Street (nr) Macclesfield
- Harvest Printers (o/s) Macclesfield
- Park Road (cnr) Macclesfield
- Bond Street (opp) Macclesfield
- Macclesfield College (o/s) Macclesfield
- The Flower Pot (opp) Macclesfield
- Thornton Avenue (opp) Weston
- Penningtons Lane (opp) Weston
- Rising Sun PH (opp) Gawsworth
- Danes Moss Farm (o/s) Gawsworth
- Lowes Lane (cnr) Gawsworth
- The Rookery (opp) Gawsworth
- Forge Close (nr) Gawsworth
- Marton Lane (nr) Gawsworth
- Harrington Arms PH (nr) Gawsworth
- Gandysbrook (o/s) Gawsworth
- Willotts Heath Farm (o/s) Gawsworth
- Shellow Lane (cnr) Gawsworth
- Chain & Gate (opp) Rodeheath
- Pexall Road (cnr) Rodeheath
- Bank Lane (cnr) Eaton
- Bell Farm (o/s) Eaton
- Foxglove Cottages (o/s) Eaton
- The Plough (opp) Eaton
- Havannah Lane (cnr) Eaton
- Jackson Road (cnr) Lower Heath
- Lower Heath Avenue (opp) Lower Heath
- Norbury Drive (cnr) Lower Heath
- Bus Station (Stand 1) Congleton
- Antrobus Street (opp) Congleton
- West Street (NW-bound) Congleton
- Booth Street (cnr) Congleton
- Kwik Fit Garage (o/s) West Heath
- Waggon & Horses (nr) West Heath
- 9 Sandbach Road (o/s) West Heath
- Shopping Centre (adj) West Heath
- Brooklands Road (cnr) West Heath
- Field View Road (opp) West Heath
- Walhill Roundabout (W-bound) Congleton
- Wallhill Cottage (o/s) Wall Hill
- Pitcher Lane (cnr) Wall Hill
- Upper Medhurst Green Farm (opp) Medhurst Green
- Smethwick Lane (opp) Smethwick Green
- Arclid Crossroads (SW-bound) Arclid
- Hemmingshaw Lane (cnr) Arclid Green
- Chimney House Hotel (o/s) Sandbach
- Yoxalls Corner (SW-bound) Sandbach
- Residential Home (opp) Sandbach
- Pickwick Close (cnr) Sandbach
- Offley Road (opp) Sandbach
- Common (o/s) Sandbach
- Sunnymill Drive (opp) Sandbach
- Sandbach School (opp) Sandbach
- First Avenue (cnr) Sandbach
- Third Avenue (cnr) Sandbach
- Lightley Close (cnr) Wheelock
- Forge Fields (opp) Wheelock
- Nags Head PH (o/s) Wheelock
- 544 Crewe Road (o/s) Wheelock
- Millcroft (opp) Wheelock Heath
- Foresters Arms PH (nr) Wheelock Heath
- Winterley Pool (o/s) Winterley
- Kents Green Lane (opp) Winterley
- Cartwright Road (opp) Haslington
- Broughton Arms PH (opp) Haslington
- Fox Inn (nr) Haslington
- Oakland Avenue (opp) Haslington
- Narrow Lane (nr) Crewe Green
- Buckingham University (o/s) Crewe
- Business Park (o/s) Crewe
- B&Q (by) Crewe
- Railway Station (Stop A) Crewe
- The Brunswick (opp) Crewe
- Hope Street (opp) Crewe
- Stalbridge Road (cnr) Crewe
- Lawton Street (cnr) Crewe
- Christadelphian Hall (o/s) Crewe
- Bus Station (Bay 9) Crewe
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 1 September 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 March 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 February 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 June 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 June 2024 To amend Route.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Cheshire East).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PC1090231/129 · Changes in Cheshire East Council · All service changes →
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Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 38 bus?
The first 38 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:45 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 38 bus?
The last 38 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:05. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 38 bus cost?
D & G Bus's published fares on the 38: adult single £2.30 to £3.00. The 38 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. D & G Bus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 38 bus?
The 38 is operated by D & G Bus.
Timetable data from D & G Bus via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (North West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PC1090231/129. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.