38 Crewe Bus Station ↔ Macclesfield Bus Station
Operated by D & G Bus. First bus 05:45, last bus 23:05. 82 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 38 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3
until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK.
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Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Macclesfield Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Macclesfield Bus Station · Saturday towards Macclesfield Bus Station · Sunday towards Crewe Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Crewe Bus Station · Saturday towards Crewe Bus Station · Sunday
| Bus Station (Bay 9) | 05:45 | 05:45 | 06:30 | 06:30 | 06:55 | 06:55 | 08:35 | 08:35 | 08:35 | 09:35 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 13:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 15:35 | 15:35 | 16:45 | 16:55 | 17:05 | 17:45 | 17:45 | 18:55 | 18:55 | 19:45 | 19:45 | 20:35 | 20:35 | 21:35 | 21:35 | 23:05 | 23:05 |
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| Oakland Avenue (nr) | 05:54 | 05:53 | 06:42 | 06:42 | 07:08 | 07:08 | 08:47 | 08:47 | 08:47 | 09:47 | 09:47 | 10:17 | 10:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 11:47 | 12:17 | 12:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 13:47 | 13:47 | 14:49 | 14:49 | 15:53 | 15:47 | 15:53 | 17:09 | 17:09 | 17:17 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 19:05 | 19:05 | 19:55 | 19:55 | 20:45 | 20:45 | 21:45 | 21:45 | 23:15 | 23:15 |
| Broughton Arms PH (nr) | 05:55 | 05:55 | 06:45 | 06:44 | 07:12 | 07:11 | 08:49 | 08:50 | 08:50 | 09:49 | 09:50 | 10:20 | 10:50 | 10:49 | 11:50 | 11:49 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 13:50 | 13:50 | 14:53 | 14:52 | 15:56 | 15:50 | 15:58 | 17:12 | 17:13 | 17:20 | 18:04 | 18:03 | 19:07 | 19:08 | 19:58 | 19:57 | 20:47 | 20:48 | 21:48 | 21:47 | 23:17 | 23:18 |
| Forge Fields (nr) | 06:01 | 06:02 | 06:55 | 06:53 | 07:22 | 07:20 | 08:58 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:58 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 10:58 | 12:00 | 11:58 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 15:04 | 15:02 | 16:07 | 16:00 | 16:09 | 17:22 | 17:24 | 17:30 | 18:14 | 18:12 | 19:13 | 19:15 | 20:05 | 20:03 | 20:53 | 20:55 | 21:55 | 21:53 | 23:23 | 23:25 |
| Military Arms PH (o/s) | 06:07 | 06:07 | 07:01 | 07:01 | 07:28 | 07:28 | 09:06 | 09:06 | 09:06 | 10:06 | 10:06 | 10:36 | 11:06 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 12:06 | 12:36 | 13:06 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 14:06 | 14:06 | 15:11 | 15:11 | 16:16 | 16:06 | 16:16 | 17:31 | 17:31 | 17:36 | 18:20 | 18:20 | 19:23 | 19:19 | 20:10 | 20:10 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 | 23:30 |
| Arclid Crossroads (NE-bound) | 06:12 | 06:12 | 07:06 | 07:08 | 07:40 | 07:39 | 09:13 | 09:11 | 09:11 | 10:13 | 10:11 | 10:41 | 11:11 | 11:13 | 12:11 | 12:13 | 12:41 | 13:11 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 14:11 | 14:11 | 15:16 | 15:18 | 16:23 | 16:11 | 16:24 | 17:38 | 17:36 | 17:41 | 18:25 | 18:27 | 19:29 | 19:24 | 20:15 | 20:15 | 21:05 | 21:05 | 22:05 | 22:05 | 23:35 | 23:35 |
| Shopping Centre (nr) | 06:19 | 06:19 | 07:15 | 07:16 | 07:52 | 07:52 | 09:21 | 09:20 | 09:20 | 10:21 | 10:20 | 10:50 | 11:20 | 11:21 | 12:20 | 12:21 | 12:50 | 13:20 | 13:21 | 14:21 | 14:20 | 14:20 | 15:25 | 15:26 | 16:33 | 16:20 | 16:33 | 17:46 | 17:45 | 17:50 | 18:34 | 18:35 | 19:36 | 19:32 | 20:22 | 20:22 | 21:12 | 21:12 | 22:12 | 22:12 | 23:42 | 23:42 |
| Bus Station (Stand 2) | 06:27 | 06:27 | 07:28 | 07:28 | 08:09 | 08:09 | 09:33 | 09:33 | 09:33 | 10:33 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 11:33 | 12:33 | 12:33 | 13:03 | 13:33 | 13:33 | 14:33 | 14:33 | 14:33 | 15:38 | 15:38 | 16:46 | 16:33 | 16:46 | 17:58 | 17:58 | 18:03 | 18:44 | 18:44 | 19:42 | 19:38 | 20:30 | 20:30 | 21:20 | 21:20 | 22:20 | 22:20 | 23:50 | 23:50 |
| Forge Close (opp) | 06:38 | 06:38 | 07:41 | 07:41 | 08:22 | 08:22 | 09:46 | 09:46 | 09:46 | 10:46 | 10:46 | 11:16 | 11:46 | 11:46 | 12:46 | 12:46 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 13:46 | 14:46 | 14:46 | 14:46 | 15:51 | 15:51 | 16:59 | 16:46 | 16:59 | 18:11 | 18:11 | 18:16 | 18:57 | 18:57 | · | · | 20:40 | 20:40 | 21:30 | 21:30 | 22:30 | 22:30 | 00:00 | 00:00 |
| Bus Station (Bay 5) | 06:46 | 06:46 | 07:52 | 07:52 | 08:45 | 08:45 | 09:57 | 09:57 | 09:57 | 10:57 | 10:57 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 11:57 | 12:57 | 12:57 | 13:27 | 13:57 | 13:57 | 14:57 | 14:57 | 14:57 | 16:04 | 16:04 | 17:12 | 16:57 | 17:12 | 18:24 | 18:24 | 18:27 | 19:08 | 19:08 | · | · | 20:53 | 20:53 | 21:43 | 21:43 | 22:43 | 22:43 | 00:13 | 00:13 |
Route map
All stops on route 38
38 towards Macclesfield Bus Station
- Bus Station (Bay 9) Crewe
- The Terrace (o/s) Crewe
- Camm Street (cnr) Crewe
- Maxwell Street (opp) Crewe
- Mill Street Alighting Only (cnr) Crewe
- The Brunswick (nr) 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
- Wheelock Hall Farm Shop (o/s) Wheelock
- Millcroft (cnr) Wheelock Heath
- 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
- Offley Road (cnr) Sandbach
- Military Arms PH (o/s) Sandbach
- Yoxalls Corner (NE-bound) Sandbach
- Pickwick Close (opp) Sandbach
- Residential Home (o/s) 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
- Brooklands Road (opp) West Heath
- Field View Road (cnr) 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
- Gandysbrook (opp) Gawsworth
- Harrington Arms PH (opp) Gawsworth
- Willotts Heath Farm (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 Bus Station
- Lord Street (nr) Macclesfield
- Bus Station (Bay 5) 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
- The Rookery (opp) Gawsworth
- Lowes Lane (cnr) Gawsworth
- Danes Moss Farm (o/s) Gawsworth
- Forge Close (nr) Gawsworth
- Harrington Arms PH (nr) Gawsworth
- Marton Lane (nr) Gawsworth
- Willotts Heath Farm (o/s) Gawsworth
- Gandysbrook (o/s) Gawsworth
- Shellow Lane (cnr) Gawsworth
- Pexall Road (cnr) Rodeheath
- Chain & Gate (opp) Rodeheath
- Foxglove Cottages (o/s) Eaton
- Bell Farm (o/s) Eaton
- Bank Lane (cnr) 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
- Walhill Roundabout (W-bound) Congleton
- Field View Road (opp) West Heath
- Wallhill Cottage (o/s) Wall Hill
- Upper Medhurst Green Farm (opp) Medhurst Green
- Pitcher Lane (cnr) Wall Hill
- Smethwick Lane (opp) Smethwick Green
- Arclid Crossroads (SW-bound) Arclid
- Hemmingshaw Lane (cnr) Arclid Green
- Yoxalls Corner (SW-bound) Sandbach
- Chimney House Hotel (o/s) Sandbach
- Residential Home (opp) Sandbach
- Pickwick Close (cnr) Sandbach
- Offley Road (opp) Sandbach
- Sunnymill Drive (opp) Sandbach
- Common (o/s) Sandbach
- First Avenue (cnr) Sandbach
- Sandbach School (opp) Sandbach
- Third Avenue (cnr) Sandbach
- Forge Fields (opp) Wheelock
- Lightley Close (cnr) 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
- Stalbridge Road (cnr) Crewe
- Hope Street (opp) Crewe
- Lawton Street (cnr) Crewe
- Christadelphian Hall (o/s) Crewe
- Bus Station (Bay 9) Crewe
Towns & areas on this route
CreweMacclesfieldCongletonSandbachWest HeathWestonGawsworthHaslingtonLower HeathCrewe GreenEatonWheelock
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?
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 the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.