38A Butt Lane to Crackley via Kidsgrove, Newcastle Under Lyme
Operated by First Potteries. First bus 07:00, last bus 17:28. 21 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 38A? 11 other bus routes are numbered 38A elsewhere in the UK — see every 38A bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:00 | 07:34 | 08:08 | 08:42 | 09:12 | 09:42 | 10:10 | 10:37 | 11:11 | 11:43 | 12:17 | 12:48 | 13:15 | 13:46 | 14:19 | 14:54 | 15:17 | 15:58 | 16:32 | 17:02 | 17:28 |
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| Banbury Street (opp) | 07:00 | 07:34 | 08:08 | 08:42 | 09:12 | 09:42 | 10:10 | 10:37 | 11:11 | 11:43 | 12:17 | 12:48 | 13:15 | 13:46 | 14:19 | 14:54 | 15:17 | 15:58 | 16:32 | 17:02 | 17:28 |
| Town Hall (adj) | 07:07 | 07:41 | 08:15 | 08:49 | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:17 | 10:44 | 11:18 | 11:50 | 12:24 | 12:55 | 13:22 | 13:53 | 14:26 | 15:01 | 15:24 | 16:05 | 16:39 | 17:09 | 17:35 |
| High Street (stop T2) | 07:20 | 07:54 | 08:28 | 09:02 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:29 | 10:56 | 11:31 | 12:03 | 12:36 | 13:07 | 13:34 | 14:05 | 14:38 | 15:13 | 15:36 | 16:17 | 16:52 | 17:21 | 17:47 |
| Swan Bank (adj) | 07:29 | 08:03 | 08:37 | 09:11 | 09:40 | 10:10 | 10:38 | 11:05 | 11:40 | 12:12 | 12:45 | 13:16 | 13:43 | 14:14 | 14:47 | 15:22 | 15:46 | 16:27 | 17:02 | 17:30 | 17:56 |
| bus station (stand R) | 07:47 | 08:21 | 08:55 | 09:29 | 09:57 | 10:27 | 10:55 | 11:22 | 11:57 | 12:29 | 13:03 | 13:34 | 14:01 | 14:32 | 15:07 | 15:42 | 16:07 | 16:48 | 17:20 | 17:47 | 18:13 |
| bet365 offices (adj) | 08:01 | 08:35 | 09:09 | 09:43 | 10:11 | 10:41 | 11:10 | 11:37 | 12:12 | 12:44 | 13:18 | 13:49 | 14:16 | 14:47 | 15:22 | 15:57 | 16:22 | 17:03 | 17:35 | 18:02 | 18:28 |
| Bus Station (Stand 4) | 08:14 | 08:48 | 09:21 | 09:55 | 10:23 | 10:53 | 11:22 | 11:49 | 12:24 | 12:56 | 13:31 | 14:02 | 14:29 | 15:00 | 15:35 | 16:10 | 16:35 | 17:16 | 17:48 | 18:15 | 18:41 |
| St Michaels Road (opp) | 08:20 | 08:54 | 09:27 | 10:01 | 10:29 | 10:59 | 11:28 | 11:55 | 12:31 | 13:03 | 13:37 | 14:08 | 14:36 | 15:07 | 15:41 | 16:16 | 16:40 | 17:21 | 17:53 | 18:20 | 18:46 |
| Rosevale Court (adj) | 08:30 | 09:04 | 09:37 | 10:11 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:06 | 12:41 | 13:13 | 13:47 | 14:18 | 14:45 | 15:16 | 15:51 | 16:26 | 16:50 | 17:31 | 18:03 | 18:31 | 18:57 |
| Aston Road (adj) | 08:39 | 09:13 | 09:46 | 10:20 | 10:49 | 11:19 | 11:48 | 12:15 | 12:50 | 13:22 | 13:57 | 14:28 | 14:55 | 15:26 | 16:01 | 16:36 | 17:00 | 17:41 | 18:13 | 18:40 | 19:06 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 38A
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | Second Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| £2.40 | £1.90 | Kidsgrove | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Stone Bank Road | |||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Woodstock Street (IN) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Hollywell Lane | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Summerbank Road | ||||||||||||||||||
| £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Tunstall | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Dimensions | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Burslem | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Cobridge Church | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Vale Place | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Hanley (City Centre) | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Etruria Rd (Bottom) | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Festival Park, Any Point | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Bet365 HQ | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Basford Bank (OUT) | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Albert Street | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Newcastle | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | JD Gyms / Sainsburys | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Milehouse | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Holditch Industrial Estate | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | Chesterton, Dragon Square | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Holly Road / Parkhouse Road | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £2.40 | £1.90 | Waterhayes |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Butt Lane.
First Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 28 August 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with First Potteries before you travel.
Tickets on the 38A
First Potteries publishes singles on this route for adults and young people.
Adult Single · Young Person Single
Ticket types come from First Potteries's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with First Potteries.
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 First Potteries before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, 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.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Crackley: 21 journeys, first 07:00
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Crackley: 21 journeys, first 07:00
- Saturday, 2 January 2027 towards Crackley: 17 journeys, first 07:20
Route map
All stops on route 38A
38A towards Crackley
All 82 stops
- Banbury Street (opp) Butt Lane
- Harecastle Avenue (adj) Butt Lane
- Grove Avenue (opp) Clough Hall
- Second Avenue (adj) Clough Hall
- Fifth Avenue (adj) Clough Hall
- Fourth Avenue (adj) Clough Hall
- St Thomas's Church (opp) Kidsgrove Town Centre
- St Johns RC Primary School (opp) Kidsgrove Town Centre
- Town Hall (adj) Kidsgrove Town Centre
- Mount Road (adj) Kidsgrove
- Stonebank Road (opp) Kidsgrove
- No. 44 (Opp) Kidsgrove
- Woodstock Street (opp) Goldenhill
- Rodgers Street (opp) Goldenhill
- St John's Church (opp) Goldenhill
- Maureen Avenue (adj) Sandyford
- Hollywall Lane (opp) Sandyford
- Newfield (adj) Sandyford
- Summerbank Road (opp) Tunstall
- Parsonage Street (opp) Tunstall
- Furlong Road (adj) Tunstall
- High Street (stop T2) Tunstall
- High Street (stop T4) Tunstall
- Washington Street (adj) Tunstall
- Gibson Street (opp) Tunstall
- Scotia Business Park (opp) Burslem
- Marshall Street (adj) Burslem
- Bycars Road (adj) Burslem
- Swan Bank (adj) Burslem
- Zion Street (adj) Burslem
- Adelaide Street (adj) Burslem
- Rushton Road (adj) Cobridge
- Hawthorn Street (adj) Cobridge
- Greyhound Way (opp) Cobridge
- Cobridge Lights (adj) Cobridge
- Vale Place (adj) Hanley
- Dudson Centre (opp) Hanley
- Stafford Street (stop S3) Hanley
- Stafford Street (stop S7) Hanley
- bus station (stand R) Hanley
- Bethesda Street (stop B1) Hanley
- Best Western Hotel (opp) Hanley
- Community Diagnostic Centre (opp) Hanley
- Octagon Retail Park (opp) Hanley
- Double Tree Hotel (adj) Festival Park
- Waterworld (adj) Festival Park
- Lakeside (adj) Festival Park
- Spitfire island (adj) Festival Park
- OverclockersUK (adj) Festival Park
- Fowlea Road (opp) Festival Park
- Shelton Boulevard (opp) Festival Park
- Media Way (adj) Festival Park
- bet365 offices (adj) Festival Park
- Humbert Street (adj) Etruria
- Haydon Street (adj) Etruria
- The Avenue (opp) Etruria
- Granville Avenue (opp) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Borough Arms Hotel (adj) Newcastle Under Lyme
- Leisure Centre (nr) Newcastle Town Centre
- Bus Station (Stand 4) Newcastle Town Centre
- Sainsbury's (adj) Newcastle Town Centre
- Hassam Avenue (adj) Cross Heath
- St Michaels Road (opp) Cross Heath
- Shops (adj) Cross Heath
- Lower Milehouse Lane (adj) Cross Heath
- Brymbo Road (adj) Cross Heath
- Redmine Close (adj) Cross Heath
- Brindley Court (adj) Chesterton
- Spencroft Road (opp) Chesterton
- Barker Street (adj) Chesterton
- Broadmeadow Court (adj) Chesterton
- Community Centre (opp) Chesterton
- Albert Street (adj) Chesterton
- Edensor Street (opp) Chesterton
- Rosevale Court (adj) Chesterton
- Oakwood Place (opp) Crackley
- Laburnum Place (opp) Crackley
- Cherry Tree Road (opp) Crackley
- Barbridge Road (opp) Crackley
- Heathfield Drive (adj) Crackley
- Aston Road (opp) Crackley
- Aston Road (adj) Crackley
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 38A bus?
The first 38A departure on weekdays leaves at 07:00 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 38A bus?
The last 38A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:28. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 38A bus cost?
First Potteries's published fares on the 38A: adult single £1.90 to £3.00. The 38A 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. First Potteries day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 38A bus?
The 38A is operated by First Potteries.
Timetable data from First Potteries via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (West Midlands feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.