38A Halstead Ramsey School ↔ Witham Allectus Way

Operated by Stephensons of Essex. First bus 05:40, last bus 18:34. 46 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The 38A 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. Details →

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 Witham Allectus Way · Monday to Friday towards Witham Allectus Way · Saturday towards Halstead Ramsey School · Monday to Friday towards Halstead Ramsey School · Saturday
38A towards Witham Allectus Way — Monday to Friday (22 journeys)
Ramsey School (o/s) ·07:4008:3009:1509:3510:1510:3511:1511:3512:1512:3513:1513:3514:1514:3515:1515:3516:1516:3517:1517:3518:15
High Street (SW-bound) ·07:4708:3709:1809:3810:1810:3811:1811:3812:1812:3813:1813:3814:1814:3815:2215:3816:2216:3817:1817:3818:18
Gosfield Corner (SW-bound) ·07:5408:4609:2609:4610:2610:4611:2611:4612:2612:4613:2613:4614:2614:4615:3115:4616:3116:4617:2617:4618:26
Four Releet (opp) ·08:0008:5209:3209:5210:3210:5211:3211:5212:3212:5213:3213:5214:3214:5215:3715:5216:3716:5217:3217:5218:32
Deanery Gardens (opp) ·08:0508:5709:3709:5710:3710:5711:3711:5712:3712:5713:3713:5714:3714:5715:4215:5716:4216:5717:3717:5718:37
Queens Road (S-bound) ·08:0809:0009:4010:0010:4011:0011:4012:0012:4013:0013:4014:0014:4015:0015:4516:0016:4517:0017:4018:0018:40
Braintree College (o/s) ·08:11·············15:48·16:48····
Blyth's Meadow (opp) ··09:0709:4710:0710:4711:0711:4712:0712:4713:0713:4714:0714:4715:07·16:07·17:0717:4718:0718:47
Bus Interchange (Stand 2) ·08:2509:1709:5610:1610:5611:1611:5612:1612:5613:1613:5614:1614:5615:1616:0016:1617:0017:1617:5618:1618:56
Alec Hunter Academy (opp) 05:4008:3109:2310:0210:2211:0211:2212:0212:2213:0213:2214:0214:2215:0215:2216:0616:2217:0617:2218:0218:2219:02
Tye Green Post Office (opp) 05:4608:3709:2910:0810:2811:0811:2812:0812:2813:0813:2814:0814:2815:0815:2816:1216:2817:1217:2818:0818:2819:08
Three Ashes (o/s) 05:5108:4209:3410:1310:3311:1311:3312:1312:3313:1313:3314:1314:3315:1315:3316:1716:3317:1717:3318:1318:3319:13
Co-op Store (o/s) 05:5608:4709:3910:1810:3811:1811:3812:1812:3813:1813:3814:1814:3815:1815:3816:2216:3817:2217:3818:1818:3819:18
The Oak (o/s) 06:0408:5509:4710:2610:4611:2611:4612:2612:4613:2613:4614:2614:4615:2615:4616:3016:4617:3017:4618:2618:4619:26
Morrisons Store (adj) ·09:0109:5310:3210:5211:3211:5212:3212:5213:3213:5214:3214:5215:3215:5216:3616:5217:3617:5218:3218:5219:32
Railway Station (Stop 2) 06:1309:0409:5610:3410:5411:3411:5412:3412:5413:3413:5414:3414:5415:3415:5416:3916:5417:3917:5418:3418:5419:34
Collingwood Road (SE-bound) 06:1609:0709:5910:3710:5711:3711:5712:3712:5713:3713:5714:3714:5715:3715:5716:4216:5717:4217:5718:3718:5719:37
Allectus Way (NW-bound) ·09:1510:0710:4511:0511:4512:0512:4513:0513:4514:0514:4515:0515:4516:0516:5217:0517:5018:0518:4519:0519:45

Route map

All stops on route 38A

38A towards Witham Allectus Way

  1. Ramsey School (o/s) Halstead
  2. Coggeshall Way (adj) Halstead
  3. Fenn Road (S-bound) Halstead
  4. Courtauld Playing Fields (opp) Halstead
  5. Nether Court (adj) Halstead
  6. Pretoria Rd (opp) Halstead
  7. High Street (SW-bound) Halstead
  8. Bird in Hand (o/s) Halstead
  9. Halstead Park (o/s) Halstead
  10. Fosters Ley (o/s) Halstead
  11. Tumblewoods (opp) Whiteash Green
  12. Whiteash Green (opp) Whiteash Green
  13. Russell's Road (adj) Gosfield
  14. School (opp) Gosfield
  15. Halstead Road (SW-bound) Gosfield
  16. Church Road (opp) Gosfield
  17. Gosfield Corner (SW-bound) Gosfield
  18. The Post Office (o/s) Gosfield
  19. Park Lane (opp) Gosfield
  20. Tennis Courts (adj) Gosfield
  21. Peterfield's Lane (adj) Gosfield
  22. Gosfield Eaves (opp) High Garrett
  23. Iron Pear Tree Farm (opp) High Garrett
  24. Gosfield Road (S-bound) High Garrett
  25. Hare and Hounds (o/s) High Garrett
  26. Grove Field (adj) High Garrett
  27. Foley Corner (SW-bound) High Garrett
  28. Four Releet (opp) High Garrett
  29. The Lillies (opp) Bocking
  30. Windmill Gardens (adj) Bocking
  31. Village Hall (opp) Bocking
  32. Rose & Crown (o/s) Bocking
  33. Alms Houses (opp) Bocking
  34. Deanery Gardens (opp) Bocking
  35. The Deanery (W-bound) Bocking
  36. Churchill Road (NW-bound) Bocking
  37. Oakley Road (opp) Bocking
  38. Oakley Road (adj) Bocking
  39. Clavering Road (adj) Bocking
  40. Queens Road (S-bound) Bocking
  41. Braintree College (o/s) Bocking
  42. Wentworth Crescent (adj) Bocking
  43. Beech Avenue (adj) Bocking
  44. Arnhem Grove (opp) Bocking
  45. Dale House (opp) Bocking
  46. Pygot Place (opp) Bocking
  47. Tabor High School (opp) Braintree
  48. Aetheric Road (S-bound) Braintree
  49. Panfield Lane (NE-bound) Braintree Town Centre
  50. Blyth's Meadow (opp) Braintree Town Centre
  51. Mount Road (opp) Braintree Town Centre
  52. Railway Street (S-bound) Braintree Town Centre
  53. Clinic (W-bound) Braintree Town Centre
  54. Bus Interchange (Stand 2) Braintree Town Centre
  55. Four Seasons (opp) Braintree
  56. Sportsman (o/s) Braintree
  57. Chapel Hill (NE-bound) Braintree
  58. Bartram Avenue South (adj) Braintree
  59. King Georges Playing Field (o/s) Braintree
  60. Alec Hunter Academy (opp) Braintree
  61. Stubbs Lane (adj) Braintree
  62. Thames Close (opp) Braintree
  63. Fowlers Farm (o/s) Cressing
  64. Mill Lane (S-bound) Cressing
  65. Jeffrey's Road (NE-bound) Cressing
  66. Claud Ince (adj) Cressing
  67. Tye Green Post Office (opp) Cressing
  68. Polecat Road (NE-bound) Cressing
  69. Three Ashes (o/s) Cressing
  70. Newlands Cottage (o/s) Cressing
  71. Rolph's Farm (o/s) Silver End
  72. Boars Tye Road (near) Silver End
  73. Wood Grove (opp) Silver End
  74. Silver Street (W-bound) Silver End
  75. Co-op Store (o/s) Silver End
  76. Grooms Lane (adj) Silver End
  77. Temple Ln (opp) Silver End
  78. Western Arms (o/s) Silver End
  79. West Farm Cottage (adj) Rivenhall
  80. Shop (opp) Rivenhall
  81. The Oak (o/s) Rivenhall
  82. Rickstones Road (S-bound) Witham
  83. Virgil Road (adj) Witham
  84. Rickstones School (opp) Witham
  85. Hemingway Road (adj) Witham
  86. Cherry Tree (opp) Witham
  87. Cypress Road (adj) Witham
  88. Templars School (o/s) Witham
  89. Morrisons Store (adj) Witham
  90. Technology Centre (o/s) Witham
  91. Railway Station (Stop 2) Witham
  92. Guithavon Valley (opp) Witham
  93. Collingwood Road (SE-bound) Witham Town Centre
  94. Newland Street (SW-bound) Witham Town Centre
  95. Mill Lane (opp) Witham
  96. Bridge Hospital (opp) Witham
  97. Shortridge Court (opp) Witham
  98. Claudius Way (adj) Witham
  99. Allectus Way (NW-bound) Witham

38A towards Halstead Ramsey School

  1. Allectus Way (NW-bound) Witham
  2. Defford Road (adj) Witham
  3. Boydin Close (adj) Witham
  4. Shortridge Court (adj) Witham
  5. Bridge Hospital (o/s) Witham
  6. Newland Street (NE-bound) Witham Town Centre
  7. Mill Lane (adj) Witham
  8. Collingwood Road (NW-bound) Witham Town Centre
  9. Guithavon Valley (adj) Witham
  10. Railway Station (opp) Witham
  11. Technology Centre (opp) Witham
  12. Morrisons Store (adj) Witham
  13. Cypress Road (opp) Witham
  14. Braintree Road (N-bound) Witham
  15. Templars School (opp) Witham
  16. Cherry Tree (o/s) Witham
  17. Hemingway Road (opp) Witham
  18. Rickstones School (o/s) Witham
  19. Rickstones Road (N-bound) Witham
  20. The Oak (opp) Rivenhall
  21. Shop (o/s) Rivenhall
  22. West Farm Cottage (opp) Rivenhall
  23. Western Arms (opp) Silver End
  24. Grooms Lane (opp) Silver End
  25. Temple Ln (adj) Silver End
  26. Co-op Store (opp) Silver End
  27. Silver Street (E-bound) Silver End
  28. Boars Tye Road (N-bound) Silver End
  29. Wood Grove (adj) Silver End
  30. Rolph's Farm (opp) Silver End
  31. Newlands Cottage (opp) Cressing
  32. Three Ashes (opp) Cressing
  33. Polecat Road (SW-bound) Cressing
  34. Jeffrey's Road (SW-bound) Cressing
  35. Claud Ince (opp) Cressing
  36. Tye Green Post Office (o/s) Cressing
  37. Thames Close (adj) Braintree
  38. Mill Lane (N-bound) Cressing
  39. Fowlers Farm (opp) Cressing
  40. Thames Close (opp) Braintree
  41. Stubbs Lane (opp) Braintree
  42. Alec Hunter Academy (o/s) Braintree
  43. Railway Station (Stand 1) Braintree
  44. King Georges Playing Field (opp) Braintree
  45. Bartram Avenue South (opp) Braintree
  46. Chapel Hill (SW-bound) Braintree
  47. Four Seasons (o/s) Braintree
  48. Sportsman (o/s) Braintree
  49. Clinic (W-bound) Braintree Town Centre
  50. Bus Interchange (Stand 8) Braintree Town Centre
  51. Railway Street (N-bound) Braintree Town Centre
  52. Julien Court Road (opp) Braintree
  53. Old Court Hotel (o/s) Bocking
  54. Braintree College (opp) Bocking
  55. Rue De Jeunes (adj) Braintree Town Centre
  56. Aetheric Road (N-bound) Braintree
  57. Pygot Place (adj) Bocking
  58. Tabor High School (o/s) Braintree
  59. Arnhem Grove (adj) Bocking
  60. Dale House (o/s) Bocking
  61. Wentworth Crescent (opp) Bocking
  62. Beech Avenue (opp) Bocking
  63. Queens Road (N-bound) Bocking
  64. Clavering Road (opp) Bocking
  65. Churchill Road (NW-bound) Bocking
  66. Oakley Road (opp) Bocking
  67. Deanery Gardens (opp) Bocking
  68. The Deanery (W-bound) Bocking
  69. Rose & Crown (opp) Bocking
  70. Alms Houses (o/s) Bocking
  71. Windmill Gardens (opp) Bocking
  72. Village Hall (o/s) Bocking
  73. The Lillies (adj) Bocking
  74. Grove Field (opp) High Garrett
  75. Four Releet (adj) High Garrett
  76. Hare and Hounds (opp) High Garrett
  77. Gosfield Road (N-bound) High Garrett
  78. Foley Corner (NE-bound) High Garrett
  79. Gosfield Eaves (o/s) High Garrett
  80. Iron Pear Tree Farm (o/s) High Garrett
  81. Peterfield's Lane (opp) Gosfield
  82. Park Lane (adj) Gosfield
  83. Tennis Courts (opp) Gosfield
  84. Church Road (adj) Gosfield
  85. The Post Office (opp) Gosfield
  86. Gosfield Corner (NE-bound) Gosfield
  87. School (o/s) Gosfield
  88. Halstead Road (NE-bound) Gosfield
  89. Russell's Road (opp) Gosfield
  90. Whiteash Green (adj) Whiteash Green
  91. Tumblewoods (o/s) Whiteash Green
  92. Fosters Ley (opp) Halstead
  93. Bird in Hand (opp) Halstead
  94. Halstead Park (opp) Halstead
  95. High Street (NE-bound) Halstead
  96. Greenwood School (opp) Halstead
  97. Bois Hall Gardens (adj) Halstead
  98. Ramsey School (o/s) Halstead

Towns & areas on this route

BraintreeWithamBockingHalsteadBraintree Town CentreHigh GarrettCressingGosfieldSilver EndRivenhallWitham Town CentreWhiteash Green

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 38A bus?

The first 38A departure on weekdays leaves at 05:40 (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 18:34. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 38A bus cost?

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. Stephensons of Essex 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 Stephensons of Essex.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.