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TfL N38 bus route

Walthamstow Central - Hackney - Islington - Holborn - Victoria

TfL N38 bus stop list and timetables

The London N38 bus serves 59 bus stops in London departing from D | Victoria Bus Station and ending at ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station. Scroll down to see upcoming bus N38 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus N38 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL N38 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Fri, Mar 6, 2026
  • D | Victoria Bus Station4:20 AM
  • Q | Grosvenor Gardens4:22 AM
  • U | Wilton Street4:22 AM
  • K | Hyde Park Corner4:23 AM
  • D | Old Park Lane / Hard Rock Cafe4:25 AM
  • J | Green Park Station4:27 AM
  • L | Old Bond Street / Royal Academy4:28 AM
  • B | Piccadilly Circus4:29 AM
  • H | Trocadero / Haymarket4:30 AM
  • P | Gerrard Place / Chinatown4:32 AM
  • A | Denmark Street4:33 AM
  • Y | Tottenham Court Rd Station / New Oxford Street4:35 AM
  • E | Museum Street4:36 AM
  • F | Bloomsbury Square4:37 AM
  • G | Red Lion Square4:38 AM
  • CA | Grays Inn Road / Theobalds Road4:39 AM
  • CE | Rosebery Avenue Clerkenwell4:40 AM
  • CF | Mount Pleasant Clerkenwell4:41 AM
  • CH | Tysoe Street4:42 AM
  • UA | Hardwick Street4:42 AM
  • UB | Sadler's Wells Theatre4:43 AM
  • P | St John Street / Goswell Road4:44 AM
  • X | Angel Station4:45 AM
  • C | Islington Green4:46 AM
  • K | Packington Street4:47 AM
  • EA | Cross Street4:47 AM
  • EB | Essex Road Station4:48 AM
  • EE | Northchurch Road Canonbury4:49 AM
  • EF | Ockendon Road4:50 AM
  • CC | Mildmay Park / Southgate Road4:52 AM
  • BE | Culford Road4:52 AM
  • E | Kingsland High Street4:53 AM
  • K | Dalston Lane / Dalston Junction Station4:54 AM
  • D | Stannard Road4:55 AM
  • E | Greenwood Road4:56 AM
  • F | Royal Oak Road4:56 AM
  • G | Hackney Central / Mare Street4:57 AM
  • J | Hackney Central Station4:58 AM
  • L | Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs4:58 AM
  • R | Mare Street / Narrow Way5:00 AM
  • U | Hackney Baths5:01 AM
  • Z | Glenarm Road5:01 AM
  • L | Clapton Girls' Tech College5:02 AM
  • H | Clapton Pond5:02 AM
  • L | Lea Bridge Roundabout5:03 AM
  • S | Lea Bridge Road / Upper Clapton Road5:04 AM
  • V | Chatsworth Road / Lea Bridge Road5:05 AM
  • W | Lee Valley Ice Centre5:06 AM
  • X | Lee Valley Riding Centre5:07 AM
  • LE | Perth Road5:09 AM
  • LF | Emmanuel Parish Church5:09 AM
  • LG | Markhouse Road5:10 AM
  • LH | Rochdale Road5:11 AM
  • EA | Shrubland Road5:12 AM
  • EC | High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms5:13 AM
  • NE | Hoe Street / Bakers Arms5:14 AM
  • NH | Grove Road Walthamstow5:15 AM
  • L | Queen's Road5:16 AM
  • ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station5:17 AM
  • TfL Walthamstow Central - Hackney - Islington - Holborn - Victoria map

    TfL N38 bus route map

    The TfL N38 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the N38 bus to help you plan your journey on TfL. Opening the Transit app will allow you to see more detailed information about the route on a map including stop specific alerts, such as stops that have been closed or moved. You can also see live vehicle locations in the app so you know when the N38 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL N38 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus N38 timetable, such as detours, moved stops, trip cancellations, major delays, or other service changes to the bus route. The app also allows you to subscribe to receive notifications for any status alert issued by TfL so that you can plan your trip around any active or future disruptions.

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    TfL N38 bus Service Frequency

    The next N38 bus leaves D | Victoria Bus Station at 4:20 AM, and arrives at ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station at 5:17 AM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL N38 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL N38 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the N38 bus. You can also contribute your own reports on whether your trip arrived on time, late or early. As these on-time performance stats are user reported, they may differ from official TfL metrics.

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