First 38 Bus: Start of Service

The first 38 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 38 bus of the day leaves Clapton Pond at 05:10 towards Victoria Bus Station (Mon-Thu). The tables below show the scheduled first 38 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 38 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Victoria Bus Station

Stop	Mon-Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Clapton Pond E	05:10	05:10	05:10	05:10
Millfields Road G	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11
Clapton Girls' Academy M	05:12	05:12	05:12	05:12
Hackney Baths Q	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14
Clapton Square S	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14
Pembury Circus Y	05:16	05:16	05:16	05:16
Hackney Central Station T	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18
Graham Road / Hackney Central E	05:21	05:21	05:21	05:21
Royal Oak Road Z	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22
Greenwood Road B	05:23	05:23	05:23	05:23
Stannard Road C	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25
Dalston Junction Station G	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27
Balls Pond Road / Burder Road F	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28
Southgate Road BH	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30
Essex Road / Newington Green Road CD	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31
Essex Road / Marquess Road CG	05:32	05:32	05:32	05:32
Northchurch Road EH	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33
Essex Road Station EJ	05:35	05:35	05:35	05:35
Cross Street E	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37
Packington Street A	05:38	05:38	05:38	05:38
Islington Green D	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39
Angel Station F	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41
St John Street / Goswell Road M	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43
Sadler's Wells Theatre UC	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44
Finsbury Town Hall UD	05:46	05:46	05:46	05:46
Mount Pleasant CK	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47
Clerkenwell Road CN	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49
Gray's Inn Road CP	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50
Red Lion Street A	05:52	05:52	05:52	05:52
Bloomsbury Square B	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53
Museum Street C	05:55	05:55	05:55	05:55
Tottenham Court Road Station X	05:57	05:57	05:57	05:57
Tottenham Court Road Station G	05:57	05:57	05:57	05:57
Cambridge Circus D	05:57	05:57	05:57	05:57
Dean Street / Chinatown W	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00
Trocadero / Haymarket K	06:04	06:04	06:04	06:04
Piccadilly Circus S	06:07	06:07	06:07	06:07
Old Bond Street / Royal Academy G	06:08	06:08	06:08	06:08
Green Park Station H	06:09	06:09	06:09	06:09
Green Park / Constitution Hill E	06:11	06:11	06:11	06:11
Hyde Park Corner F	06:13	06:13	06:13	06:13
Wilton Street S	06:15	06:15	06:15	06:15
Buckingham Palace Rd / Bressenden Place P	06:17	06:17	06:17	06:17
Victoria Bus Station D	06:18	06:18	06:18	06:18

To Lea Bridge Roundabout

Stop	Mon-Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Victoria Bus Station D	05:55	05:55	05:55	05:55
Grosvenor Gardens Q	05:57	05:57	05:57	05:57
Wilton Street U	05:58	05:58	05:58	05:58
Hyde Park Corner K	05:58	05:58	05:58	05:58
Old Park Lane / Hard Rock Cafe D	06:01	06:01	06:01	06:01
Green Park Station J	06:04	06:04	06:04	06:04
Old Bond Street / Royal Academy L	06:06	06:06	06:06	06:06
Piccadilly Circus B	06:07	06:07	06:07	06:07
Trocadero / Haymarket H	06:09	06:09	06:09	06:09
Gerrard Place / Chinatown P	06:13	06:13	06:13	06:13
Denmark Street A	06:15	06:15	06:15	06:15
Tottenham Ct Rd Stn / New Oxford St Y	06:18	06:18	06:18	06:18
Museum Street E	06:20	06:20	06:20	06:20
Bloomsbury Square F	06:22	06:22	06:22	06:22
Red Lion Street G	06:23	06:23	06:23	06:23
Gray's Inn Road CA	06:25	06:25	06:25	06:25
Rosebery Avenue CE	06:27	06:27	06:27	06:27
Mount Pleasant CF	06:28	06:28	06:28	06:28
Tysoe Street CH	06:29	06:29	06:29	06:29
Hardwick Street UA	06:30	06:30	06:30	06:30
Sadler's Wells Theatre UB	06:31	06:31	06:31	06:31
St John Street / Goswell Road P	06:33	06:33	06:33	06:33
Angel Station X	06:35	06:35	06:35	06:35
Islington Green C	06:37	06:37	06:37	06:37
Packington Street K	06:38	06:38	06:38	06:38
Cross Street EA	06:38	06:38	06:38	06:38
Essex Road Station EB	06:40	06:40	06:40	06:40
Northchurch Road EE	06:42	06:42	06:42	06:42
Ockendon Road EF	06:43	06:43	06:43	06:43
Mildmay Park / Southgate Road CC	06:45	06:45	06:45	06:45
Culford Road BE	06:47	06:47	06:47	06:47
Kingsland High Street E	06:49	06:49	06:49	06:49
Dalston Lane / Dalston Junction Stn K	06:51	06:51	06:51	06:51
Stannard Road D	06:52	06:52	06:52	06:52
Greenwood Road E	06:53	06:53	06:53	06:53
Royal Oak Road F	06:54	06:54	06:54	06:54
Hackney Central / Mare Street G	06:56	06:56	06:56	06:56
Hackney Central Station J	06:58	06:58	06:58	06:58
Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs Station L	06:59	06:59	06:59	06:59
Mare Street / Narrow Way R	07:01	07:01	07:01	07:01
Hackney Baths U	07:02	07:02	07:02	07:02
Glenarm Road Z	07:03	07:03	07:03	07:03
Clapton Girls' Academy L	07:04	07:04	07:04	07:04
Clapton Pond H	07:05	07:05	07:05	07:05
Lea Bridge Roundabout L	07:06	07:06	07:06	07:06

Times are TfL's scheduled first departures from each stop in the given direction; the final stop's time is an arrival. Columns cover the days shown in their heading, and the highlighted column is today. On busy mornings buses can run a few minutes later than scheduled, so allow a small buffer if the first bus matters for a connection.

First 38 bus FAQs

What time is the first 38 bus?

The first 38 bus leaves Clapton Pond at 05:10 towards Victoria Bus Station (Mon-Thu). From Victoria Bus Station the first bus is at 05:55. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 38 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 38 bus leaves Clapton Pond at 05:10. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Is there a bus before the first 38?

Before the first 38 of the morning, night bus N38 covers the route through the night. See the N38 route page for its stops and times.

Where does the first 38 bus start from?

The 38 starts from Clapton Pond and runs to Victoria Bus Station, and in the other direction from Victoria Bus Station. Buses reach stops along the route a few minutes after leaving the start, and the tables above show the scheduled first departure at every stop.

Planning the other end of the day?

See every 38 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.

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