First N38 Bus: Start of Service
The first N38 of the day from every stop on the route
The N38 is a night bus, so its "first bus" is the first departure of the night, leaving Walthamstow Bus Station at 00:05 (Mon-Thu night). The tables below show the scheduled first N38 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full N38 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Victoria Bus Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walthamstow Bus Station A | 00:05 | 00:10 | 00:10 | 00:05 |
| Grosvenor Park Road K | 00:06 | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:06 |
| Grove Road SJ | 00:07 | 00:12 | 00:12 | 00:07 |
| Bakers Avenue SK | 00:08 | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:08 |
| High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms WH | 00:09 | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:09 |
| Shortlands Road WJ | 00:09 | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:09 |
| Markhouse Road LK | 00:11 | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:11 |
| Emmanuel Parish Church LL | 00:12 | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:12 |
| Bloxhall Road LM | 00:12 | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:12 |
| Lea Bridge Station LN | 00:13 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:13 |
| Lea Valley Riding Centre N | 00:14 | 00:19 | 00:19 | 00:14 |
| Lee Valley Ice Centre P | 00:15 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:15 |
| Chatsworth Road Q | 00:15 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:15 |
| Wattisfield Road U | 00:16 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:16 |
| Lea Bridge Roundabout T | 00:17 | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:17 |
| Clapton Pond E | 00:17 | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:17 |
| Millfields Road G | 00:18 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:18 |
| Clapton Girls' Academy M | 00:19 | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:19 |
| Hackney Baths Q | 00:20 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:20 |
| Clapton Square S | 00:20 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:20 |
| Pembury Circus Y | 00:21 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:21 |
| Hackney Central Station T | 00:23 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:23 |
| Graham Road / Hackney Central E | 00:23 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:23 |
| Royal Oak Road Z | 00:25 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:25 |
| Greenwood Road B | 00:25 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:25 |
| Stannard Road C | 00:26 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:26 |
| Dalston Junction Station G | 00:28 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:28 |
| Balls Pond Road / Burder Road F | 00:28 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:28 |
| Southgate Road BH | 00:29 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:29 |
| Essex Road / Newington Green Road CD | 00:30 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:30 |
| Essex Road / Marquess Road CG | 00:30 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:30 |
| Essex Road Station EJ | 00:33 | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:33 |
| Cross Street E | 00:34 | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:34 |
| Packington Street A | 00:35 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:35 |
| Islington Green D | 00:36 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:36 |
| Angel Station F | 00:37 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:37 |
| St John Street / Goswell Road M | 00:38 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:38 |
| Sadler's Wells Theatre UC | 00:39 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:39 |
| Finsbury Town Hall UD | 00:40 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:40 |
| Mount Pleasant CK | 00:41 | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:41 |
| Clerkenwell Road CN | 00:42 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:42 |
| Red Lion Street A | 00:44 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:44 |
| Bloomsbury Square B | 00:45 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:45 |
| Museum Street C | 00:46 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:46 |
| Tottenham Court Road Station X | 00:48 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:48 |
| Tottenham Court Road Station G | 00:48 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:48 |
| Cambridge Circus D | 00:48 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:48 |
| Dean Street / Chinatown W | 00:50 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:50 |
| Trocadero / Haymarket K | 00:53 | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:53 |
| Piccadilly Circus S | 00:55 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 00:55 |
| Old Bond Street / Royal Academy G | 00:56 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 00:56 |
| Green Park Station H | 00:57 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 00:57 |
| Green Park / Constitution Hill E | 00:58 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 00:58 |
| Hyde Park Corner F | 01:00 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:00 |
| Wilton Street S | 01:01 | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:01 |
| Buckingham Palace Rd / Bressenden Place P | 01:03 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:03 |
| Victoria Bus Station D | 01:03 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:03 |
To Walthamstow Bus Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Bus Station D | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 |
| Grosvenor Gardens Q | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Wilton Street U | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 |
| Hyde Park Corner K | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 |
| Old Park Lane / Hard Rock Cafe D | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 |
| Green Park Station J | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 |
| Old Bond Street / Royal Academy L | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 |
| Piccadilly Circus B | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 |
| Trocadero / Haymarket H | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 |
| Gerrard Place / Chinatown P | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 |
| Denmark Street A | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Tottenham Ct Rd Stn / New Oxford St Y | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 |
| Museum Street E | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 |
| Bloomsbury Square F | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 |
| Red Lion Street G | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 |
| Gray's Inn Road CA | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 |
| Rosebery Avenue CE | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| Mount Pleasant CF | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| Tysoe Street CH | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 |
| Hardwick Street UA | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Sadler's Wells Theatre UB | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 |
| St John Street / Goswell Road P | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 |
| Angel Station X | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 |
| Islington Green C | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 |
| Packington Street K | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 |
| Cross Street EA | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 |
| Essex Road Station EB | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 |
| Northchurch Road EE | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 |
| Ockendon Road EF | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:13 |
| Mildmay Park / Southgate Road CC | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:15 |
| Culford Road BE | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:16 |
| Kingsland High Street E | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 |
| Dalston Lane / Dalston Junction Stn K | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 |
| Stannard Road D | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:19 |
| Greenwood Road E | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:19 |
| Royal Oak Road F | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:20 |
| Hackney Central / Mare Street G | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:21 |
| Hackney Central Station J | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:22 |
| Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs Station L | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:23 |
| Mare Street / Narrow Way R | 01:24 | 01:24 | 01:24 | 01:24 |
| Hackney Baths U | 01:25 | 01:25 | 01:25 | 01:25 |
| Glenarm Road Z | 01:25 | 01:25 | 01:25 | 01:25 |
| Clapton Girls' Academy L | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:26 |
| Clapton Pond H | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:27 |
| Lea Bridge Roundabout L | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:27 |
| Lea Bridge Road / Upper Clapton Road S | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:29 |
| Chatsworth Road V | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:29 |
| Lee Valley Ice Centre W | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:30 |
| Lee Valley Riding Centre X | 01:31 | 01:31 | 01:31 | 01:31 |
| Perth Road LE | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:33 |
| Emmanuel Parish Church LF | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:33 |
| Markhouse Road LG | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:34 |
| Rochdale Road LH | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:35 |
| Shrubland Road EA | 01:36 | 01:36 | 01:36 | 01:36 |
| High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms EC | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:37 |
| Hoe Street / Bakers Arms NE | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:37 |
| Grove Road NH | 01:38 | 01:38 | 01:38 | 01:38 |
| Queen's Road L | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:39 |
| Walthamstow Bus Station | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:41 |
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 N38 bus FAQs
What time is the first N38 bus?
The N38 is a night bus, so its first departure of the night leaves Walthamstow Bus Station at 00:05 towards Victoria Bus Station (Mon-Thu night). From Victoria Bus Station the first bus is at 00:40. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Is there a daytime version of the N38?
Yes. The N38 runs at night only; during the day, route 38 covers a similar corridor. See the 38 timetable for its first bus of the morning.
Where does the first N38 bus start from?
The N38 starts from Walthamstow Bus Station 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 N38 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
Full N38 timetable → Live N38 arrivals →