38 bus: Hanley – Talke (circular)

First Potteries bus 38 is a circular service around Hanley via Festival Park, Newcastle, Cross Heath and Talke Pits. Runs every day. On Tuesday 3 November the first bus from Talke Pits leaves at 05:45 and the last at 20:55, about every 30 minutes during the day.

Operated by First Potteries. Timetable for Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 38 bus around Hanley?
On Tuesday 3 November the first bus leaves Hanley at 05:45 and the last at 20:55, 26 journeys in all.
Does the 38 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 38 bus run?
On Tuesday 3 November it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 26 journeys from Talke Pits.
Where does the 38 bus stop?
Main stops: bus station (Hanley), bet365 offices (Festival Park), Bus Station (Newcastle), Lower Milehouse Lane (Cross Heath), Arbour Street (Talke Pits), Banbury Street (Butt Lane), Town Hall (Kidsgrove), High Street (Tunstall), Swan Bank (Burslem), Cobridge Lights (Cobridge). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 38 bus?
First Potteries.

Towards bus

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26
bus station, Hanley06:3507:2508:0108:3509:0909:4310:1510:4111:0711:3712:0912:4313:1513:4714:2114:5015:2416:2517:0517:3218:4019:5020:55
bet365 offices, Festival Park06:4307:3308:0908:4309:1709:5110:2410:5011:1611:4612:1812:5213:2413:5614:3014:5915:3316:3417:1417:4118:4919:5921:04
Bus Station, Newcastle06:5207:4208:1808:5209:2610:0010:3210:5811:2511:5512:2713:0113:3414:0614:4315:1215:4616:4517:2517:5219:0020:1021:14
Lower Milehouse Lane, Cross Heath07:0007:5008:2508:5909:3310:0710:4011:0611:3312:0312:3513:0913:4214:1414:5115:2015:5216:5217:3117:5819:0620:16
Arbour Street, Talke Pits05:4506:1506:4507:1508:0508:4109:1509:5010:2410:5611:2211:5012:2012:5213:2613:5914:3115:0715:3616:0917:0817:4818:1519:2320:33
Banbury Street, Butt Lane05:5406:2406:5407:2408:1408:5009:2409:5910:3311:0611:3212:0012:3013:0113:3514:0814:4015:1715:4616:1817:1817:5718:2419:3220:42
Town Hall, Kidsgrove06:0406:3407:0407:3408:2409:0009:3410:0810:4211:1511:4112:0912:3913:1113:4514:1914:5115:2615:5516:2817:2818:0718:3419:4220:52
High Street, Tunstall06:1706:4707:1707:4708:3709:1309:4710:2110:5511:2811:5412:2212:5213:2313:5714:3115:0315:3916:0816:4117:4018:1818:4519:5321:03
Swan Bank, Burslem06:2606:5607:2607:5608:4609:2109:5510:3011:0411:3712:0312:3113:0113:3214:0614:4015:1215:4916:1816:5117:4918:2618:5320:0121:11
Cobridge Lights06:3507:0507:3508:0508:5509:2910:0310:3711:1111:4512:1112:3913:0913:4014:1414:4815:2015:5816:2717:0017:5718:3419:0120:0921:19
bus station, Hanley06:4407:1407:4408:1409:0409:3810:1210:4511:1911:5312:1912:4713:1713:4814:2214:5715:2916:0816:3717:0918:0618:4219:0920:1721:27

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 2 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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