X38 bus: Pontypridd – Bargoed

Harris Coaches bus X38 runs between Pontypridd and Bargoed via Cilfynydd, Nelson, Gelligaer and Penpedairheol. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Tuesday 3 November the first bus from Pontypridd leaves at 06:25 and the last at 17:45, about every hour during the day.

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

Questions

When is the first and last X38 bus from Pontypridd to Bargoed?
On Tuesday 3 November the first bus leaves Pontypridd at 06:25 and the last at 17:45, 12 journeys in all.
When is the first and last X38 bus from Bargoed to Pontypridd?
On Tuesday 3 November the first bus leaves Bargoed at 07:01 and the last at 18:26, 12 journeys in all.
Does the X38 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the X38 bus run?
On Tuesday 3 November it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 12 journeys from Pontypridd.
Where does the X38 bus stop?
Main stops from Pontypridd to Bargoed: Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 6 (Pontypridd), Cilfynydd Inn (Cilfynydd), Nelson Bus Station Stand 1 (Nelson), Llancaiach Fawr (Nelson), Heol Catwg (Gelligaer), Berllanllwyd Street (Penpedairheol), Lewis School (Glan-y-nant), Hanbury Square (Bargoed), Bargoed Interchange Stand 3 (Bargoed). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the X38 bus?
Harris Coaches.

Pontypridd to Bargoed

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 606:2507:0508:1509:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1516:2517:45
Cilfynydd Inn06:3207:1208:2209:2210:2211:2212:2213:2214:2215:2216:3217:52
Nelson Bus Station Stand 106:4107:2108:3109:3110:3111:3112:3113:3114:3115:3116:4118:01
Llancaiach Fawr, Nelson06:4507:2508:3509:3510:3511:3512:3513:3514:3515:3516:4518:05
Heol Catwg, Gelligaer06:4807:2808:3809:3810:3811:3812:3813:3814:3815:3816:4818:08
Berllanllwyd Street, Penpedairheol06:5307:3308:4309:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4315:4316:5318:13
Lewis School, Glan-y-nant06:5607:3608:4609:4610:4611:4612:4613:4614:4615:4616:5618:16
Hanbury Square, Bargoed07:0107:4108:5109:5110:5111:5112:5113:5114:5115:5117:0118:21
Bargoed Interchange Stand 307:0407:4408:5409:5410:5411:5412:5413:5414:5415:5417:0418:24

Bargoed to Pontypridd

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Bargoed Interchange Stand 509:2610:2611:2612:2613:2614:2615:3616:3617:3618:26
Hanbury Square, Bargoed07:0108:1009:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2915:3916:3917:3918:29
Bargoed Interchange Stand 507:0508:15
Heolddu Leisure Centre, Bargoed09:3310:3311:3312:3313:3314:3315:4316:4317:4318:33
Beech Court, Gilfach09:3510:3511:3512:3513:3514:3515:4516:4517:4518:35
Mamgu Statue, Glan-y-nant07:1008:2009:4010:4011:4012:4013:4014:4015:5016:5017:5018:40
Llwyn Onn, Penpedairheol07:1308:2309:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4315:5316:5317:5318:43
Heol Catwg, Gelligaer07:1708:2709:4710:4711:4712:4713:4714:4715:5716:5717:5718:47
Llancaiach Fawr, Nelson07:2008:3009:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5016:0017:0018:0018:50
Nelson Bus Station Stand 207:2408:3409:5410:5411:5412:5413:5414:5416:0417:0418:0418:54
Cilfynydd Inn07:3108:4110:0111:0112:0113:0114:0115:0116:1117:1118:1119:01
Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 607:4108:5110:1011:1012:1013:1014:1015:1016:2017:2018:2019:10

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 3 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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