38 bus: Pontefract – Barnsley Town Centre

Stagecoach Yorkshire bus 38 runs between Barnsley and Pontefract via Monk Bretton, Cudworth, Shafton and Grimethorpe. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Thursday 29 October the first bus from Hemsworth leaves at 06:13 and the last at 16:55, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire. Timetable for Thursday, 29 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 38 bus from Barnsley to Pontefract?
On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Barnsley at 06:13 and the last at 16:55, 12 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 38 bus from Pontefract to Barnsley?
On Thursday 29 October the first bus leaves Pontefract at 06:53 and the last at 18:22, 12 journeys in all.
Does the 38 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 38 bus run?
On Thursday 29 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 12 journeys from Hemsworth.
Where does the 38 bus stop?
Main stops from Barnsley to Pontefract: Barnsley Interchange/A12 (Barnsley), Cross Street/Burton Road (Monk Bretton), Barnsley Road/Bank Street (Cudworth), Brierley Road/Ash Road (Shafton), Queensway/Carlton Terrace (Grimethorpe), Cross Hill/Haldane Close (Brierley), Hemsworth Bus Station (Hemsworth), Railway Terrace (Fitzwilliam), Beverley Arms (Ackworth Moor Top), Pontefract Bus Station (Pontefract). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 38 bus?
Stagecoach Yorkshire.

Barnsley Town Centre to Pontefract

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Barnsley Interchange/A1206:4007:4508:5109:5110:5111:5212:5213:5514:5515:5016:55
Cross Street/Burton Road, Monk Bretton06:4707:5408:5909:5911:0012:0113:0114:0415:0616:0217:07
Barnsley Road/Bank Street, Cudworth06:5408:0209:0610:0611:0712:0813:0814:1115:1516:1117:16
Brierley Road/Ash Road, Shafton07:0008:0909:1210:1211:1312:1413:1414:1715:2216:1817:22
Queensway/Carlton Terrace, Grimethorpe07:0508:1509:1910:1911:2012:2113:2114:2415:2916:2717:30
Cross Hill/Haldane Close, Brierley07:1208:2409:2710:2711:2812:2913:2914:3215:3816:3517:38
Hemsworth Bus Station06:1307:2208:3609:3810:3811:3712:4013:4014:4315:4816:4517:47
Railway Terrace, Fitzwilliam06:2107:3108:4609:4710:4711:4612:4913:4914:5215:5716:5417:55
Beverley Arms, Ackworth Moor Top06:2907:4008:5509:5510:5511:5412:5713:5715:0016:0517:0218:03
Pontefract Bus Station06:4207:5909:1310:1211:1212:1013:1114:1115:1716:2017:1618:15

Pontefract to Barnsley Town Centre

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Pontefract Bus Station06:5308:1609:2510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2015:2016:3017:3018:22
Beverley Arms, Ackworth Moor Top07:0908:3309:4210:4211:4212:4313:4314:3815:4016:5017:4918:38
Railway Terrace, Fitzwilliam07:1708:4309:5010:5011:5012:5113:5114:4615:4916:5817:5718:45
Hemsworth Bus Station07:3008:5810:0311:0312:0313:0414:0414:5916:0217:0918:0618:53
Cross Hill/Haldane Close, Brierley07:3709:0510:1011:1012:1013:1114:1115:0616:0917:1518:1218:59
Queensway/Carlton Terrace, Grimethorpe07:4509:1210:1711:1712:1713:1814:1815:1316:1617:2218:1819:04
Pontefract Road/Tollgate Close, Shafton07:5109:1810:2211:2212:2213:2314:2315:2016:2317:2918:2319:09
Barnsley Road/St Johns Road, Cudworth07:5809:2510:2711:2712:2713:2814:2815:2616:2917:3418:2719:13
Cross Street/Burton Road, Monk Bretton08:0809:3310:3411:3412:3413:3514:3515:3416:3717:4118:3419:19
Barnsley Interchange/A1208:2509:4510:4511:4512:4513:4614:4715:4616:4917:5218:4519:29

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 29 October 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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