38 bus: Pontefract – Barnsley Town Centre

Stagecoach Yorkshire bus 38 runs between Pontefract and Barnsley via Ackworth Moor Top, Fitzwilliam, Hemsworth and Brierley. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Tuesday 27 October the first bus from Pontefract leaves at 06:53 and the last at 18:22, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach Yorkshire. Timetable for Tuesday, 27 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 38 bus from Barnsley to Pontefract?
On Tuesday 27 October the first bus leaves Barnsley at 06:40 and the last at 16:55, 11 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 38 bus from Pontefract to Barnsley?
On Tuesday 27 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 Tuesday 27 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 12 journeys from Pontefract.
Where does the 38 bus stop?
Main stops from Pontefract to Barnsley: Pontefract Bus Station (Pontefract), Beverley Arms (Ackworth Moor Top), Railway Terrace (Fitzwilliam), Hemsworth Bus Station (Hemsworth), Cross Hill/Haldane Close (Brierley), Queensway/Carlton Terrace (Grimethorpe), Pontefract Road/Tollgate Close (Shafton), Barnsley Road/St Johns Road (Cudworth), Cross Street/Burton Road (Monk Bretton), Barnsley Interchange/A12 (Barnsley). 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 11
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 Station07:2208:3609:3810:3811:3712:4013:4014:4315:4816:4517:47
Railway Terrace, Fitzwilliam07:3108:4609:4710:4711:4612:4913:4914:5215:5716:5417:55
Beverley Arms, Ackworth Moor Top07:4008:5509:5510:5511:5412:5713:5715:0016:0517:0218:03
Pontefract Bus Station07:5909:1310:1211:1212:1013:1114:1115:1716:2017:1618:15

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 Tuesday, 27 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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