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 Monday 9 November 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 Monday, 9 November 2026. Tomorrow's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Adult single £1.40 to £3, day ticket £4.20, weekly £20, monthly £90. From the operator's published fares; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

Questions

When is the first and last 38 bus from Barnsley to Pontefract?
On Monday 9 November 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 Monday 9 November 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 Monday 9 November 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.
How much does the 38 bus cost?
Adult single £1.40 to £3, day ticket £4.20, weekly £20, monthly £90. Singles and returns depend on how far you travel; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

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 Monday, 9 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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