38A bus: Halstead – Witham
Stephensons of Essex bus 38A runs between Witham and Halstead via Rivenhall, Silver End, Cressing and Braintree. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Witham leaves at 06:25 and the last at 18:34, about every 20 minutes during the day.
Operated by Stephensons of Essex. Timetable for Friday, 16 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 38A bus from Halstead to Witham?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Halstead at 05:40 and the last at 18:15, 22 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 38A bus from Witham to Halstead?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Witham at 06:25 and the last at 18:34, 24 journeys in all.
- Does the 38A bus run on Sundays?
- No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
- How often does the 38A bus run?
- On Friday 16 October it runs about every 20 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 24 journeys from Witham.
- Where does the 38A bus stop?
- Main stops from Witham to Halstead: Allectus Way (Witham), Collingwood Road (Witham), Railway Station (Witham), The Oak (Rivenhall), Co-op Store (Silver End), Three Ashes (Cressing), Tye Green Post Office (Cressing), Thames Close (Braintree), Alec Hunter Academy (Braintree), Railway Station (Braintree), Bus Interchange (Braintree), Braintree College (Bocking), Queens Road (Bocking), Deanery Gardens (Bocking) and more. The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 38A bus?
- Stephensons of Essex.
Halstead to Witham
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey School, Halstead | 07:40 | 08:30 | 09:15 | 09:35 | 10:15 | 10:35 | 11:15 | 11:35 | 12:15 | 12:35 | 13:15 | 13:35 | 14:15 | 14:35 | 15:15 | 15:35 | 16:15 | 16:35 | 17:15 | 17:35 | 18:15 | |
| High Street, Halstead | 07:47 | 08:37 | 09:18 | 09:38 | 10:18 | 10:38 | 11:18 | 11:38 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 14:18 | 14:38 | 15:22 | 15:38 | 16:22 | 16:38 | 17:18 | 17:38 | 18:18 | |
| Gosfield Corner | 07:54 | 08:46 | 09:26 | 09:46 | 10:26 | 10:46 | 11:26 | 11:46 | 12:26 | 12:46 | 13:26 | 13:46 | 14:26 | 14:46 | 15:31 | 15:46 | 16:31 | 16:46 | 17:26 | 17:46 | 18:26 | |
| Four Releet, High Garrett | 08:00 | 08:52 | 09:32 | 09:52 | 10:32 | 10:52 | 11:32 | 11:52 | 12:32 | 12:52 | 13:32 | 13:52 | 14:32 | 14:52 | 15:37 | 15:52 | 16:37 | 16:52 | 17:32 | 17:52 | 18:32 | |
| Deanery Gardens, Bocking | 08:05 | 08:57 | 09:37 | 09:57 | 10:37 | 10:57 | 11:37 | 11:57 | 12:37 | 12:57 | 13:37 | 13:57 | 14:37 | 14:57 | 15:42 | 15:57 | 16:42 | 16:57 | 17:37 | 17:57 | 18:37 | |
| Queens Road, Bocking | 08:08 | 09:00 | 09:40 | 10:00 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:40 | 12:00 | 12:40 | 13:00 | 13:40 | 14:00 | 14:40 | 15:00 | 15:45 | 16:00 | 16:45 | 17:00 | 17:40 | 18:00 | 18:40 | |
| Braintree College, Bocking | 08:11 | 15:48 | 16:48 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blyth's Meadow, Braintree | 09:07 | 09:47 | 10:07 | 10:47 | 11:07 | 11:47 | 12:07 | 12:47 | 13:07 | 13:47 | 14:07 | 14:47 | 15:07 | 16:07 | 17:07 | 17:47 | 18:07 | 18:47 | ||||
| Bus Interchange, Braintree | 08:25 | 09:17 | 09:56 | 10:16 | 10:56 | 11:16 | 11:56 | 12:16 | 12:56 | 13:16 | 13:56 | 14:16 | 14:56 | 15:16 | 16:00 | 16:16 | 17:00 | 17:16 | 17:56 | 18:16 | 18:56 | |
| Alec Hunter Academy, Braintree | 05:40 | 08:31 | 09:23 | 10:02 | 10:22 | 11:02 | 11:22 | 12:02 | 12:22 | 13:02 | 13:22 | 14:02 | 14:22 | 15:02 | 15:22 | 16:06 | 16:22 | 17:06 | 17:22 | 18:02 | 18:22 | 19:02 |
| Tye Green Post Office, Cressing | 05:46 | 08:37 | 09:29 | 10:08 | 10:28 | 11:08 | 11:28 | 12:08 | 12:28 | 13:08 | 13:28 | 14:08 | 14:28 | 15:08 | 15:28 | 16:12 | 16:28 | 17:12 | 17:28 | 18:08 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| Three Ashes, Cressing | 05:51 | 08:42 | 09:34 | 10:13 | 10:33 | 11:13 | 11:33 | 12:13 | 12:33 | 13:13 | 13:33 | 14:13 | 14:33 | 15:13 | 15:33 | 16:17 | 16:33 | 17:17 | 17:33 | 18:13 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| Co-op Store, Silver End | 05:56 | 08:47 | 09:39 | 10:18 | 10:38 | 11:18 | 11:38 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 14:18 | 14:38 | 15:18 | 15:38 | 16:22 | 16:38 | 17:22 | 17:38 | 18:18 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| The Oak, Rivenhall | 06:04 | 08:55 | 09:47 | 10:26 | 10:46 | 11:26 | 11:46 | 12:26 | 12:46 | 13:26 | 13:46 | 14:26 | 14:46 | 15:26 | 15:46 | 16:30 | 16:46 | 17:30 | 17:46 | 18:26 | 18:46 | 19:26 |
| Morrisons Store, Witham | 09:01 | 09:53 | 10:32 | 10:52 | 11:32 | 11:52 | 12:32 | 12:52 | 13:32 | 13:52 | 14:32 | 14:52 | 15:32 | 15:52 | 16:36 | 16:52 | 17:36 | 17:52 | 18:32 | 18:52 | 19:32 | |
| Railway Station, Witham | 06:13 | 09:04 | 09:56 | 10:34 | 10:54 | 11:34 | 11:54 | 12:34 | 12:54 | 13:34 | 13:54 | 14:34 | 14:54 | 15:34 | 15:54 | 16:39 | 16:54 | 17:39 | 17:54 | 18:34 | 18:54 | 19:34 |
| Collingwood Road, Witham | 06:16 | 09:07 | 09:59 | 10:37 | 10:57 | 11:37 | 11:57 | 12:37 | 12:57 | 13:37 | 13:57 | 14:37 | 14:57 | 15:37 | 15:57 | 16:42 | 16:57 | 17:42 | 17:57 | 18:37 | 18:57 | 19:37 |
| Allectus Way, Witham | 09:15 | 10:07 | 10:45 | 11:05 | 11:45 | 12:05 | 12:45 | 13:05 | 13:45 | 14:05 | 14:45 | 15:05 | 15:45 | 16:05 | 16:52 | 17:05 | 17:50 | 18:05 | 18:45 | 19:05 | 19:45 |
Witham to Halstead
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allectus Way, Witham | 07:38 | 08:54 | 09:34 | 09:54 | 10:34 | 10:54 | 11:34 | 11:54 | 12:34 | 12:54 | 13:34 | 13:54 | 14:34 | 14:54 | 15:34 | 15:54 | 16:34 | 16:54 | 17:34 | 17:54 | 18:34 | |||
| Collingwood Road, Witham | 06:25 | 07:47 | 09:03 | 09:41 | 10:01 | 10:41 | 11:01 | 11:41 | 12:01 | 12:41 | 13:01 | 13:41 | 14:01 | 14:41 | 15:01 | 15:41 | 16:01 | 16:41 | 17:01 | 17:41 | 18:01 | 18:41 | ||
| Railway Station, Witham | 06:27 | 07:49 | 09:05 | 09:43 | 10:03 | 10:43 | 11:03 | 11:43 | 12:03 | 12:43 | 13:03 | 13:43 | 14:03 | 14:43 | 15:03 | 15:43 | 16:03 | 16:43 | 17:03 | 17:43 | 18:03 | 18:43 | ||
| The Oak, Rivenhall | 06:36 | 07:58 | 09:14 | 09:52 | 10:12 | 10:52 | 11:12 | 11:52 | 12:12 | 12:52 | 13:12 | 13:52 | 14:12 | 14:52 | 15:12 | 15:52 | 16:12 | 16:52 | 17:12 | 17:52 | 18:12 | 18:52 | ||
| Co-op Store, Silver End | 06:44 | 08:06 | 09:22 | 10:00 | 10:20 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 12:00 | 12:20 | 13:00 | 13:20 | 14:00 | 14:20 | 15:00 | 15:20 | 16:00 | 16:20 | 17:00 | 17:20 | 18:00 | 18:20 | 19:00 | ||
| Three Ashes, Cressing | 06:49 | 08:12 | 09:27 | 10:05 | 10:25 | 11:05 | 11:25 | 12:05 | 12:25 | 13:05 | 13:25 | 14:05 | 14:25 | 15:05 | 15:25 | 16:05 | 16:25 | 17:05 | 17:25 | 18:05 | 18:25 | 19:05 | ||
| Tye Green Post Office, Cressing | 06:54 | 08:19 | 09:32 | 10:10 | 10:30 | 11:10 | 11:30 | 12:10 | 12:30 | 13:10 | 13:30 | 14:10 | 14:30 | 15:10 | 15:30 | 16:10 | 16:30 | 17:10 | 17:30 | 18:10 | 18:30 | 19:10 | ||
| Thames Close, Braintree | 06:57 | 08:25 | 09:35 | 10:13 | 10:33 | 11:13 | 11:33 | 12:13 | 12:33 | 13:13 | 13:33 | 14:13 | 14:33 | 15:13 | 15:33 | 16:13 | 16:33 | 17:13 | 17:33 | 18:13 | 18:33 | 19:13 | ||
| Alec Hunter Academy, Braintree | 06:59 | 07:37 | 08:27 | 09:37 | 10:15 | 10:35 | 11:15 | 11:35 | 12:15 | 12:35 | 13:15 | 13:35 | 14:15 | 14:35 | 15:15 | 15:35 | 16:15 | 16:35 | 17:15 | 17:35 | 18:15 | 18:35 | 19:15 | |
| Railway Station, Braintree | 07:05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus Interchange, Braintree | 07:20 | 07:45 | 08:20 | 08:42 | 09:47 | 10:28 | 10:48 | 11:28 | 11:48 | 12:28 | 12:48 | 13:28 | 13:48 | 14:28 | 14:48 | 15:28 | 15:50 | 16:30 | 16:48 | 17:28 | 17:48 | 18:28 | 18:48 | 19:28 |
| Braintree College, Bocking | 07:25 | 08:25 | 08:47 | 15:56 | 16:36 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Queens Road, Bocking | 07:27 | 07:52 | 08:29 | 08:49 | 09:54 | 10:35 | 10:55 | 11:35 | 11:55 | 12:35 | 12:55 | 13:35 | 13:55 | 14:35 | 14:55 | 15:35 | 15:58 | 16:38 | 16:55 | 17:35 | 17:55 | 18:35 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| Deanery Gardens, Bocking | 07:31 | 07:56 | 08:33 | 08:53 | 09:58 | 10:39 | 10:59 | 11:39 | 11:59 | 12:39 | 12:59 | 13:39 | 13:59 | 14:39 | 14:59 | 15:39 | 16:02 | 16:42 | 16:59 | 17:39 | 17:59 | 18:39 | 18:59 | 19:39 |
| Four Releet, High Garrett | 07:36 | 08:01 | 08:38 | 08:58 | 10:03 | 10:44 | 11:04 | 11:44 | 12:04 | 12:44 | 13:04 | 13:44 | 14:04 | 14:44 | 15:04 | 15:44 | 16:07 | 16:47 | 17:04 | 17:44 | 18:04 | 18:44 | 19:04 | 19:44 |
| Gosfield Corner | 07:43 | 08:08 | 08:47 | 09:05 | 10:10 | 10:51 | 11:11 | 11:51 | 12:11 | 12:51 | 13:11 | 13:51 | 14:11 | 14:51 | 15:11 | 15:51 | 16:14 | 16:54 | 17:11 | 17:51 | 18:11 | 18:51 | 19:11 | 19:51 |
| High Street, Halstead | 07:51 | 08:16 | 08:55 | 09:13 | 10:18 | 10:59 | 11:19 | 11:59 | 12:19 | 12:59 | 13:19 | 13:59 | 14:19 | 14:59 | 15:19 | 15:59 | 16:22 | 17:02 | 17:19 | 17:59 | 18:19 | 18:59 | 19:19 | 19:59 |
| Ramsey School, Halstead | 07:56 | 08:24 | 08:58 | 09:21 | 10:26 | 11:04 | 11:24 | 12:04 | 12:24 | 13:04 | 13:24 | 14:04 | 14:24 | 15:04 | 15:24 | 16:04 | 16:30 | 17:10 | 17:24 | 18:04 | 18:24 | 19:04 | 19:24 | 20:04 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 16 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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