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Route 38: "New Bus for London" journeys

Hackney - Dalston - Islington - Holborn - Piccadilly Circus - Victoria

This timetable only shows journeys operated by the "New Bus for London" (NBfL). The journeys operate subject to vehicle availability and it is unclear how rigorously it is followed in practice. The main service, operated by conventional double deckers, operates much more frequently between Clapton and Victoria. See 38 timetable for full details.

Mondays to Thursdays           Fridays           Saturdays           Sundays

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Route record (places served and roads followed)

38 Mondays to Thursdays towards Victoria      Other direction      Fri      Sat      Sun



Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              0531 0553 0625 0648 0710 0737 0814 0847 0924 1001 1041 1121 1201 1241 1321 1401 1441 1519
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0535 0557 0629 0652 0715 0745 0822 0857 0932 1009 1049 1129 1209 1249 1329 1409 1449 1527
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  0537 0559 0631 0654 0718 0750 0827 0903 0937 1014 1054 1134 1214 1254 1334 1414 1454 1532
Essex Road Station                                0539 0601 0633 0656 0721 0755 0832 0908 0942 1019 1059 1139 1219 1259 1339 1419 1459 1537
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   0543 0605 0637 0700 0728 0802 0839 0915 0949 1026 1106 1146 1226 1306 1346 1426 1506 1544
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        0552 0614 0646 0709 0743 0817 0854 0930 1004 1041 1121 1201 1241 1321 1401 1441 1521 1559
Shaftesbury Avenue, Caxton Walk                   0557 0619 0651 0716 0750 0824 0901 0937 1011 1048 1128 1208 1248 1328 1408 1448 1528 1606
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             0600 0622 0654 0719 0753 0827 0904 0941 1015 1052 1132 1212 1252 1332 1412 1452 1532 1610
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     0603 0625 0657 0722 0756 0830 0907 0944 1018 1055 1135 1215 1255 1335 1415 1455 1535 1613
Hyde Park Corner, Duke of Wellington Place        0607 0629 0701 0726 0800 0834 0911 0948 1022 1059 1139 1219 1259 1339 1419 1459 1539 1617
Victoria Station, Bus Station                     0610 0632 0704 0730 0804 0838 0915 0952 1026 1103 1143 1223 1303 1343 1423 1503 1543 1621

Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              1557 1637 1717 1752 1827 1907
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    1605 1645 1725 1800 1835 1915
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  1610 1650 1730 1805 1840 1920
Essex Road Station                                1615 1655 1735 1810 1845 1925
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   1622 1702 1742 1817 1852 1932
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        1637 1717 1757 1832 1907 1947
Shaftesbury Avenue, Caxton Walk                   1644 1724 1804 1839 1914 1954
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             1648 1728 1808 1843 1918 1959
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     1651 1731 1811 1846 1921 2003
Hyde Park Corner, Duke of Wellington Place        1655 1735 1815 1850 1925 2009
Victoria Station, Bus Station                     1659 1739 1819 1854 1929 2013

38 Mondays to Thursdays towards Hackney      Other direction      Fri      Sat      Sun



Victoria Station, Bus Station                     0619 0641 0711 0742 0814 0848 0926 1003 1040 1118 1158 1238 1318 1358 1438 1518 1558 1632
Hyde Park Corner, Grosvenor Place                 0622 0644 0714 0746 0818 0852 0930 1007 1044 1122 1202 1242 1322 1402 1442 1522 1602 1636
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     0627 0649 0720 0755 0827 0901 0940 1017 1054 1132 1212 1252 1332 1412 1452 1532 1612 1646
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             0628 0650 0721 0756 0828 0902 0942 1019 1056 1134 1214 1254 1334 1414 1454 1534 1614 1648
Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0632 0654 0725 0800 0832 0906 0947 1024 1101 1139 1219 1259 1339 1419 1459 1539 1619 1653
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        0634 0656 0728 0804 0836 0910 0951 1028 1105 1143 1223 1303 1343 1423 1503 1543 1623 1657
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   0644 0706 0740 0816 0848 0922 1004 1041 1118 1156 1236 1317 1357 1437 1517 1557 1637 1711
Essex Road Station                                0648 0710 0745 0821 0853 0927 1009 1046 1123 1201 1241 1322 1402 1442 1522 1602 1642 1716
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  0651 0713 0749 0825 0857 0932 1014 1051 1128 1206 1246 1327 1407 1447 1527 1607 1647 1721
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0654 0716 0752 0828 0901 0938 1020 1057 1134 1212 1252 1333 1413 1453 1533 1613 1653 1727
Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              0658 0720 0757 0833 0906 0943 1025 1102 1139 1217 1258 1339 1419 1459 1539 1619 1659 1733

Victoria Station, Bus Station                     1709 1750 1832 1907 1942 2024
Hyde Park Corner, Grosvenor Place                 1713 1754 1836 1911 1946 2028
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     1723 1804 1846 1921 1956 2038
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             1725 1806 1848 1923 1958 2040
Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   1730 1811 1853 1928 2003 2048
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        1734 1815 1857 1932 2007 2051
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   1748 1829 1911 1945 2020 2103
Essex Road Station                                1753 1834 1916 1950 2025 2108
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  1758 1839 1921 1955 2030 2112
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    1804 1845 1927 2001 2036 2116
Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              1810 1851 1933 2006 2041 2121

38 Fridays towards Victoria     Other direction      Mon-Thurs      Sat      Sun


Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              0531 0553 0625 0648 0710 0737 0814 0847 0924 1001 1041 1121 1201 1241 1321 1401 1441 1519
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0535 0557 0629 0652 0715 0745 0822 0857 0932 1009 1049 1129 1209 1249 1329 1409 1449 1527
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  0537 0559 0631 0654 0718 0750 0827 0903 0937 1014 1054 1134 1214 1254 1334 1414 1454 1532
Essex Road Station                                0539 0601 0633 0656 0721 0755 0832 0908 0942 1019 1059 1139 1219 1259 1339 1419 1459 1537
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   0543 0605 0637 0700 0728 0802 0839 0915 0949 1026 1106 1146 1226 1306 1346 1426 1506 1544
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        0552 0614 0646 0709 0743 0817 0854 0930 1004 1041 1121 1201 1241 1321 1401 1441 1521 1559
Shaftesbury Avenue, Caxton Walk                   0557 0619 0651 0716 0750 0824 0901 0937 1011 1048 1128 1208 1248 1328 1408 1448 1528 1606
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             0600 0622 0654 0719 0753 0827 0904 0941 1015 1052 1132 1212 1252 1332 1412 1452 1532 1610
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     0603 0625 0657 0722 0756 0830 0907 0944 1018 1055 1135 1215 1255 1335 1415 1455 1535 1613
Hyde Park Corner, Duke of Wellington Place        0607 0629 0701 0726 0800 0834 0911 0948 1022 1059 1139 1219 1259 1339 1419 1459 1539 1617
Victoria Station, Bus Station                     0610 0632 0704 0730 0804 0838 0915 0952 1026 1103 1143 1223 1303 1343 1423 1503 1543 1621

Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              1557 1637 1717 1752 1827 1907
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    1605 1645 1725 1800 1835 1915
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  1610 1650 1730 1805 1840 1920
Essex Road Station                                1615 1655 1735 1810 1845 1925
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   1622 1702 1742 1817 1852 1932
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        1637 1717 1757 1832 1907 1947
Shaftesbury Avenue, Caxton Walk                   1644 1724 1804 1839 1914 1954
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             1648 1728 1808 1843 1918 1959
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     1651 1731 1811 1846 1921 2003
Hyde Park Corner, Duke of Wellington Place        1655 1735 1815 1850 1925 2009
Victoria Station, Bus Station                     1659 1739 1819 1854 1929 2013

38 Fridays towards Hackney     Other direction      Mon-Thurs      Sat      Sun


Victoria Station, Bus Station                     0619 0641 0711 0742 0814 0848 0926 1003 1040 1118 1158 1238 1318 1358 1438 1518 1558 1632
Hyde Park Corner, Grosvenor Place                 0622 0644 0714 0746 0818 0852 0930 1007 1044 1122 1202 1242 1322 1402 1442 1522 1602 1636
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     0627 0649 0720 0755 0827 0901 0940 1017 1054 1132 1212 1252 1332 1412 1452 1532 1612 1646
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             0628 0650 0721 0756 0828 0902 0942 1019 1056 1134 1214 1254 1334 1414 1454 1534 1614 1648
Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0632 0654 0725 0800 0832 0906 0947 1024 1101 1139 1219 1259 1339 1419 1459 1539 1619 1653
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        0634 0656 0728 0804 0836 0910 0951 1028 1105 1143 1223 1303 1343 1423 1503 1543 1623 1657
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   0644 0706 0740 0816 0848 0922 1004 1041 1118 1156 1236 1317 1357 1437 1517 1557 1637 1711
Essex Road Station                                0648 0710 0745 0821 0853 0927 1009 1046 1123 1201 1241 1322 1402 1442 1522 1602 1642 1716
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  0651 0713 0749 0825 0857 0932 1014 1051 1128 1206 1246 1327 1407 1447 1527 1607 1647 1721
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0654 0716 0752 0828 0901 0938 1020 1057 1134 1212 1252 1333 1413 1453 1533 1613 1653 1727
Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              0658 0720 0757 0833 0906 0943 1025 1102 1139 1217 1258 1339 1419 1459 1539 1619 1659 1733

Victoria Station, Bus Station                     1709 1750 1832 1907 1942 2024
Hyde Park Corner, Grosvenor Place                 1713 1754 1836 1911 1946 2028
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     1723 1804 1846 1921 1956 2038
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             1725 1806 1848 1923 1958 2040
Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   1730 1811 1853 1928 2003 2048
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        1734 1815 1857 1932 2007 2051
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   1748 1829 1911 1945 2020 2103
Essex Road Station                                1753 1834 1916 1950 2025 2108
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  1758 1839 1921 1955 2030 2112
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    1804 1845 1927 2001 2036 2116
Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              1810 1851 1933 2006 2041 2121

38 Saturdays and Good Fridays towards Victoria      Other direction      Mon-Thurs      Fri     Sun


Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              0531 0610 0711 0745 0826 0859 0934 1027 1112 1200 1250 1340 1430 1520 1610 1700 1752 1845
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0535 0614 0715 0749 0831 0904 0939 1033 1118 1206 1256 1346 1436 1526 1616 1706 1758 1850
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  0537 0616 0717 0751 0834 0907 0942 1037 1122 1210 1300 1350 1440 1530 1620 1710 1802 1853
Essex Road Station                                0539 0618 0719 0753 0837 0910 0945 1041 1126 1214 1304 1354 1444 1534 1624 1714 1806 1857
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   0543 0622 0723 0757 0841 0914 0949 1047 1132 1220 1310 1400 1450 1540 1630 1720 1812 1903
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        0552 0631 0732 0807 0851 0924 0959 1059 1144 1232 1322 1412 1502 1552 1642 1732 1824 1915
Shaftesbury Avenue, Caxton Walk                   0556 0635 0736 0812 0856 0929 1004 1105 1150 1238 1328 1418 1508 1558 1648 1738 1830 1921
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             0600 0639 0740 0816 0900 0933 1009 1110 1155 1244 1334 1424 1514 1604 1654 1744 1836 1927
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     0602 0641 0742 0818 0902 0935 1012 1113 1158 1248 1338 1428 1518 1608 1658 1748 1840 1931
Hyde Park Corner, Duke of Wellington Place        0607 0646 0747 0823 0907 0940 1018 1119 1204 1254 1344 1434 1524 1614 1704 1754 1846 1937
Victoria Station, Bus Station                     0610 0649 0750 0826 0910 0943 1023 1124 1209 1259 1349 1439 1529 1619 1709 1759 1850 1941

Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              1925
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    1930
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  1933
Essex Road Station                                1937
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   1943
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        1955
Shaftesbury Avenue, Caxton Walk                   2001
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             2007
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     2011
Hyde Park Corner, Duke of Wellington Place        2017
Victoria Station, Bus Station                     2021

38 Saturdays and Good Fridays towards Hackney      Other direction      Mon-Thurs      Fri      Sun


Victoria Station, Bus Station                     0619 0656 0800 0836 0921 0954 1034 1137 1224 1314 1404 1454 1544 1634 1724 1814 1904 1956
Hyde Park Corner, Grosvenor Place                 0622 0659 0803 0839 0924 0957 1037 1140 1228 1318 1408 1458 1548 1638 1728 1818 1908 2000
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     0627 0704 0809 0845 0930 1004 1045 1148 1238 1328 1418 1508 1558 1648 1738 1828 1918 2010
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             0628 0705 0810 0846 0931 1005 1046 1149 1240 1330 1420 1510 1600 1650 1740 1830 1920 2012
Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0632 0709 0815 0851 0936 1010 1051 1155 1246 1336 1426 1516 1606 1656 1746 1836 1926 2018
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        0634 0711 0818 0854 0939 1013 1054 1158 1249 1339 1429 1519 1609 1659 1749 1839 1929 2021
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   0644 0721 0829 0905 0950 1025 1106 1210 1301 1351 1441 1531 1621 1711 1801 1851 1941 2033
Essex Road Station                                0648 0725 0834 0910 0955 1030 1111 1216 1307 1357 1447 1537 1627 1717 1807 1856 1946 2038
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  0651 0728 0838 0914 0959 1035 1116 1221 1312 1402 1452 1542 1632 1722 1811 1900 1950 2042
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0654 0731 0841 0917 1002 1039 1120 1225 1316 1406 1456 1546 1636 1726 1815 1904 1954 2045
Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              0658 0735 0846 0922 1008 1045 1126 1231 1322 1412 1502 1552 1642 1732 1821 1910 2000 2051

Victoria Station, Bus Station                     2035
Hyde Park Corner, Grosvenor Place                 2038
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     2048
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             2050
Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   2058
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        2101
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   2113
Essex Road Station                                2118
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  2122
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    2125
Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              2131

38 Suns/Public Holidays towards Victoria      Other direction      Mon-Thurs      Fri      Sat


Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              0546 0731 0915 1005 1047 1135 1226 1316 1411 1520 1555 1650 1800
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0550 0735 0919 1010 1053 1141 1232 1322 1417 1526 1601 1656 1806
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  0552 0737 0921 1013 1057 1145 1236 1326 1421 1530 1605 1700 1809
Essex Road Station                                0554 0739 0923 1016 1101 1149 1240 1330 1425 1534 1609 1704 1813
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   0558 0743 0927 1020 1107 1155 1246 1336 1431 1540 1615 1710 1819
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        0607 0752 0936 1030 1119 1207 1258 1348 1443 1552 1627 1722 1831
Shaftesbury Avenue, Caxton Walk                   0611 0756 0940 1036 1125 1213 1304 1354 1449 1558 1633 1728 1837
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             0615 0800 0944 1041 1130 1219 1310 1400 1455 1604 1639 1734 1843
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     0617 0802 0946 1044 1133 1223 1314 1404 1459 1608 1643 1738 1847
Hyde Park Corner, Duke of Wellington Place        0622 0807 0951 1050 1139 1229 1320 1410 1505 1614 1649 1744 1853
Victoria Station, Bus Station                     0625 0810 0954 1055 1144 1234 1325 1415 1510 1619 1654 1749 1857

38 Suns/Public Holidays towards Hackney      Other direction      Mon-Thurs      Fri      Sat


Victoria Station, Bus Station                     0634 0819 1017 1116 1200 1249 1340 1430 1525 1634 1709 1804 1914
Hyde Park Corner, Grosvenor Place                 0637 0822 1020 1119 1204 1253 1344 1434 1529 1638 1713 1808 1918
Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly                     0642 0827 1026 1127 1214 1303 1354 1444 1539 1648 1723 1818 1928
Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue             0643 0828 1027 1128 1216 1305 1356 1446 1541 1650 1725 1820 1930
Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0647 0832 1032 1133 1222 1311 1402 1452 1547 1656 1731 1826 1936
Holborn, Bloomsbury Square                        0649 0834 1035 1136 1225 1314 1405 1455 1550 1659 1734 1829 1939
Islington, Angel (Upper Street)                   0659 0844 1047 1148 1237 1326 1417 1507 1602 1711 1746 1841 1951
Essex Road Station                                0703 0848 1052 1153 1243 1332 1423 1513 1608 1717 1752 1846 1956
Balls Pond Road, Henshall Street                  0706 0851 1057 1158 1248 1337 1428 1518 1613 1722 1757 1850 2000
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0709 0854 1101 1202 1252 1341 1432 1522 1617 1726 1801 1854 2004
Hackney Central Station, Graham Road              0713 0858 1107 1208 1258 1347 1438 1528 1623 1732 1807 1900 2010

Note: There is no service on Christmas Day. A Sunday service operates after about 0830 on Boxing Day.

Operated by Arriva London for London Buses.

Timetable revised 27/06/12

Route record

Hackney - Kingsland - Islington - Holborn - Piccadilly Circus - Victoria
Hackney Central Station - Graham Road - Dalston Lane - Dalston Junction Station - Balls Pond Road - Essex Road - Essex Road Station - Essex Road - Islington Green - Upper Street - Islington High Street - Angel Station - St John Street - Rosebery Avenue - Clerkenwell Road - Theobald's Road - Vernon Place (for Holborn Station) - Bloomsbury Way - New Oxford Street - Shaftesbury Avenue - Piccadilly Circus Station - Piccadilly - Green Park Station - Piccadilly - Duke of Wellington Place (for Hyde Park Corner Station) - Grosvenor Place - Lower Grosvenor Place - Buckingham Palace Road - Terminus Place - Victoria Station Bus Station

Victoria - Piccadilly Circus - Holborn - Islington - Kingsland - Hackney
Victoria Station Bus Station - Wilton Road - Victoria Street - Grosvenor Gardens - Grosvenor Place - Hyde Park Corner Station - Piccadilly - Green Park Station - Piccadilly - Piccadilly Circus Station - Shaftesbury Avenue - Charing Cross Road- diversion road (east of Centre Point) - Tottenham Court Road Station - New Oxford Street - Bloomsbury Way - Vernon Place (for Holborn Station) - Theobald's Road - Clerkenwell Road - Rosebery Avenue - St John Street - Angel Station - Islington High Street - Upper Street - Islington Green - Essex Road - Essex Road Station - Essex Road - Balls Pond Road - Dalston Junction Station - Dalston Lane - Graham Road - Hackney Central Station

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