{"id":17019,"date":"2026-09-27T19:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T18:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/bus-route-38-edinburgh"},"modified":"2026-09-27T19:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T18:07:07","slug":"bus-route-38-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-38-edinburgh","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 38 in Edinburgh: Waterfront Broadway \u2194 Royal Infirmary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 38 in Edinburgh runs between \u201cWaterfront Broadway\u201d and \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-edinburgh#routes\">All routes in Edinburgh \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb356d6e3d6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb356d6e3d6\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-38-edinburgh\/#Which_way_bus_38_runs\" >Which way bus 38 runs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-38-edinburgh\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-38-edinburgh\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-38-edinburgh\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-38-edinburgh\/#Does_bus_38_go_to_%E2%80%9CBoswall_Parkway%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 38 go to \u201cBoswall Parkway\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-38-edinburgh\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_38_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 38 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_38_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus 38 runs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.iedinburgh.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-edinburgh-bus-38-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.iedinburgh.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-edinburgh-bus-38-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 38 in Edinburgh on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cWaterfront Broadway\u201d to \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d: 60 stops. On the way: \u201cRoyston Mains Crescent\u201d, \u201cBoswall Parkway\u201d, \u201cCrewe Road West\u201d, \u201cCrewe Road Gardens\u201d, \u201cCrewe Toll\u201d, \u201cNorth Werber Park\u201d, \u201cWest Woods\u201d, \u201cWestern General Hospital\u201d, \u201cWestern General\u201d, \u201cComely Bank Cemetery\u201d. Then \u201cOrchard Place\u201d, \u201cCraigleith Hill Crescent\u201d, \u201cCraigleith Hill\u201d, \u201cCraigleith Retail Park\u201d, \u201cCraigleith Road\u201d, \u201cBlinkbonny Terrace\u201d, \u201cCraigleith Avenue South\u201d, \u201cCraigleith Crescent\u201d, \u201cCraigleith Rise\u201d, \u201cMary Erskine school\u201d. Then \u201cCampbell Avenue\u201d, \u201cKinellen Road\u201d, \u201cGaurdians Wood\u201d, \u201cWestern Corner\u201d, \u201cSaughtonhall Church\u201d, \u201cBalgreen Road\u201d, \u201cBalgreen Primary School\u201d, \u201cSaughton Rose Gardens\u201d, \u201cGorgie Park Road\u201d, \u201cSinclair Place\u201d. Then \u201cStewart Terrace\u201d, \u201cAshley Terrace\u201d, \u201cSpylaw Road\u201d, \u201cMyreside Stadium\u201d, \u201cMyreside Court\u201d, \u201cCraighouse Gardens\u201d, \u201cBalcarres Court\u201d, \u201cBruce Street\u201d, \u201cBelhaven Place\u201d, \u201cCluny Gardens\u201d. Then \u201cBraid Avenue\u201d, \u201cMidmar Avenue\u201d, \u201cBlackford Pond\u201d, \u201cOswald Road\u201d, \u201cMaurice Place\u201d, \u201cEva Place\u201d, \u201cRoyal Observatory\u201d, \u201cWest Mains Road\u201d, \u201cGordon Terrace\u201d, \u201cLady Road\u201d. Before \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d: \u201cCameron Toll Centre\u201d, \u201cCameron Toll\u201d, \u201cBridgend Cottages\u201d, \u201cCraigmillar Cemetery\u201d, \u201cWalter Scott Avenue\u201d, \u201cKingston Avenue\u201d, \u201cCraigmillar Castle Road\u201d, \u201cRH for Children &amp; Young People\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cWaterfront Broadway\u201d: 58 stops. After \u201cBalgreen Road\u201d, the bus runs a loop via \u201cSaughton Rose Gardens\u201d, \u201cBalgreen Primary School\u201d and \u201cBalgreen Tram Stop\u201d and returns to \u201cBalgreen Road\u201d. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBalgreen Tram Stop\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d does it call at \u201cWest Woods\u201d, \u201cCraigleith Crescent\u201d and \u201cLady Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cWest Woods\u201d \u2192 \u201cWestern General Hospital\u201d (150 m), \u201cCraigleith Crescent\u201d \u2192 \u201cCraigleith Rise\u201d (200 m) and \u201cLady Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cGordon Terrace\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBalgreen Tram Stop\u201d \u2192 \u201cSaughtonhall Church\u201d (300 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cGordon Terrace\u201d and \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d it shares the road with route 24; between \u201cLady Road\u201d and \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d it shares the road with route 49; between \u201cWaterfront Broadway\u201d and \u201cWest Woods\u201d it shares the road with route 22.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWaterfront Broadway\u201d to \u201cBoswall Parkway\u201d: buses 8, 9, 14, 16, 17 and 32<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrewe Road West\u201d: bus 14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrewe Road Gardens\u201d: buses 21, 27, 29 and 37<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCrewe Toll\u201d: buses 21, 27, 29 and 37<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorth Werber Park\u201d: buses 29, 37 and 106<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Woods\u201d (only towards \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d): buses 29, 37 and 106<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWestern General Hospital\u201d to \u201cComely Bank Cemetery\u201d: buses 29, 37 and 106<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOrchard Place\u201d: buses 29, 37, 43, 47, 47B and 106<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCraigleith Hill Crescent\u201d: buses 43, 47 and 47B<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCraigleith Hill\u201d to \u201cBlinkbonny Terrace\u201d: buses 13, 43, 47 and 47B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCraigleith Avenue South\u201d: bus 13<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCraigleith Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d): bus 13<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCraigleith Rise\u201d to \u201cCampbell Avenue\u201d: bus 13<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cKinellen Road\u201d to \u201cSaughtonhall Church\u201d: buses 12, 26, 31, 100 and X19<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBalgreen Road\u201d: buses 12, 26 and 31<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBalgreen Primary School\u201d to \u201cGorgie Park Road\u201d: buses 1, 2, 3, 25 and 30<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSinclair Place\u201d: buses 1, 2, 3, 4, 25, 34, 35 and 44<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStewart Terrace\u201d: buses 1, 2, 3, 4, 25, 34, 35 and 44<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAshley Terrace\u201d: buses 4, 10, 27, 34, 35 and 44<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSpylaw Road\u201d: buses 10, 27 and 45<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMyreside Stadium\u201d: buses 10, 27 and 45<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCraighouse Gardens\u201d: bus 36<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBalcarres Court\u201d: bus 36<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBruce Street\u201d to \u201cBraid Avenue\u201d: buses 5, 11, 15, 16 and 36<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cOswald Road\u201d to \u201cRoyal Observatory\u201d: bus 9<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Mains Road\u201d: buses 9 and 12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGordon Terrace\u201d: buses 3, 7, 8, 12, 29, 31, 37, 47 and 47B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLady Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d): buses 3, 7, 8, 12, 29, 31, 37, 47 and 47B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCameron Toll Centre\u201d: buses 3, 7, 8, 12, 29, 31, 37, 47 and 47B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCameron Toll\u201d: bus 12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBridgend Cottages\u201d: bus 12<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKingston Avenue\u201d: buses 7 and 8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCraigmillar Castle Road\u201d: buses 7, 8 and 18<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRH for Children &amp; Young People\u201d: buses 7, 8 and 18<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d: buses 7, 8, 18, 21 and 111<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBalgreen Tram Stop\u201d (only towards \u201cWaterfront Broadway\u201d): buses 1 and 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-1-edinburgh\">bus 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-2-edinburgh\">bus 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-3-edinburgh\">bus 3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-4-edinburgh\">bus 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-5-edinburgh\">bus 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-7-edinburgh\">bus 7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-8-edinburgh\">bus 8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-9-edinburgh\">bus 9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-10-edinburgh\">bus 10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-11-edinburgh\">bus 11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-12-edinburgh\">bus 12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-13-edinburgh\">bus 13<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-14-edinburgh\">bus 14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-15-edinburgh\">bus 15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-16-edinburgh\">bus 16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-17-edinburgh\">bus 17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-18-edinburgh\">bus 18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-21-edinburgh\">bus 21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-22-edinburgh\">bus 22<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-24-edinburgh\">bus 24<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-25-edinburgh\">bus 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-26-edinburgh\">bus 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-27-edinburgh\">bus 27<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-29-edinburgh\">bus 29<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-30-edinburgh\">bus 30<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-31-edinburgh\">bus 31<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-32-edinburgh\">bus 32<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-34-edinburgh\">bus 34<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-35-edinburgh\">bus 35<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-36-edinburgh\">bus 36<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-37-edinburgh\">bus 37<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-43-edinburgh\">bus 43<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-44-edinburgh\">bus 44<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-45-edinburgh\">bus 45<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-47-edinburgh\">bus 47<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-47b-edinburgh\">bus 47B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-49-edinburgh\">bus 49<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-100-edinburgh\">bus 100<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-106-edinburgh\">bus 106<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-111-edinburgh\">bus 111<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-edinburgh\">How to pay for public transport in Edinburgh<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_38_go_to_%E2%80%9CBoswall_Parkway%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 38 go to \u201cBoswall Parkway\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_38_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 38 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cGordon Terrace\u201d (3, 7, 8, 12, 29, 31, 37, 47 and 47B) and \u201cLady Road\u201d (only towards \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d; 3, 7, 8, 12, 29, 31, 37, 47 and 47B). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 38 in Edinburgh runs between \u201cWaterfront Broadway\u201d and \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d. All routes in Edinburgh \u2192 Which way bus 38 runs From \u201cWaterfront Broadway\u201d to \u201cRoyal Infirmary\u201d: 60 stops. On the way: \u201cRoyston Mains Crescent\u201d, \u201cBoswall Parkway\u201d, \u201cCrewe Road West\u201d, \u201cCrewe Road Gardens\u201d, \u201cCrewe Toll\u201d, \u201cNorth Werber Park\u201d, \u201cWest Woods\u201d, \u201cWestern General Hospital\u201d, \u201cWestern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":17020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6674],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17019"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17469,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17019\/revisions\/17469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17019"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17019"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17019"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}