{"id":27580,"date":"2026-09-28T12:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-238-london"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:48:48","slug":"bus-route-238-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-238-london","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 238 in London: Stratford Bus Station \u2194 Barking Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 238 in London goes from \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d to \u201cBarking Station\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london#routes\">All routes in London \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-6ac74bed7ec25\" 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-6ac74bed7ec25\"  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:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-238-london\/#The_route_of_bus_238\" >The route of bus 238<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-238-london\/#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:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-238-london\/#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:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-238-london\/#Questions_about_bus_238\" >Questions about bus 238<\/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:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-238-london\/#Does_bus_238_go_to_%E2%80%9CStratford_Park%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 238 go to \u201cStratford Park\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:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-238-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_238_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 238 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_238\"><\/span>The route of bus 238<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-238-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-238-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 238 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d to \u201cBarking Station\u201d: 27 stops. On the way: \u201cStratford Broadway\u201d, \u201cBarnby Street\u201d, \u201cStratford Park\u201d, \u201cAmity Road\u201d, \u201cPark Road\u201d, \u201cPark Grove\u201d, \u201cUpton Lane\u201d, \u201cSt Antonys Road\u201d, \u201cLucas Avenue\u201d, \u201cPlashet Road\u201d. Then \u201cWashington Road\u201d, \u201cWalpole Road Upton Park\u201d, \u201cKatherine Road Plashet\u201d, \u201cShrewsbury Road Plashet\u201d, \u201cPlashet School\u201d, \u201cEast Ham Station\u201d, \u201cBendish Road\u201d, \u201cRon Leighton Way\u201d, \u201cHigh Street North East Ham\u201d, \u201cNewham Town Hall\u201d. Before \u201cBarking Station\u201d: \u201cAltmore Avenue\u201d, \u201cSt Olaves Road\u201d, \u201cBurges Road\u201d, \u201cNorth Street\u201d, \u201cBarking Town Centre\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cBarking Station\u201d to \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d (27 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cBarking Tesco\u201d, \u201cKempton Road\u201d, \u201cCaledon Road\u201d, \u201cWhitfield Road\u201d, \u201cGreen Street (E13)\u201d, \u201cPenge Road\u201d, \u201cChurston Avenue\u201d and \u201cPaul Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cBarking Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cBarnby Street\u201d, \u201cPark Grove\u201d, \u201cLucas Avenue\u201d, \u201cPlashet Road\u201d, \u201cWashington Road\u201d and \u201cWalpole Road Upton Park\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cBarnby Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPaul Street\u201d (50 m), \u201cPark Grove\u201d \u2192 \u201cUpton Lane\u201d (200 m), \u201cLucas Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cChurston Avenue\u201d (150 m) and \u201cPlashet Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cPenge Road\u201d (50 m). Towards \u201cBarking Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBarking Tesco\u201d \u2192 \u201cNorth Street\u201d (250 m), \u201cKempton Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRon Leighton Way\u201d (150 m), \u201cCaledon Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRon Leighton Way\u201d (100 m) and \u201cWhitfield Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWalpole Road Upton Park\u201d (100 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 \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d and \u201cPlashet Road\u201d it shares the road with route 104; between \u201cPlashet Road\u201d and \u201cNewham Town Hall\u201d it shares the road with route 376; between \u201cShrewsbury Road Plashet\u201d and \u201cBurges Road\u201d it shares the road with route 325.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d: buses 25, 69, 86, 97, 108, 158, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 339, 388, 425, 473 and D8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStratford Broadway\u201d: buses 25, 69, 86, 158, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 425, 473 and D8<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarnby Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBarking Station\u201d): buses 69, 241, 262, 276 and 473<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStratford Park\u201d: buses 69, 241, 262, 276 and 473<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAmity Road\u201d: buses 69, 241, 262, 276 and 473<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cLucas Avenue\u201d to \u201cWalpole Road Upton Park\u201d (only towards \u201cBarking Station\u201d): buses 58 and 330<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShrewsbury Road Plashet\u201d: buses 304 and 474<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPlashet School\u201d to \u201cBendish Road\u201d: buses 147, 304 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRon Leighton Way\u201d (only towards \u201cBarking Station\u201d): buses 58, 115, 147, 304 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHigh Street North East Ham\u201d (only towards \u201cBarking Station\u201d): buses 58, 115, 147, 304 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNewham Town Hall\u201d: buses 58, 115, 147, 304 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAltmore Avenue\u201d: buses 58, 115, 304 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurges Road\u201d: bus 366<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cNorth Street\u201d to \u201cBarking Station\u201d: buses 62, 169, 287, 366, 368, EL1, EL2, EL3 and SL2<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarking Tesco\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 169 and 366<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKempton Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 58, 115, 147, 304 and 474<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCaledon Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 58, 115, 147, 304 and 474<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWhitfield Road\u201d to \u201cPenge Road\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 58 and 330<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPaul Street\u201d (only towards \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d): buses 69, 241, 262, 276 and 473<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-d8-london\">bus D8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el1-london\">bus EL1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el2-london\">bus EL2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-el3-london\">bus EL3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-sl2-london\">bus SL2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/22651-bus-route-25-london\">bus 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-58-london\">bus 58<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-62-london\">bus 62<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-69-london\">bus 69<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/24051-bus-route-86-london\">bus 86<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-97-london\">bus 97<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-104-london\">bus 104<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-108-london\">bus 108<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-115-london\">bus 115<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-147-london\">bus 147<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-158-london\">bus 158<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-169-london\">bus 169<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-241-london\">bus 241<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-257-london\">bus 257<\/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:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london\">How to pay for public transport in London<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_238\"><\/span>Questions about bus 238<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_238_go_to_%E2%80%9CStratford_Park%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 238 go to \u201cStratford Park\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_238_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 238 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d (25, 69, 86, 97, 108, 158, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 339, 388, 425, 473 and D8) and \u201cStratford Broadway\u201d (25, 69, 86, 158, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 425, 473 and D8). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 28 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 238 in London goes from \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d to \u201cBarking Station\u201d. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus 238 From \u201cStratford Bus Station\u201d to \u201cBarking Station\u201d: 27 stops. On the way: \u201cStratford Broadway\u201d, \u201cBarnby Street\u201d, \u201cStratford Park\u201d, \u201cAmity Road\u201d, \u201cPark Road\u201d, \u201cPark Grove\u201d, \u201cUpton Lane\u201d, \u201cSt Antonys Road\u201d, \u201cLucas Avenue\u201d, \u201cPlashet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":27581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-27580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27599,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27580\/revisions\/27599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27580"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=27580"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=27580"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=27580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}