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{{Travel Advisory|S38=showonly|TampinesBCM=showonly}}
{{Infobox
 |title=Service 38
 |img=[[File:SG3082G 38.jpeg|centre|300px]]
 |info=
  {{Infohead|Route Information}}
  {{Infoline|Route|{{Int|Tampines}} ↔ {{Int|Bedok}}}}
  {{Infoline|Route Length|11.3 km <small>(towards Bedok)</small><br>10.8 km <small>(towards Tampines)</small>}}
  {{Infoline|Travelling Time|55 mins}}
  {{Infoline|Operator|{{SBST}}<br>([[Tampines Bus Package]])}}
}}

{{SBST/1| Bus Service 38}} is an inter-town route linking the residential estates of [[Tampines]] and [[Bedok]]. It connects residential blocks, schools, and public amenities in Tampines Neighbourhood 2, [[Tampines|Simei]], and [[Bedok|Bedok South]] to {{Stn|Tampines East}}, {{Stn|Simei}}, and {{Stn|Tanah Merah}} stations, as well as Bedok Town Centre and Tampines Regional Centre. This service complements {{Bus/T|Service 12|s=12}} (between Simei Road and Bedok South Road) and {{Bus/T|Feeder Service 229|s=229}} (between Bedok South Road and Bedok Interchange, without taking a detour via Chai Chee). {{Bus/T|Service 20|s=20}} also shares duplicative sectors within the residential areas of Simei.

==Service Information==
===Bus Duty & Fleet===
{| class='wikitable' style='text-align:center;width:100%'
|+ Service 38
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Depot
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet Size
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet
|-
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/SBST|bgop=c0|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)
|rowspan=2|12
!12 Single Deckers
|-
|
{{Fleet
|fleet={{Col|SG3072K}} {{Col|SG3078U}} {{Col|SG3079S}} {{Col|SG3080L}} {{Col|SG3081J}} {{Col|SG3082G}} {{Col|SG3088R}} {{Col|SG3089M}}
|model=Linkker LM312
}}
{{Fleet
|fleet={{Col|SBS6812K}} {{Col|SG1131L}}
|model=Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
}}
{{Fleet
|fleet={{Col|SBS5021H}} {{Col|SBS8600S}}
|model=Scania K230UB
}}
|}
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Notes
|-
|
* '''SG3070R & SG3071M ({{Bus/T|Service 40|s=40}})''' will operate on Service 38 on Weekends & Public Holidays.
* '''Weekdays:''' 8A-8P / 3S / 1E (12 buses)
* '''Saturdays:''' 8A-10P / 1T (11 buses)
* '''Sundays & Public Holidays:''' 10A-10P (10 buses)
* '''Special Weekdays:''' 10A-8P / 3S (13 buses)
|}
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="3"|Service 38 duty allocation
|-
!rowspan="3"|Weekdays<br>(8A-8P / 3S / 1E)
!scope="col"|A/P
|SG3072K, SG3078U, SG3079S, SG3080L, SG3081J, SG3082G, SG3088R & SG3089M
|-
!scope="col"|S
|SBS5021H, SBS6812K & SBS8600S
|-
!scope="col"|E
|SG1131L
|}

===Route Information===
====Frequency====
{| class='wikitable' style='text-align:center;'
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Period
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|AM Peak<br><small>(First Bus - 08:30)</small>
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|AM Off Peak<br><small>(08:31 - 16:59)</small>
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|PM Peak<br><small>(17:00 - 19:00)</small>
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|PM Off Peak<br><small>(19:01 - Last Bus)</small>
|-
!towards Bedok
|10 - 15 minutes
|11 - 15 minutes
|12 - 14 minutes
|11 - 16 minutes
|-
!towards Tampines
|colspan=2|10 - 15 minutes
|12 - 15 minutes
|11 - 15 minutes
|}

====Special Departures====
{| class='wikitable mw-collapsible' style='text-align:center;line-height:1.3'
!colspan=6 style='text-align:initial;font-weight:initial'|{{BS85099|landmark=}} → {{BS84009|landmark=}}<hr><span style='display:block;text-align:center'>'''Departure Time'''</span>
|-
!Daily
|<div style='display:grid;grid-auto-columns:max-content;grid-template-columns:auto auto auto auto auto;'>{{Col/1|05:30}}</div>
|}

{| class='wikitable mw-collapsible' style='text-align:center;line-height:1.3'
!colspan=6 style='text-align:initial;font-weight:initial'|{{BS84089|landmark=}} → {{BS75009|landmark=}}<hr><span style='display:block;text-align:center'>'''Departure Time'''</span>
|-
!Weekdays
|<div style='display:grid;grid-auto-columns:max-content;grid-template-columns:auto auto auto auto auto;'>{{Col/1|05:30}} {{Col/1|05:40}}</div>
|-
!Saturdays
|<div style='display:grid;grid-auto-columns:max-content;grid-template-columns:auto auto auto auto auto;'>{{Col/1|05:30}} {{Col/1|05:43}}</div>
|}

{| class='wikitable mw-collapsible' style='text-align:center;line-height:1.3'
!colspan=6 style='text-align:initial;font-weight:initial'|{{BS85091|landmark=}} → {{BS75009|landmark=}}<hr><span style='display:block;text-align:center'>'''Departure Time'''</span>
|-
!Weekdays
|<div style='display:grid;grid-auto-columns:max-content;grid-template-columns:auto auto auto auto auto;'>{{Col/1|05:20}} {{Col/1|05:28}}</div>
|-
!Saturdays
|<div style='display:grid;grid-auto-columns:max-content;grid-template-columns:auto auto auto auto auto;'>{{Col/1|05:20}}</div>
|-
!Sundays & Public Holidays
|<div style='display:grid;grid-auto-columns:max-content;grid-template-columns:auto auto auto auto auto;'>{{Col/1|05:20}} {{Col/1|05:29}} {{Col/1|05:39}} {{Col/1|05:48}}</div>
|}

====Direction 1 (Tampines → Bedok)====
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<p class='exc'>[Show/Hide Full Route Details]</p>
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Bus Stops
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Point of Interest
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Weekdays
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Saturdays
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Suns / PHs
|-
!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
|-
|{{BS75009|int=(Berth B10)}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:15|00:40|05:15|00:40|05:15|00:40|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS76191}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:17|00:42|05:17|00:42|05:17|00:42|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS76201}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:19|00:43|05:18|00:44|05:18|00:43|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS76211}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:21|00:45|05:20|00:45|05:20|00:45|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS76221}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:22|00:46|05:21|00:47|05:21|00:46|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS76039}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:24|00:47|05:22|00:48|05:22|00:47|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS76109}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:25|00:48|05:23|00:49|05:23|00:48|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96129}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:28|00:50|05:25|00:51|05:25|00:50|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96139}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:29|00:51|05:26|00:52|05:26|00:50|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS96149}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:30|00:52|05:28|00:53|05:27|00:51|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96159}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:32|00:53|05:29|00:54|05:28|00:52|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS96169}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:33|00:54|05:30|00:55|05:29|00:53|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96171}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:34|00:55|05:31|00:56|05:30|00:54|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96291}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:35|00:56|05:32|00:57|05:31|00:55|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96209}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:36|00:57|05:33|00:58|05:31|00:55|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS95909}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:38|00:58|05:34|00:59|05:32|00:56|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS96039}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:39|00:59|05:35|01:00|05:33|00:57|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96029}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:40|01:00|05:36|01:01|05:34|00:58|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96019}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:41|01:00|05:37|01:02|05:35|00:59|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS85109}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:42|01:01|05:38|01:02|05:35|00:59|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS85099}}
{{Bus/FBLB|<u>05:30</u>|01:02|<u>05:30</u>|01:04|<u>05:30</u>|01:01|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84101}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:32|01:03|05:32|01:06|05:32|01:03|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84071}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:33|01:04|05:33|01:07|05:33|01:04|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS84081}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:34|01:05|05:33|01:07|05:33|01:04|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84141}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:35|01:05|05:34|01:08|05:34|01:05|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84111}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:36|01:06|05:35|01:09|05:35|01:06|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84121}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:39|01:08|05:38|01:11|05:38|01:08|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84131}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:42|01:11|05:41|01:14|05:43|01:11|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS84009|int=(Alighting)}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:45|01:14|05:43|01:17|05:43|01:14|fr=}}
|}
</div>

====Direction 2 (Bedok → Tampines)====
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{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Bus Stops
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Point of Interest
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Weekdays
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Saturdays
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Suns / PHs
|-
!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
|-
|{{BS84009|int=(Berth B6)}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:45|00:40|05:45|00:40|05:45|00:40|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84139}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:47|00:42|05:47|00:42|05:47|00:42|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84129}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:50|00:44|05:50|00:44|05:49|00:44|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84119}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:51|00:45|05:51|00:45|05:50|00:45|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84149}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:53|00:46|05:52|00:46|05:51|00:46|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS84089}}
{{Bus/FBLB|<u>05:30</u>|00:47|<u>05:30</u>|00:47|05:52|00:47|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84079}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:31|00:48|05:31|00:48|05:53|00:48|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS84109}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:33|00:49|05:33|00:49|05:54|00:49|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS85091}}
{{Bus/FBLB|<u>05:20</u>|00:51|<u>05:20</u>|00:50|<u>05:20</u>|00:50|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS85101}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:22|00:52|05:22|00:51|05:22|00:51|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96011}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:23|00:53|05:24|00:52|05:23|00:52|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96021}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:24|00:55|05:26|00:54|05:24|00:53|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS96031}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:25|00:55|05:25|00:54|05:25|00:53|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS95901}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:26|00:56|05:28|00:55|05:26|00:54|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96201}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:28|00:57|05:28|00:56|05:27|00:55|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96299}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:29|00:58|05:29|00:57|05:28|00:56|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96179}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:30|00:58|05:29|00:57|05:29|00:56|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS96161}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:31|00:59|05:30|00:58|05:30|00:57|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96151}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:32|01:00|05:31|00:59|05:31|00:58|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS96141}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:34|01:01|05:33|01:00|05:32|00:59|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96131}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:35|01:02|05:34|01:01|05:33|01:00|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS96121}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:37|01:03|05:35|01:02|05:34|01:01|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS76101}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:40|01:05|05:38|01:04|05:36|01:03|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS76031}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:41|01:05|05:39|01:05|05:37|01:03|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS76229}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:41|01:06|05:40|01:06|05:38|01:04|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS76219}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:43|01:07|05:41|01:07|05:39|01:05|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS76209}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:45|01:09|05:43|01:09|05:41|01:07|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS76199}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:47|01:10|05:45|01:10|05:43|01:09|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS75009|int=(Alighting)}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:50|01:13|05:47|01:12|05:45|01:12|fr=}}
|}
</div>

==Historical Information==
<onlyinclude>{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|rowspan=7|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''
|rowspan=7|Tampines ↔ Bedok
|rowspan=2|'''2002'''
|'''7 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Int and Bedok Int with the integration of Services 220 and 290.
|-
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop outside Blk 223 along Simei St 4.
|-
|rowspan=2|'''2011'''
|'''27 June'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}}
|-
|'''19 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Bedok Temp Int.
|-
|'''2014'''
|'''30 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub.
|-
|'''2017'''
|'''21 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2.
|-
|'''2018'''
|'''8 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new pair of bus stops after Somapah Rd and before Simei Rd along Upp Changi Rd East.
|}</onlyinclude>

==External Links==
* [https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/BusService?ServiceType=Basic&ServiceNo=38 Service Information (SBS Transit)]
* [https://svc.simplygo.com.sg/eservice/eguide/service_route.php?service=38 SimplyGo eGuide]
* [https://busrouter.sg/#/services/38 Bus Service Route Map]

{{Tampines Bus Package}}