Bus Service 38

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	From 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 10.30pm every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From 15 June 2025 to 30 July 2025, Train services on the Circle Line will end earlier at 11pm on Sundays, Mondays to Wednesday. This is to facilitate the integration for the CCL6. There is no bridging bus service provided. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 29 June 2025, with the opening of Punggol Coast Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), bus services 34, 117 & 117M will be extended to commence operations from the interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 18 October 2025, with the realignment of Lim Chu Kang Road, bus service 405 will be amended to skip Lim Chu Kang Road. Please refer here for more information.

Service 38
Route Information
Route	Tampines Interchange ↔ Bedok Interchange
Route Length	11.3 km (towards Bedok) 10.8 km (towards Tampines)
Travelling Time	55 mins
Operator	(Tampines Bus Package)

SBS Transit 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, Simei, and Bedok South to Tampines East, Simei, and Tanah Merah stations, as well as Bedok Town Centre and Tampines Regional Centre. This service complements Service 12 (between Simei Road and Bedok South Road) and Feeder Service 229 (between Bedok South Road and Bedok Interchange, without taking a detour via Chai Chee). Service 20 also shares duplicative sectors within the residential areas of Simei.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 38

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	12	12 Single Deckers
		SG3072K SG3078U SG3079S SG3080L SG3081J SG3082G SG3088R SG3089M Linkker LM312 SBS6812K SG1131L Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5021H SBS8600S Scania K230UB

Notes
SG3070R & SG3071M (Service 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)

Service 38 duty allocation
Weekdays (8A-8P / 3S / 1E)	A/P	SG3072K, SG3078U, SG3079S, SG3080L, SG3081J, SG3082G, SG3088R & SG3089M
	S	SBS5021H, SBS6812K & SBS8600S
	E	SG1131L

Route Information

Frequency

Period	AM Peak (First Bus - 08:30)	AM Off Peak (08:31 - 16:59)	PM Peak (17:00 - 19:00)	PM Off Peak (19:01 - Last Bus)
towards Bedok	10 - 15 minutes	11 - 15 minutes	12 - 14 minutes	11 - 16 minutes
towards Tampines	10 - 15 minutes		12 - 15 minutes	11 - 15 minutes

Special Departures

85099 Tanah Merah Stn Exit A New Upp Changi Rd → 84009 Bedok Int Bedok Nth Dr Departure Time
Daily	05:30

84089 Blk 40 Bedok Sth Rd → 75009 Tampines Int Tampines Ctrl 1 Departure Time
Weekdays	05:30 05:40
Saturdays	05:30 05:43

85091 Tanah Merah Stn Exit B New Upp Changi Rd → 75009 Tampines Int Tampines Ctrl 1 Departure Time
Weekdays	05:20 05:28
Saturdays	05:20
Sundays & Public Holidays	05:20 05:29 05:39 05:48

Direction 1 (Tampines → Bedok)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
75009 Tampines Int(Berth B10) Tampines Ctrl 1	EW2 DT32 Tampines Century Square Tampines 1 Tampines Mall	05:15	00:40	05:15	00:40	05:15	00:40
76191 Blk 401 Tampines Ave 7	Tampines Polyclinic	05:17	00:42	05:17	00:42	05:17	00:42
76201 Blk 423 Tampines Ave 7		05:19	00:43	05:18	00:44	05:18	00:43
76211 Blk 449 Tampines Ave 7		05:21	00:45	05:20	00:45	05:20	00:45
76221 Tampines East Stn Exit A Tampines Ave 7	DT33 Tampines East	05:22	00:46	05:21	00:47	05:21	00:46
76039 Tampines East Stn Exit C Tampines Ave 2	DT33 Tampines East	05:24	00:47	05:22	00:48	05:22	00:47
76109 Blk 302 Tampines Ave 2	Tampines East CC	05:25	00:48	05:23	00:49	05:23	00:48
96129 Melville Pk Simei Rd		05:28	00:50	05:25	00:51	05:25	00:50
96139 Blk 148 Simei St 1		05:29	00:51	05:26	00:52	05:26	00:50
96149 Simei Stn/Blk 247 Simei St 1	EW3 Simei	05:30	00:52	05:28	00:53	05:27	00:51
96159 Blk 254 Simei St 1		05:32	00:53	05:29	00:54	05:28	00:52
96169 Simei Stn Simei St 3	EW3 Simei	05:33	00:54	05:30	00:55	05:29	00:53
96171 Bet Blks 227/228 Simei St 4		05:34	00:55	05:31	00:56	05:30	00:54
96291 Blk 223 Simei St 4		05:35	00:56	05:32	00:57	05:31	00:55
96209 Opp Simei Green Condo Simei Rd		05:36	00:57	05:33	00:58	05:31	00:55
95909 Aft Somapah Rd Upp Changi Rd East		05:38	00:58	05:34	00:59	05:32	00:56
96039 Expo Halls 4/5/6 Upp Changi Rd East	CG1 DT35 Expo Singapore Expo	05:39	00:59	05:35	01:00	05:33	00:57
96029 Expo Halls 1/2/3 Upp Changi Rd East	Singapore Expo	05:40	01:00	05:36	01:01	05:34	00:58
96019 Aft Simei Ave Upp Changi Rd East		05:41	01:00	05:37	01:02	05:35	00:59
85109 Bef Bedok Rd Upp Changi Rd East		05:42	01:01	05:38	01:02	05:35	00:59
85099 Tanah Merah Stn Exit A New Upp Changi Rd	EW4 CG Tanah Merah	05:30	01:02	05:30	01:04	05:30	01:01
84101 ECO Condo Bedok Sth Ave 3		05:32	01:03	05:32	01:06	05:32	01:03
84071 Blk 71 Bedok Sth Rd		05:33	01:04	05:33	01:07	05:33	01:04
84081 Opp Blk 40 Bedok Sth Rd		05:34	01:05	05:33	01:07	05:33	01:04
84141 Opp Lion Hme for Elders Bedok Sth Rd		05:35	01:05	05:34	01:08	05:34	01:05
84111 Opp Blk 17 Bedok Sth Rd		05:36	01:06	05:35	01:09	05:35	01:06
84121 Aft Bedok Sth Ave 1 Bedok Sth Rd		05:39	01:08	05:38	01:11	05:38	01:08
84131 Opp Panasonic Bedok Sth Rd		05:42	01:11	05:41	01:14	05:43	01:11
84009 Bedok Int(Alighting) Bedok Nth Dr	EW5 Bedok Bedok Mall	05:45	01:14	05:43	01:17	05:43	01:14

Direction 2 (Bedok → Tampines)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
84009 Bedok Int(Berth B6) Bedok Nth Dr	EW5 Bedok Bedok Mall	05:45	00:40	05:45	00:40	05:45	00:40
84139 Panasonic Bedok Sth Rd		05:47	00:42	05:47	00:42	05:47	00:42
84129 Fujitec S'pore Ltd Bedok Sth Rd		05:50	00:44	05:50	00:44	05:49	00:44
84119 Blk 18 Bedok Sth Rd		05:51	00:45	05:51	00:45	05:50	00:45
84149 Lion Hme For Elders Bedok Sth Rd		05:53	00:46	05:52	00:46	05:51	00:46
84089 Blk 40 Bedok Sth Rd		05:30	00:47	05:30	00:47	05:52	00:47
84079 Opp Blk 71 Bedok Sth Rd		05:31	00:48	05:31	00:48	05:53	00:48
84109 Bef Bedok View Sec Sch Bedok Sth Ave 3		05:33	00:49	05:33	00:49	05:54	00:49
85091 Tanah Merah Stn Exit B New Upp Changi Rd	EW4 CG Tanah Merah	05:20	00:51	05:20	00:50	05:20	00:50
85101 Aft Bedok Rd Upp Changi Rd East		05:22	00:52	05:22	00:51	05:22	00:51
96011 Bef Simei Ave Upp Changi Rd East		05:23	00:53	05:24	00:52	05:23	00:52
96021 Opp Expo Halls 1/2/3 Upp Changi Rd East	Singapore Expo	05:24	00:55	05:26	00:54	05:24	00:53
96031 Opp Expo Halls 4/5/6 Upp Changi Rd East	CG1 DT35 Expo Singapore Expo	05:25	00:55	05:25	00:54	05:25	00:53
95901 Bef Simei Rd Upp Changi Rd East		05:26	00:56	05:28	00:55	05:26	00:54
96201 Simei Green Condo Simei Rd		05:28	00:57	05:28	00:56	05:27	00:55
96299 Opp Blk 222 Simei St 4		05:29	00:58	05:29	00:57	05:28	00:56
96179 Modena Condo/Opp Blk 228 Simei St 4		05:30	00:58	05:29	00:57	05:29	00:56
96161 Opp Simei Stn Simei St 3	EW3 Simei	05:31	00:59	05:30	00:58	05:30	00:57
96151 Blk 106 Simei St 1		05:32	01:00	05:31	00:59	05:31	00:58
96141 Blk 120/Opp Simei Stn Simei St 1	EW3 Simei	05:34	01:01	05:33	01:00	05:32	00:59
96131 Blk 130 Simei St 1		05:35	01:02	05:34	01:01	05:33	01:00
96121 Metta Welfare Assn Simei Rd		05:37	01:03	05:35	01:02	05:34	01:01
76101 Tampines East CC Tampines Ave 2		05:40	01:05	05:38	01:04	05:36	01:03
76031 Tampines East Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 2	DT33 Tampines East	05:41	01:05	05:39	01:05	05:37	01:03
76229 Opp Tampines East Stn Tampines Ave 7	DT33 Tampines East	05:41	01:06	05:40	01:06	05:38	01:04
76219 Blk 230E Tampines Ave 7		05:43	01:07	05:41	01:07	05:39	01:05
76209 Blk 233 Tampines Ave 7		05:45	01:09	05:43	01:09	05:41	01:07
76199 Blk 503 Tampines Ave 7	Tampines Polyclinic	05:47	01:10	05:45	01:10	05:43	01:09
75009 Tampines Int(Alighting) Tampines Ctrl 1	EW2 DT32 Tampines Century Square Tampines 1 Tampines Mall	05:50	01:13	05:47	01:12	05:45	01:12

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Tampines ↔ Bedok	2002	7 April	Introduced between Tampines Int and Bedok Int with the integration of Services 220 and 290.
			TBC	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 223 along Simei St 4.
		2011	27 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
			19 November	Amended to Bedok Temp Int.
		2014	30 November	Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub.
		2017	21 October	Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2.
		2018	8 April	Serves new pair of bus stops after Somapah Rd and before Simei Rd along Upp Changi Rd East.

External Links

• Service Information (SBS Transit)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map