Bus 38 in Calgary links Brentwood LRT Station and EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE. The route is 17.0 km long with 49 stops, and the official schedule from Calgary Transit puts the full trip at about 58 minutes. On a weekday it runs 79 trips in one direction, and 55 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 38 |
| City | Calgary |
| Transit authority | Calgary Transit |
| Start → end | Brentwood LRT Station → EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE |
| End → start | EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE → Brentwood LRT Station |
| Route length | 17.0 km / 18.8 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 49 / 55 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 58 minutes |
| Trips per day | 79 on weekdays, 55 on weekends one way |
| Frequency | peak 5–20 · midday 14–20 · weekend 20–24 |
| First / last trip from «Brentwood LRT Station» | 00:09 / 23:49 |
| First / last trip from «EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE» | 00:10 / 23:50 |
| Fare | 4.00 $ |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 38
Outbound: Brentwood LRT Station → EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE
This direction has 49 stops and runs 17.0 km. The route passes SB 31 ST NW @ S. of Brentwood Station, EB Northmount DR @ Confederation VI NW, SB 32 AV NE @ 6 ST NE, NB 36 ST @ Whitehorn DR NE. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentwood LRT Station | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | SB 31 ST NW @ S. of Brentwood Station | 0.4 km | |
| 3 | EB 32 AV NW @ Campus DR | 0.8 km | |
| 4 | NB Charleswood DR @ Brentwood BV NW | 1.4 km | |
| 5 | NB Charleswood DR @ 24 ST NW | 1.8 km | |
| 6 | EB Northmount DR @ Charleswood DR NW | 2.1 km | |
| 7 | EB Northmount DR @ Chilcotin RD NW | 2.3 km | |
| 8 | EB Northmount DR @ Cherokee DR NW | 2.5 km | |
| 9 | EB Northmount DR @ 19 ST NW | 2.7 km | |
| 10 | EB Northmount DR @ Columbia PL NW | 2.9 km | |
| 11 | EB Northmount DR @ Collingwood DR NW | 3.0 km | |
| 12 | EB Northmount DR @ Clarendon RD NW | 3.3 km | |
| 13 | EB Northmount DR @ Confederation VI NW | 3.5 km | |
| 14 | EB Northmount DR @ 14 ST NW | 3.9 km | |
| 15 | NB Northmount DR @ Cornwallis DR NW | 4.3 km | |
| 16 | NB Northmount DR @ Coleridge RD NW | 4.7 km | |
| 17 | EB 40 AV NW @ Northmount DR | 4.8 km | |
| 18 | EB 40 AV NW @ 9 ST NW | 5.2 km | |
| 19 | EB 40 AV NW@ E. of Hudson RD | 5.6 km | |
| 20 | EB 40 AV NW @ 4 ST NW | 5.9 km | |
| 21 | EB 40 AV N @ Centre ST N | 6.5 km | |
| 22 | EB 41 AV NE @ 1 ST NE | 6.9 km | |
| 23 | EB 41 AV NE @ Edmonton TR | 7.3 km | |
| 24 | SB 32 AV NE @ 6 ST NE | 7.6 km | |
| 25 | SB 32 AV NE @ 36 AV NE | 8.1 km | |
| 26 | EB 32 AV NE @ S. Gate of Spring Gardens | 8.6 km | |
| 27 | EB 32 AV NE @ 12 ST NE | 9.5 km | |
| 28 | EB 32 AV NE @ 15A ST NE | 10.1 km | |
| 29 | EB 32 AV NE @ 19 ST NE | 10.8 km | |
| 30 | EB 32 AV NE @ 23 ST NE | 11.2 km | |
| 31 | EB 32 AV NE @ 26 ST NE | 11.7 km | |
| 32 | EB 32 AV NE @ 27 ST NE | 11.9 km | |
| 33 | EB 32 AV NE @ 32 ST NE | 12.4 km | |
| 34 | NB 36 ST NE @ 32 AV NE | 12.9 km | |
| 35 | NB 36 ST @ Whitehorn DR NE | 13.2 km | |
| 36 | Whitehorn LRT Station (NB 36 ST @ Whitehorn DR NE) | 13.4 km | |
| 37 | NB 36 ST NE @ Whitefield DR | 13.6 km | |
| 38 | EB 44 AV NE @ 36 ST NE | 13.9 km | |
| 39 | EB 44 AV NE @ 38 ST NE | 14.1 km | |
| 40 | EB 44 AV NE @ Whiteram WY | 14.4 km | |
| 41 | EB 44 AV NE @ Whitefield DR | 14.6 km | |
| 42 | EB 44 AV NE @ Whiteridge WY | 14.8 km | |
| 43 | EB 44 AV NE @ 49 ST NE | 15.3 km | |
| 44 | EB Temple DR @ Temple Shopping Plaza | 15.6 km | |
| 45 | EB Temple DR @ Templewood RD NE | 15.9 km | |
| 46 | EB Temple DR @ 58 ST NE | 16.3 km | |
| 47 | EB Temple DR @ Templegreen DR NE | 16.5 km | |
| 48 | EB Temple DR @ 64 ST NE | 16.7 km | |
| 49 | EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE | 17.0 km | Terminus |
Inbound: EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE → Brentwood LRT Station
This direction has 55 stops and runs 18.8 km. The route passes SB 68 ST NE @ 43 AV NE, WB 44 AV NE @ 40 ST NE, NB 32 AV NE @ 36 AV NE, WB Northmount DR @ 14 ST NW. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | SB 68 ST NE @ 43 AV NE | 0.3 km | |
| 3 | SB 68 ST NE @ 100m N of 37 AV NE | 0.7 km | |
| 4 | NB Temple DR @ 37 AV NE | 1.1 km | |
| 5 | NB Temple DR @ Templegreen DR NE | 1.3 km | |
| 6 | NB Temple DR @ 43 AV NE | 1.7 km | |
| 7 | WB Temple DR @ 64 ST NE | 1.9 km | |
| 8 | WB Temple DR @ Templegreen DR NE | 2.2 km | |
| 9 | WB Temple DR @ Templemont DR NE | 2.4 km | |
| 10 | WB Temple DR @ Templewood RD NE | 2.8 km | |
| 11 | WB 44 AV NE @ 52 ST NE | 3.1 km | |
| 12 | WB 44 AV NE @ 49 ST NE | 3.4 km | |
| 13 | WB 44 AV NE @ Whiteridge WY | 3.8 km | |
| 14 | WB 44 AV NE @ Whitefield DR | 4.1 km | |
| 15 | WB 44 AV NE @ 40 ST NE | 4.3 km | |
| 16 | WB 44 AV NE @ 38 ST NE | 4.5 km | |
| 17 | Whitehorn Stn Parking | 5.3 km | |
| 18 | SB 36 ST NE @ Whitehorn DR | 5.7 km | |
| 19 | WB 32 AV NE @ 36 ST NE | 6.1 km | |
| 20 | WB 32 AV NE @ 32 ST NE | 6.6 km | |
| 21 | WB 32 AV NE @ 27 ST NE | 7.0 km | |
| 22 | WB 32 AV NE @ 26 ST NE | 7.2 km | |
| 23 | WB 32 AV NE @ 23 ST NE | 7.7 km | |
| 24 | WB 32 AV NE @ 19 ST NE | 8.2 km | |
| 25 | WB 32 AV NE @ 15A ST NE | 8.8 km | |
| 26 | WB 32 AV NE @ 12 ST NE | 9.2 km | |
| 27 | WB 32 AV NE @ S. Gate Spring Gardens | 10.2 km | |
| 28 | NB 32 AV NE @ 36 AV NE | 10.8 km | |
| 29 | NB 32 AV NE @ 6 ST NE | 11.3 km | |
| 30 | WB 41 AV NE @ Edmonton TR | 11.6 km | |
| 31 | WB 41 AV NE @ 1 ST NE | 12.0 km | |
| 32 | WB 40 AV N @ Centre ST N | 12.3 km | |
| 33 | WB 40 AV NW @ 4 ST NW | 12.9 km | |
| 34 | WB 40 AV NW @ 4 ST NW | 13.1 km | |
| 35 | WB 40 AV NW @ Hudson RD | 13.5 km | |
| 36 | WB 40 AV NW @ Harvard ST | 13.8 km | |
| 37 | SB Northmount DR @ 40 AV NW | 14.0 km | |
| 38 | SB Northmount DR @ Coleridge RD NW | 14.2 km | |
| 39 | SB Northmount DR @ Cornwallis DR NW | 14.4 km | |
| 40 | SB Northmount DR @ Connaught DR NW | 14.7 km | |
| 41 | WB Northmount DR @ 14 ST NW | 15.0 km | |
| 42 | WB Northmount DR @ Culver RD NW | 15.2 km | |
| 43 | WB Northmount DR @ Clarendon RD NW | 15.5 km | |
| 44 | WB Northmount DR @ Collingwood PL NW | 15.8 km | |
| 45 | WB Northmount DR @ Columbia PL NW | 16.0 km | |
| 46 | WB Northmount DR @ 19 ST NW | 16.1 km | |
| 47 | WB Northmount DR @ Chisholm CR NW | 16.3 km | |
| 48 | WB Northmount DR @ Chatham DR NW | 16.6 km | |
| 49 | SB Charleswood DR @ Northmount DR NW | 16.8 km | |
| 50 | SB Charleswood DR @ Brighton DR NW | 16.9 km | |
| 51 | SB Charleswood DR @ Brooklyn CR NW | 17.2 km | |
| 52 | SB Charleswood DR @ Brentwood Mall NW | 17.4 km | |
| 53 | NB 31 ST NW@ 32 AV NW | 18.0 km | |
| 54 | NB 31 ST NW @ 34 AV NW | 18.3 km | |
| 55 | Brentwood LRT Station | 18.8 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from Calgary Transit, the route runs 79 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 55 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Brentwood LRT Station» | 00:09 — 23:49 | 00:19 — 23:55 |
| From «EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE» | 00:10 — 23:50 | 00:10 — 23:46 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 5–20 minutes, most often every 15; midday every 14–20 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 14–20; on weekends every 20–24 minutes.
Fare and payment
A single ride costs 4.00 $. The same fare applies to CTrain and buses in Calgary.
An adult cash fare is $4.00 and is valid for 90 minutes, transfers included. Youth and students pay $2.65; children 12 and under ride free. A day pass is $12.65, an adult monthly pass $126.00. Transfers within 90 minutes are free. The cash fare itself covers 90 minutes of travel, so transfers within that window cost nothing extra. An unlimited monthly pass costs $126.00.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a ride on bus 38 cost?
4.00 $ for a single ride.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Brentwood LRT Station the first is at 00:09 and the last at 23:49. From EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE they are 00:10 and 23:50.
How long does the trip from Brentwood LRT Station to EB 43 AV NE @ Temple DR NE take?
About 58 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
49 outbound and 55 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 38 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 55 trips in one direction, running from Brentwood LRT Station between 00:19 and 23:55.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Calgary buses overview.
Data current as of August 22, 2026. Schedule and termini — Calgary Transit. Fares — Calgary Transit, Fares & passes. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (City of Calgary Open Data).