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X38 X38 bus

Sea Gate / Bensonhurst - Midtown Manhattan Express · via Surf Av / Cropsey Av

1 active alert 31 stops

Service status

NowBoarding ChangeX28X38X28 and X38 stops on Surf Ave at W 21st St are closed in both directions

Until further notice

For northbound service, use the temporary stop on Surf Ave at W 22nd St.

For southbound service, use the stop on W 17th St at Mermaid Ave.

What's happening?

Construction

Note: Bus arrival information may not be available/accurate while buses are detoured

Posted Sep 2, 2026, 8:49 AM

From MTA service alert feeds. Data may not be real time. All lines.

Stops

To MIDTOWN 57 ST via FDR-23 ST via MADISON (31 stops)
  1. Cropsey Av/Canal Av
  2. Cropsey Av/Bay 49 St
  3. Cropsey Av/Bay 44 St
  4. Cropsey Av/25 Av
  5. Cropsey Av/23 Av
  6. Cropsey Av/Bay 31 St
  7. Cropsey Av/Bay 25 St
  8. Cropsey Av/18 Av
  9. Cropsey Av/16 Av
  10. Cropsey Av/15 Av
  11. 14 Av/Benson Av
  12. 86 St/14 Av
  13. 86 St/12 Av
  14. 86 St/7 Av
  15. Gowanus Exp./22 St (N.B.)
  16. Hugh Carey Tunnel/West St.Non-Public
  17. Battery Pk Vi Park/Battery Pk Vi Park
  18. FDR/Catherine Slip
  19. FDR Dr N/Cherry St
  20. FDR Dr N/E 20 St
  21. E 23 St/1 Av
  22. E 23 St/3 Av
  23. E 23 St/Park Av South
  24. Madison Av/E 25 St
  25. Madison Av/E 29 St
  26. Madison Av/E 34 St
  27. Madison Av/E 37 St
  28. Madison Av/E 42 St
  29. Madison Av/E 48 St
  30. Madison Av/E 54 St
  31. E 57 St/Madison Av
To CONEY ISL SEA GTE via 23 ST-FDR via CROP (33 stops)
  1. E 57 St/Madison Av
  2. 5 Av/W 52 St
  3. 5 Av/W 44 St
  4. 5 Av/W 41 St
  5. 5 Av/W 35 St
  6. 5 Av/W 30 St
  7. E 23 St/Broadway
  8. E 23 St/Park Av South
  9. E 23 St/3 Av
  10. E 23 St/1 Av
  11. FDR Dr S/FDR Dr S
  12. Battery Pk Vi Park/Battery Pk Vi Park
  13. Gwnus Cntrline Ep-S/Gwnus Cntrline Ep-S
  14. Gowanus Ep En Rp/86 St
  15. 86 St/Dahlgren Pl
  16. 86 St/7 Av
  17. 86 St/12 Av
  18. 86 St/14 Av
  19. 14 Av/Benson Av
  20. Cropsey Av/15 Av
  21. Cropsey Av/16 Av
  22. Cropsey Av/18 Av
  23. Cropsey Av/Bay 25 St
  24. Cropsey Av/Bay Pkwy
  25. Cropsey Av/23 Av
  26. Cropsey Av/25 Av
  27. Cropsey Av/Bay 44 St
  28. Cropsey Av/Bay 49 St
  29. W 17 St/Mermaid Av
  30. Surf Av/W 21 St
  31. Surf Av/W 25 St
  32. Surf Av/W 29 St
  33. Surf Av/W 37 St

Route map

Route shape from GTFS data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequency & hours (scheduled)

To MIDTOWN 57 ST via FDR-23 ST via MADISON

WeekdaySatSun
First / last6:00 AM
8:11 AM		No serviceNo service
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~16 min——
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)———
Evening rush (4–8 PM)———
Evening (8 PM–midnight)———
Late night (midnight–6 AM)———
Trips per day1500
End-to-end time1 hr 26 min——

To CONEY ISL SEA GTE via 23 ST-FDR via CROP

WeekdaySatSun
First / last3:35 PM
6:32 PM		No serviceNo service
Morning rush (6–10 AM)———
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~180 min——
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~20 min——
Evening (8 PM–midnight)———
Late night (midnight–6 AM)———
Trips per day1400
End-to-end time1 hr 24 min——

Average interval from the published schedule for reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 17, 2026, Oct 18, 2026; planned work can change service. “—” = fewer than two trips in that period.

Fare

Express bus: $7.25 per ride (source: mta.info/fares-tolls, checked Oct 11, 2026).