How to get fromBoston to South Acton Station (MBTA)by train, car, or taxi

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There are 3 ways to get from Boston to South Acton Station (MBTA) by train, car, or taxi

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Train
best
1. Take the train from North Station to South Actontrain Fitchburg Line
48 min
$4–11
Drive 23.5 mi
1. Drive from Boston to South Acton Station (MBTA)car 23.5 mi
41 min
$5–7
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Boston to South Acton Station (MBTA)taxi 23.5 mi
41 min
$75–90

Boston to South Acton Station (MBTA) by train

111Weekly Trains

48 minAverage Duration

$4Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Boston to South Acton Station (MBTA).

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Distance: 25.3 mi
Duration: 48 min

What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and South Acton Station (MBTA), MA, USA?

MBTA operates a train from North Station to South Acton hourly. Tickets cost $4–11 and the journey takes 48 min.

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Acton, United States(opens in a new window)

Acton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, approximately 21 mi west-northwest of Boston along Massachusetts Route 2 west of Concord and about 10 mi southwest of Lowell. The population was 24,021 in April 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau. It is bordered by Westford and Littleton to the north, Concord and Carlisle to the east, Stow, Maynard, and Sudbury to the south and Boxborough to the west. Acton became an incorporated town in 1735. The town employs the Open Town Meeting form of government with a town manager and an elected, five-member select board. Acton was named the 11th Best Place To Live among small towns in the country by Money Magazine in 2015, and the 16th best in 2009 and in 2011. The local high school, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, was named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 2009.

Things to do in Acton

National Streetcar Museum(Opens in a new window)

The National Streetcar Museum is a streetcar museum and heritage railway located in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is owned by the New England Electric Railway Historical Society, which also operates the Seashore Trolley Museum, and is operated as part of the National Park Service's Lowell National Historical Park.

Places to stay in Acton

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Acton(Opens in a new window)

7.2Good

Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Concord(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Concord's Colonial Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Courtyard by Marriott Boston Littleton(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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