There are 4 ways to get from Canton to Lexington by train, subway, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, subway, line 62 bus
best- Take the train from Canton Junction to South Stationtrain
- Take the subway from South Station to Alewifesubway
- Take the bus from Alewife to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Officebus 62 / ...
1h 29m$7–16Drive 24.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Canton to Lexingtoncar 24.1 mi
36 min$5–7Line 716 bus, line 28 bus, line 1 bus, subway, line 62 bus
- Take the bus from Washington St from Canton Center Sta to Pequit St to Mattapanbus 716
- Take the bus from Mattapan to Nubianbus 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Nubian to Massachusetts Ave opp Holyoke Stbus 1
- Take the subway from Harvard to Alewifesubway
- Take the bus from Alewife to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Officebus 62 / ...
2h 32m$6–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from Canton to Lexingtontaxi 24.1 mi
36 min$85–110
Canton to Lexington by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canton to Lexington is to drive which costs $4 - $7 and takes 36 min.
The fastest way to get from Canton to Lexington is to drive which takes 36 min and costs $4 - $7.
The distance between Canton and Lexington is 28 miles. The road distance is 24.3 miles.
The best way to get from Canton to Lexington without a car is to train and subway and line 62 bus which takes 1h 29m and costs $6 - $17.
It takes approximately 1h 29m to get from Canton to Lexington, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Canton to Lexington is 24 miles. It takes approximately 36 min to drive from Canton to Lexington.
There are 1541+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Canton, MA, USA and Lexington, MA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Canton to Lexington. However, you can take the train to South Station, walk to South Station, take the subway to Alewife, walk to Alewife, then take the line 62 bus to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Office. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Washington St from Canton Center Sta to Pequit St to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Office via Mattapan, Nubian, Massachusetts Ave opp Holyoke St, Harvard, Alewife, and Alewife in around 2h 32m.
Train from Canton Junction to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–9
Subway from South Station to Alewife
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Subway from Harvard to Alewife
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Alewife to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
Bus from Washington St from Canton Center Sta to Pequit St to Mattapan
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
Bus from Mattapan to Nubian
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
Bus from Nubian to Massachusetts Ave opp Holyoke St
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
Bus from Alewife to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
Yellow Cab Brockton
- Phone
- +1-508-583-1234
Boston Cab
- Phone
- +1 617-536-5010
- Website
- bostoncab.us
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