There are 5 ways to get from Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum by bus, tram, taxi, or foot
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Line 39 bus
best- Take the bus from Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St to Huntington Ave @ Longwood Avebus 39
13 min$1–5Tram via Museum of Fine Arts
- Take the tram from Copley to Museum of Fine Artstram E
16 min$3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museumtaxi 1.6 mi
4 min$7–10Walk
- Take the walk from Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museumwalk 1.6 mi
30 minTram
- Take the tram from Copley to Longwood Medical Areatram E
18 min$3
Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is to tram via Museum of Fine Arts which costs $3 and takes 16 min.
The fastest way to get from Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is to taxi which takes 4 min and costs $7 - $10.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St and arriving at Huntington Ave @ Longwood Ave. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Copley and arriving at Museum of Fine Arts. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
The distance between Copley Square and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum without a car is to line 39 bus which takes 13 min and costs $1 - $5.
The line 39 bus from Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St to Huntington Ave @ Longwood Ave takes 9 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum bus services, operated by MBTA, depart from Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St station.
Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum train services, operated by MBTA, depart from Copley station.
Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum bus services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Huntington Ave @ Longwood Ave station.
What companies run services between Copley Square, MA, USA and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, MA, USA?
MBTA operates a bus from Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St to Huntington Ave @ Longwood Ave every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1–5 and the journey takes 9 min. Alternatively, MBTA operates a vehicle from Copley to Museum of Fine Arts every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 10 min.
Tram from Copley to Museum of Fine Arts
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Tram from Copley to Longwood Medical Area
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St to Huntington Ave @ Longwood Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
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Copley Square to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Museum of Fine Arts station.
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