There are 4 ways to get from Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
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Subway
best- Take the subway from Green Street to Downtown Crossingsubway Orange Line
- Take the subway from Downtown Crossing to JFK/UMasssubway Red Line
26 min$2Line 41 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Centre St @ Eliot St to JFK/UMassbus 41
42 min$1–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMasstaxi 6.8 mi
15 min$23–29Walk
- Take the walk from Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMasswalk 4.7 mi
1h 30m
Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass by subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass is to subway which costs $3 and takes 26 min.
The fastest way to get from Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass is to taxi which takes 15 min and costs $23 - $29.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Centre St @ Eliot St and arriving at JFK/UMass. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 42 min.
No, there is no direct train from Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass. However, there are services departing from Green Street and arriving at JFK/UMass via Downtown Crossing. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26 min.
The distance between Jamaica Plain and JFK/UMass is 7 miles.
The best way to get from Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass without a car is to subway which takes 26 min and costs $3.
It takes approximately 26 min to get from Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass, including transfers.
Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass bus services, operated by MBTA, depart from Centre St @ Eliot St station.
Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass train services, operated by MBTA, depart from Green Street station.
Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass bus services, operated by MBTA, arrive at JFK/UMass station.
What companies run services between Jamaica Plain, MA, USA and JFK/UMass, MA, USA?
You can take a subway from Green Street to JFK/UMass via Downtown Crossing in around 26 min. Alternatively, MBTA operates a bus from Centre St @ Eliot St to JFK/UMass hourly. Tickets cost $1–5 and the journey takes 42 min.
Subway from Green Street to Downtown Crossing
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Subway from Downtown Crossing to JFK/UMass
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $0
Bus from Centre St @ Eliot St to JFK/UMass
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
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Jamaica Plain to JFK/UMass train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Downtown Crossing station.
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