There are 6 ways to get from Museum of Fine Arts to Boston by bus, subway, tram, taxi, or foot
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Line 39 bus
best- Take the bus from Huntington Ave @ Parker St to Boylston St @ Clarendon Stbus 39
14 min$1–5Subway
- Take the subway from Ruggles to Downtown Crossingsubway Orange Line
16 min$3Tram
- Take the tram from Northeastern University to Park Streettram E
20 min$3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Museum of Fine Arts to Bostontaxi 2.8 mi
7 min$11–14Tram via Government Center
- Take the tram from Museum of Fine Arts to Government Centertram E
25 min$3Walk
- Take the walk from Museum of Fine Arts to Bostonwalk 2.4 mi
45 min
Museum of Fine Arts to Boston by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Museum of Fine Arts to Boston is to subway which costs $3 and takes 16 min.
The fastest way to get from Museum of Fine Arts to Boston is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs $11 - $14.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Huntington Ave @ Parker St and arriving at Boylston St @ Clarendon St. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Ruggles and arriving at Downtown Crossing. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7 min.
The distance between Museum of Fine Arts and Boston is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Museum of Fine Arts to Boston without a car is to line 39 bus which takes 14 min and costs $1 - $5.
The line 39 bus from Huntington Ave @ Parker St to Boylston St @ Clarendon St takes 10 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Museum of Fine Arts to Boston bus services, operated by MBTA, depart from Huntington Ave @ Parker St station.
Museum of Fine Arts to Boston train services, operated by MBTA, depart from Ruggles station.
Museum of Fine Arts to Boston bus services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Boylston St @ Clarendon St station.
What companies run services between Museum of Fine Arts, Suffolk County, MA, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
MBTA operates a bus from Huntington Ave @ Parker St to Boylston St @ Clarendon St every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1–5 and the journey takes 10 min. Alternatively, MBTA operates a subway from Ruggles to Downtown Crossing every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 7 min.
Subway from Ruggles to Downtown Crossing
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Tram from Northeastern University to Park Street
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Tram from Museum of Fine Arts to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Huntington Ave @ Parker St to Boylston St @ Clarendon St
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
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Museum of Fine Arts to Boston train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Downtown Crossing station.
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