There are 4 ways to get from Needham to Lexington by train, subway, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, subway, line 62 bus
best- Take the train from Needham Center to South Stationtrain
- Take the subway from South Station to Alewifesubway
- Take the bus from Alewife to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Officebus 62 / ...
1h 39m$6–16Drive 13.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Needham to Lexingtoncar 13.9 mi
20 min$3–4Line 59 bus, line 71 bus, line 62 bus
- Take the bus from Highland Ave @ May St to Watertown Sq Terminalbus 59
- Take the bus from Watertown Sq Terminal to Harvardbus 71
- Take the bus from Alewife to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Officebus 62 / ...
1h 47m$6–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from Needham to Lexingtontaxi 13.9 mi
20 min$45–55
Needham to Lexington by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Needham to Lexington is to drive which costs $2 - $4 and takes 20 min.
The fastest way to get from Needham to Lexington is to taxi which takes 20 min and costs $45 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Needham to Lexington. However, there are services departing from Highland Ave @ May St and arriving at Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Office via Watertown Sq Terminal and Alewife. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 47m.
The distance between Needham and Lexington is 26 miles. The road distance is 14 miles.
The best way to get from Needham to Lexington without a car is to train and subway and line 62 bus which takes 1h 39m and costs $6 - $16.
It takes approximately 1h 39m to get from Needham to Lexington, including transfers.
Needham to Lexington bus services, operated by MBTA, depart from Highland Ave @ May St station.
Needham to Lexington bus services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Watertown Sq Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Needham to Lexington is 14 miles. It takes approximately 20 min to drive from Needham to Lexington.
There are 1460+ hotels available in Lexington.
What companies run services between Needham, MA, USA and Lexington, MA, USA?
You can take a bus from Highland Ave @ May St to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Office via Watertown Sq Terminal, Harvard, Harvard, Alewife, and Alewife in around 1h 47m.
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Needham Center to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Adult
- $2–8
Subway from South Station to Alewife
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Bus from Alewife to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
Bus from Highland Ave @ May St to Watertown Sq Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
Bus from Watertown Sq Terminal to Harvard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
Bus from Alewife to Massachusetts Ave @ Lexington Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Estimated price
- $45–55
Boston Cab
- Phone
- +1 617-536-5010
- Website
- bostoncab.us
Yellow Cab Brockton
- Phone
- +1-508-583-1234
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