There are 6 ways to get from New England Aquarium to Back Bay by subway, tram, taxi, foot, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway
best- Take the subway from State to Back Baysubway Orange Line
15 min$3Line 504 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Federal St @ Franklin St to Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth Stbus 504 / ...
24 min$1–5Subway, tram
- Take the subway from Aquarium to Government Centersubway Blue Line
- Take the tram from Government Center to Copleytram E / ...
17 min$5Taxi
- Take the taxi from New England Aquarium to Back Baytaxi 2 mi
5 min$9–11Walk
- Take the walk from New England Aquarium to Back Baywalk 2 mi
37 minTram
- Take the tram from Government Center to Copleytram E / ...
21 min$3
New England Aquarium to Back Bay by foot and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New England Aquarium to Back Bay is to subway which costs $3 and takes 15 min.
The fastest way to get from New England Aquarium to Back Bay is to taxi which takes 5 min and costs $9 - $11.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Federal St @ Franklin St and arriving at Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 12 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from State and arriving at Back Bay. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5 min.
The distance between New England Aquarium and Back Bay is 2 miles.
The best way to get from New England Aquarium to Back Bay without a car is to subway which takes 15 min and costs $3.
The subway from State to Back Bay takes 5 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
New England Aquarium to Back Bay bus services, operated by MBTA, depart from Federal St @ Franklin St station.
New England Aquarium to Back Bay train services, operated by MBTA, depart from State station.
New England Aquarium to Back Bay bus services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St station.
What companies run services between New England Aquarium, MA, USA and Back Bay, MA, USA?
MBTA operates a subway from State to Back Bay every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 5 min. Alternatively, MBTA operates a bus from Federal St @ Franklin St to Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $1–5 and the journey takes 12 min.
Subway from State to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Subway from Aquarium to Government Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Tram from Government Center to Copley
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Tram from Government Center to Copley
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Schedules at
- Subway Schedules
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Federal St @ Franklin St to Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
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New England Aquarium to Back Bay train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Back Bay station.
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