There are 4 ways to get from South Boston to Freedom Trail by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
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 Andrew to Downtown Crossingsubway Red Line
- Take the subway from Downtown Crossing to Statesubway Orange Line
14 min$2Line 7 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Summer St @ E 1st St to Federal St @ Matthews Stbus 7
19 min$1–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from South Boston to Freedom Trailtaxi 2.5 mi
5 min$10–13Walk
- Take the foot from South Boston to Freedom Trailwalk 2.3 mi
45 min
South Boston to Freedom Trail by subway and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South Boston to Freedom Trail is to subway which costs $3 and takes 14 min.
The fastest way to get from South Boston to Freedom Trail is to taxi which takes 5 min and costs $10 - $13.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Summer St @ E 1st St and arriving at Federal St @ Matthews St. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 12 min.
No, there is no direct train from South Boston to Freedom Trail. However, there are services departing from Andrew and arriving at State via Downtown Crossing. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14 min.
The distance between South Boston and Freedom Trail is 2 miles.
The best way to get from South Boston to Freedom Trail without a car is to subway which takes 14 min and costs $3.
It takes approximately 14 min to get from South Boston to Freedom Trail, including transfers.
South Boston to Freedom Trail bus services, operated by MBTA, depart from Summer St @ E 1st St station.
South Boston to Freedom Trail train services, operated by MBTA, depart from Andrew station.
South Boston to Freedom Trail bus services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Federal St @ Matthews St station.
What companies run services between South Boston, MA, USA and Freedom Trail, MA, USA?
You can take a subway from Andrew to Freedom Trail via Downtown Crossing and State in around 14 min. Alternatively, MBTA operates a bus from Summer St @ E 1st St to Federal St @ Matthews St every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $1–5 and the journey takes 12 min.
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Subway from Andrew to Downtown Crossing
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $3
Subway from Downtown Crossing to State
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $0
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Bus from Summer St @ E 1st St to Federal St @ Matthews St
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
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South Boston to Freedom Trail train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Downtown Crossing station.
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