There are 4 ways to get from Wellesley to Arlington by train, subway, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, subway, line 77 bus
best- Take the train from Wellesley Square to South Stationtrain
- Take the subway from South Station to Portersubway
- Take the bus from Massachusetts Ave @ Porter Red Line Sta to Massachusetts Ave @ Central Stbus 77
1h 24m$7–16Drive 12.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Wellesley to Arlingtoncar 12.1 mi
23 min$3–4Line 01 bus, line 86 bus, line 77 bus
- Take the bus from Cross St to Woodland MBTA Train Stationbus 01
- Take the bus from Reservoir to Harvardbus 86
- Take the bus from Harvard to Massachusetts Ave @ Central Stbus 77
1h 52m$6–10Taxi
- Take the taxi from Wellesley to Arlingtontaxi 12.1 mi
23 min$40–50
Wellesley to Arlington by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellesley to Arlington is to drive which costs $2 - $4 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Wellesley to Arlington is to taxi which takes 23 min and costs $40 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from Wellesley to Arlington. However, there are services departing from Cross St and arriving at Massachusetts Ave @ Central St via Reservoir and Harvard. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 52m.
The distance between Wellesley and Arlington is 23 miles. The road distance is 12.2 miles.
The best way to get from Wellesley to Arlington without a car is to train and subway and line 77 bus which takes 1h 24m and costs $6 - $17.
It takes approximately 1h 24m to get from Wellesley to Arlington, including transfers.
Wellesley to Arlington bus services, operated by MetroWest, depart from Cross St station.
Wellesley to Arlington bus services, operated by MetroWest, arrive at Woodland MBTA Train Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wellesley to Arlington is 12 miles. It takes approximately 23 min to drive from Wellesley to Arlington.
There are 1771+ hotels available in Arlington.
What companies run services between Wellesley, MA, USA and Arlington, MA, USA?
You can take a bus from Cross St to Massachusetts Ave @ Central St via Woodland MBTA Train Station, Woodland, Reservoir, Reservoir, and Harvard in around 1h 52m.
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Wellesley Square to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Adult
- $2–9
Subway from South Station to Porter
- Ave. Duration
- 17 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 Massachusetts Ave @ Porter Red Line Sta to Massachusetts Ave @ Central St
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
Bus from Reservoir to Harvard
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
Bus from Harvard to Massachusetts Ave @ Central St
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com/guides/world-cup-guide
- Phone
- +1 508-935-2222
- Website
- mwrta.com
Bus from Cross St to Woodland MBTA Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://mwrta.com
- Schedules at
- https://mwrta.com/routes/fixed-routes
- Seniors 65+
- $1
- Students 6-18
- $1
- Adult
- $2
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