16

Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor Point

Bus · Route 16

Andrew via South Bay Center ↔ Forest Hills via South Bay Center

4 alerts Every 20–31 min 4:29 AM – 1:46 AM 3 buses live
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Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

4 service alertsAndrew Escalator 123 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable until further notice, pending replacement.
Live data is delayed.
  • Not tracked · to Forest Hills via South Bay Center
  1. Old Colony Ave @ McDonough WayNo more buses
  2. Old Colony Ave @ Gavin WayNo more buses
  3. Old Colony Ave @ Msgr O'Callaghan WayNo more buses
  4. Mt Vernon St @ South Point Dr1 bus routeNo more buses
  5. 3 stops
  6. JFK/UMassRedCRCRCR21 bus routesNo more buses
  7. 3 stops
  8. AndrewRed19 bus routes8 minthen 28 min 1608 · On time
  9. 10 stops
  10. Columbia Rd @ Holden St2 bus routesDuethen 13 min 1684 · 3 min late
  11. Columbia Rd @ Dudley St3 bus routes1 minthen 14 min
  12. 9 stops
  13. Franklin Park Zoo @ Entrance9 bus routes10 minthen 24 min
  14. Circuit Dr @ Glen Ln4 bus routes2 minNot trackedthen 12 min
  15. Circuit Dr opp Shattuck Hospital4 bus routes4 minNot trackedthen 14 min
  16. Arborway opp Courthouse6 bus routes6 minNot trackedthen 15 min
  17. Forest HillsOrangeCRCRCR23 bus routesNo more buses
  1. Forest HillsOrangeCRCRCR23 bus routes14 minthen 34 min
  2. Arborway @ Courthouse6 bus routes15 minthen 35 min
  3. Circuit Dr @ Shattuck Hospital4 bus routes17 minthen 37 min
  4. Circuit Dr @ Glen Ln4 bus routes19 minthen 39 min
  5. Glen Ln @ Blue Hill Ave - Franklin Park Zoo10 bus routes21 minthen 41 min
  6. Blue Hill Ave @ Ellington St9 bus routes2 minthen 22 min 1617 · On time
  7. 24 stops
  8. AndrewRed19 bus routesNo more buses
  9. 5 stops
  10. JFK/UMassRedCRCRCR21 bus routesNo more buses
  11. 3 stops
  12. Mt Vernon St opp South Point Dr1 bus routeNo more buses
Live arrival Grey times are scheduled Not tracked: scheduled, but no bus is reporting Rail connection Stops between timepoints are grouped: tap to open

Timetable

Scheduled departures for any day MBTA has published. For live arrivals, use the diagram above.

Sunday schedule Sun, Nov 1

No scheduled departures here in this direction on this day.

On-time performance

How much of the time buses ran early, on time or late, hour by hour.

53% on time today

from 812 vehicle-minutes

  • On time
  • Late (over 5 min)
  • Early (over 1 min)
  • Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes
On time: no more than 1 min early or 5 min late, sampled once a minute from live positions. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each hour.
Hour-by-hour numbers
HourOn timeLateEarlyVehicle-minutesPrevious 0 days, on time
6 PM75%0%25%64–
7 PM61%0%39%224–
8 PM40%0%60%199–
9 PM53%0%47%224–
10 PM47%1%52%101–

Connections

Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 16.

Rail

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And 25 more routes at stops along the way. 31Mattapan Station – Forest Hills Station via Morton Street9City Point – Copley Square18Ashmont Station – Andrew Station30Mattapan Station – Forest Hills Station via Cummins Highway and Roslindale Square34EWalpole Center – Forest Hills Station35Dedham Mall or Stimson Street – Forest Hills Station37Baker Street & Vermont Street – Forest Hills Station39Forest Hills Station – Back Bay Station40Georgetowne – Forest Hills Station42Forest Hills Station – Nubian Station50Cleary Square – Forest Hills Station51Reservoir Station – Forest Hills Station171Logan Airport Terminals – Nubian StationCT3Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Andrew StationNeedham Line ShuttleNewton Highlands – Forest HillsOrange Line ShuttleSullivan Square – StateRed/Mattapan Line ShuttleMattapan – Jfk/UMass14Roslindale Square – Heath Street22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue28Mattapan Station – Ruggles Station29Mattapan Station – Jackson Square Station45Franklin Park – Ruggles Station15Fields Corner Station – Ruggles Station19Fields Corner Station – Kenmore or Ruggles Station23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street

About route 16

Route 16 (Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor Point) is a MBTA bus route with 38 stops between Old Colony Ave @ McDonough Way and Forest Hills via South Bay Center.

Times with the live mark come from each bus's GPS and MBTA's real-time predictions. Times marked "Not tracked" are scheduled trips with no bus reporting. All other times are from MBTA's published schedule (feed Fall 2026, 2026-10-30T17:51:33+00:00, version D).

How often does route 16 run?

Every 20–31 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

When does route 16 start and stop?

The first bus leaves around 4:29 AM and the last arrives around 1:46 AM.

Where does route 16 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?

At JFK/UMass (Red Line, Fall River/New Bedford Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line); Andrew (Red Line); Forest Hills (Orange Line, Franklin/Foxboro Line, Needham Line, Providence/Stoughton Line).

What are timepoints?

Timepoints are stops where the bus is scheduled to wait if it's running early; times at the stops between them are estimates. On long routes, the diagram shows timepoints, transfer stops and stops with a bus nearby, and groups the stops in between.