Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor Point
Bus · Route 16
Andrew via South Bay Center ↔ Forest Hills via South Bay Center
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
4 service alertsAndrew Escalator 123 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable until further notice, pending replacement.- Not tracked · to Forest Hills via South Bay Center
- Old Colony Ave @ McDonough WayNo more buses
- Old Colony Ave @ Gavin WayNo more buses
- Old Colony Ave @ Msgr O'Callaghan WayNo more buses
- Mt Vernon St @ South Point DrNo more buses
- JFK/UMassNo more buses
- Andrew8 minthen 28 min 1608 · On time
- Columbia Rd @ Holden StDuethen 13 min 1684 · 3 min late
- Columbia Rd @ Dudley St1 minthen 14 min
- Franklin Park Zoo @ Entrance10 minthen 24 min
- Circuit Dr @ Glen Ln2 minNot trackedthen 12 min
- Circuit Dr opp Shattuck Hospital4 minNot trackedthen 14 min
- Arborway opp Courthouse6 minNot trackedthen 15 min
- Forest HillsNo more buses
- Forest Hills14 minthen 34 min
- Arborway @ Courthouse15 minthen 35 min
- Circuit Dr @ Shattuck Hospital17 minthen 37 min
- Circuit Dr @ Glen Ln19 minthen 39 min
- Glen Ln @ Blue Hill Ave - Franklin Park Zoo21 minthen 41 min
- Blue Hill Ave @ Ellington St2 minthen 22 min 1617 · On time
24 stops
- Columbia Rd @ Wolcott St
- Columbia Rd @ Seaver St
- Columbia Rd @ Washington St
- 185 Columbia Rd
- Columbia Rd @ Devon St
- Columbia Rd @ Intervale St
- Columbia Rd @ Hamilton St
- Columbia Rd @ Quincy St
- Columbia Rd @ Glendale St
- Columbia Rd @ Bird St
- Columbia Rd @ Hancock St
- Columbia Rd @ Stoughton St
- Columbia Rd @ Annabel St
- Columbia Rd @ Massachusetts Ave
- Boston St @ Mayhew St
- Boston St @ Dorset St
- Boston St @ Howell St
- Boston St @ Rawson St
- Boston St @ Fr Songin Way
- Massachusetts Ave @ Boston St
- Massachusetts Ave @ Clapp St
- South Bay Mall @ Allstate Rd
- South Bay Mall @ Marshalls
- South Bay Mall @ Target
- AndrewNo more buses
- JFK/UMassNo more buses
- Mt Vernon St opp South Point DrNo more buses
Timetable
Scheduled departures for any day MBTA has published. For live arrivals, use the diagram above.
Sunday schedule Sun, Nov 1
Still to come from last night's schedule:
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
Hour-by-hour numbers
| Hour | On time | Late | Early | Vehicle-minutes | Previous 0 days, on time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 PM | 75% | 0% | 25% | 64 | – |
| 7 PM | 61% | 0% | 39% | 224 | – |
| 8 PM | 40% | 0% | 60% | 199 | – |
| 9 PM | 53% | 0% | 47% | 224 | – |
| 10 PM | 47% | 1% | 52% | 101 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 16.
Rail
Transfer at JFK/UMass and Andrew
CR Fall River/New Bedford LineTransfer at JFK/UMass
CR Greenbush LineTransfer at JFK/UMass
CR Kingston LineTransfer at JFK/UMass
Orange Orange LineTransfer at Forest Hills
CR Franklin/Foxboro LineTransfer at Forest Hills
CR Needham LineTransfer at Forest Hills
CR Providence/Stoughton LineTransfer at Forest Hills
Bus
- 8Harbor Point – Kenmore StationAt Mt Vernon St @ South Point Dr and 17 more stops
- Red Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)At JFK/UMass and 1 more stops
- 17Fields Corner Station – Andrew StationAt Andrew and 17 more stops
- 32Wolcott Square – Forest Hills StationAt Forest Hills and 8 more stops
- 34Dedham Mall – Forest Hills StationAt Forest Hills and 8 more stops
- 36Millennium Park or VA Hospital – Forest Hills StationAt Forest Hills and 8 more stops
- 38Wren Street – Forest Hills StationAt Forest Hills and 7 more stops
- 10City Point – Arlington StationAt Andrew and 6 more stops
- 41Centre Street & Eliot Street – Jfk/UMass StationAt JFK/UMass and 5 more stops
- 21Ashmont Station – Forest Hills StationAt Forest Hills and 2 more stops
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.