215

Quincy Center Station – Ashmont Station via West Quincy

Bus · Route 215

Ashmont ↔ Quincy Center

1 alert Every 30–40 min 6:00 AM – 1:09 AM 2 buses live
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Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

Service alertAshmont Escalator 438 (Ashmont platform to Mattapan Line, busway) is unavailable due to maintenance.
Live data is delayed.
    1. North QuincyRed8 bus routesNo more buses
    2. 4 stops
    3. AshmontRedM17 bus routes9 minthen 54 min
    4. Dorchester Ave @ Hurlcroft Ave5 bus routes10 minthen 55 min
    5. Dorchester Ave @ Gallivan Blvd5 bus routes10 minthen 55 min
    6. Gallivan Blvd @ Hutchinson St5 bus routes10 minthen 55 min
    7. 39 stops
    8. Franklin St @ Water St3 bus routes25 minthen 11:36 PM
    9. School St @ Phipps St3 bus routes26 minthen 11:37 PM
    10. Hancock St @ Walter J Hannon Pkwy4 bus routes27 minthen 11:38 PM
    11. Hancock St @ Cottage Ave4 bus routesDuethen 28 min
    12. Granite St @ Hancock St4 bus routesDuethen 29 min 0804 · 6 min late
    13. Burgin Pkwy @ Quincy Center Station18 bus routes1 minthen 31 min
    14. Quincy CenterRedCRCRCR18 bus routesNo more buses
    1. Quincy CenterRedCRCRCR18 bus routes24 minthen 11:35 PM
    2. Hancock St opp Cottage Ave4 bus routes26 minthen 11:37 PM
    3. School St @ Hancock St4 bus routes27 minthen 11:38 PM
    4. School St opp Gay St3 bus routes27 minthen 11:38 PM
    5. Franklin St @ Water St3 bus routes28 minthen 11:39 PM
    6. 36 stops
    7. North QuincyRed8 bus routesNo more buses
    8. 4 stops
    9. Granite Ave @ Hilltop St1 bus route1 minthen 43 min 0771 · 4 min late
    10. 6 stops
    11. Dorchester Ave @ Gallivan Blvd5 bus routes4 minthen 47 min
    12. Dorchester Ave @ Van Winkle St5 bus routes4 minthen 47 min
    13. AshmontRedM17 bus routesNo 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.

    77% on time today

    from 491 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 PM81%9%11%47–
    7 PM68%27%5%151–
    8 PM69%27%3%124–
    9 PM92%1%7%117–
    10 PM83%17%0%52–

    Connections

    Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 215.

    Rail

    Bus

    And 13 more routes at stops along the way. 21Ashmont Station – Forest Hills Station24Wakefield Avenue & Truman Parkway – Ashmont Station240Avon Square – Ashmont Station216Houghs Neck – Quincy Center Station via Germantown220Hingham Depot – Quincy Center Station222Lovell Corners – Quincy Center Station18Ashmont Station – Andrew Station22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street26Ashmont Station – Norfolk Street LoopMattapan Line ShuttleMattapan – Ashmont (Shuttle)Red/Mattapan Line ShuttleMattapan – Jfk/UMass202Fields Corner Loop via Adams Street

    About route 215

    Route 215 (Quincy Center Station – Ashmont Station via West Quincy) is a MBTA bus route with 55 stops between North Quincy and Quincy 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 215 run?

    Every 30–40 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

    When does route 215 start and stop?

    The first bus leaves around 6:00 AM and the last arrives around 1:09 AM.

    Where does route 215 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?

    At North Quincy (Red Line); Ashmont (Red Line, Mattapan Line); Quincy Center (Red Line, Fall River/New Bedford Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston 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.