Columbian Square – Braintree Station
Bus · Route 226
Braintree ↔ Columbian Square
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
Service alertBraintree Escalator 334 (Red Line platform to paid lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.- BraintreeNo more buses
- Union St @ Cleveland AveNo more buses
- Union St @ Middle StNo more buses
- Union St opp McCusker DrNo more buses
- Commercial St @ Faxon StNo more buses
- Commercial St opp Shaw StNo more buses
- Washington St opp Prospect StNo more buses
- Washington St opp Richmond StNo more buses
- Washington St @ Broad StNo more buses
- Washington St @ Hunt StNo more buses
- 409 Washington StNo more buses
- Washington St opp Avalon DrNo more buses
- 563 Washington StNo more buses
- Washington St opp West Lake DrNo more buses
- Washington St @ Winter CtNo more buses
- Middle St @ Winter StNo more buses
- Middle St @ Circuit AveNo more buses
- Middle St @ Tara DrNo more buses
- Middle St opp Rockaway AveNo more buses
- Middle St opp Mediterranean DrNo more buses
- 561 Main StNo more buses
- Opp 650 Main StNo more buses
- Main St @ Bayley TerraceNo more buses
- Main St @ Adams PlaceNo more buses
- Opp 85 Columbian StNo more buses
- Opp 41 Columbian StNo more buses
- Opp 41 Columbian StNo more buses
- Pleasant St @ Main StNo more buses
- Opp 861 Main StNo more buses
- 780 Main StNo more buses
- Main St @ Park AveNo more buses
- 650 Main StNo more buses
- Opp 561 Main StNo more buses
- Middle St @ Mediterranean DrNo more buses
- Middle St @ Rockaway AveNo more buses
- Middle St @ Dixon StNo more buses
- Middle St opp Circuit AveNo more buses
- Middle St opp Winter StNo more buses
- Washington St opp Winter CtNo more buses
- Washington St @ West Lake DrNo more buses
- 564 Washington StNo more buses
- Washington St @ Avalon DrNo more buses
- Washington St @ Main StNo more buses
- 396 Washington StNo more buses
- Washington St @ King AveNo more buses
- Washington St @ Kensington RdNo more buses
- Washington St @ Broad StNo more buses
- Washington St @ Richmond StNo more buses
- Washington St @ Prospect StNo more buses
- Commercial St opp Brookside RdNo more buses
- Commercial St @ Quincy AveNo more buses
- Union St @ Commercial StNo more buses
- Union St @ McCusker DrNo more buses
- Union St @ Middle StNo more buses
- Union St @ Cleveland AveNo more buses
- BraintreeNo 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:
On-time performance
How much of the time buses ran early, on time or late, hour by hour.
72% on time today
from 65 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 | 56% | 0% | 44% | 16 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
| 7 PM | 78% | 0% | 22% | 49 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 226.
Rail
Transfer at Braintree
CR Fall River/New Bedford LineTransfer at Braintree
CR Kingston LineTransfer at Braintree
Bus
- 236South Shore Plaza – Quincy Center StationAt Braintree and 2 more stops
- 210Quincy Center Station – Fields Corner StationAt Braintree
- 230Montello Station – Quincy Center StationAt Braintree
- Commuter Rail ShuttleBraintree – South Station (Express)At Braintree
- Kingston Line ShuttleSouth Weymouth – South StationAt Braintree
- Red Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)At Braintree
- 225Weymouth Landing – Quincy Center StationAt Washington St opp Prospect St and 12 more stops
About route 226
Route 226 (Columbian Square – Braintree Station) is a MBTA bus route with 26 stops between Braintree and Columbian Square.
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 226 run?
Every 59–60 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 226 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 6:35 AM and the last arrives around 7:55 PM.
Where does route 226 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?
At Braintree (Red Line, Fall River/New Bedford 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.