South Shore Plaza – Quincy Center Station
Bus · Route 236
Quincy Center ↔ South Shore Plaza
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
Service alertBraintree Escalator 334 (Red Line platform to paid lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.- Quincy CenterNo more buses
- Hancock St opp Cottage AveNo more buses
- School St @ Hancock StNo more buses
- School St opp Gay StNo more buses
- Franklin St @ Water StNo more buses
21 stops
- Franklin St opp Pearl St
- Franklin St opp Trescott St
- Franklin St @ High St
- Franklin St @ Norman Rd
- Franklin St @ HooverAve
- Franklin St opp Penns Hill Rd
- Commercial St opp John Paul Circle
- Commercial St @ Bower Rd
- Commercial St opp Erickson St
- Commercial St @ Elm St
- Elm St @ Bower Rd
- Elm St opp Drinkwater Ave
- Middle St @ Elm St
- Middle St @ Myrtle St
- Middle St @ River St
- Middle St @ Hunt Ave
- 233 Middle St
- Middle St @ Townsend Ave
- Middle St @ Totnes Ave
- Union St @ Middle St
- Union St @ Cleveland Ave
- BraintreeNo more buses
12 stops
- Pearl St @ Ivory Plaza
- Pearl St @ Washington St
- Franklin St @ Washington St
- Franklin St @ Summer St
- Franklin St @ Taylor St
- Franklin St @ Marshfield Rd
- Franklin St @ Elmwood Ave
- Franklin St @ Hollingsworth Ave
- Franklin St @ Reed Hill Rd
- Franklin St @ West St
- Granite St @ West St
- S Shore Mall Rd @ Travelers Ins.
- S Shore Plaza @ GarageNo more buses
- S Shore Plaza @ GarageNo more buses
12 stops
- BraintreeNo more buses
21 stops
- Union St @ Cleveland Ave
- Middle St @ Union St
- Middle St @ Kew Rd
- Middle St @ Marshall St
- Middle St @ Whitter Rd
- Middle St opp Hunt Ave
- Middle St @ River St
- Middle St opp Myrtle St
- Elm St @ Adams St
- Elm St @ Drinkwater Ave
- Elm St @ Jay St
- Commercial St @ Erickson St
- Commercial St @ John Paul Circle
- Commercial St @ John Paul Circle
- Franklin St @ Penns Hill Rd
- Franklin St @ Viden Rd
- Franklin St opp Norman Rd
- Franklin St opp High St
- Franklin St @ Richie Rd
- Franklin St @ Independence Ave
- Franklin St @ Payne St
- Franklin St @ Pearl StNo more buses
- Franklin St @ Guild StNo more buses
- School St @ Phipps StNo more buses
- Hancock St @ Walter J Hannon PkwyNo more buses
- Hancock St @ Cottage AveNo more buses
- Granite St @ Hancock StNo more buses
- Burgin Pkwy @ Quincy Center StationNo more buses
- Quincy CenterNo 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.
42% on time today
from 90 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 | 44% | 56% | 0% | 16 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
| 7 PM | 52% | 48% | 0% | 56 | – |
| 8 PM | 11% | 89% | 0% | 18 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 236.
Rail
Transfer at Quincy Center and Braintree
CR Fall River/New Bedford LineTransfer at Quincy Center and Braintree
CR Greenbush LineTransfer at Quincy Center
CR Kingston LineTransfer at Quincy Center and Braintree
Bus
- 238Holbrook/Randolph Station – Quincy Center StationAt Quincy Center and 21 more stops
- 230Montello Station – Quincy Center StationAt Quincy Center and 16 more stops
- 210Quincy Center Station – Fields Corner StationAt Quincy Center and 2 more stops
- Red Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)At Quincy Center and 2 more stops
- 215Quincy Center Station – Ashmont Station via West QuincyAt Quincy Center and 11 more stops
- 225Weymouth Landing – Quincy Center StationAt Quincy Center and 6 more stops
- 226Columbian Square – Braintree StationAt Braintree and 3 more stops
- 211Quincy Center Station – SquantumAt Quincy Center and 1 more stops
- 216Houghs Neck – Quincy Center Station via GermantownAt Quincy Center and 1 more stops
- 217Quincy Center Station – Ashmont StationAt Quincy Center and 1 more stops
And 5 more routes at stops along the way. 220Hingham Depot – Quincy Center Station222Lovell Corners – Quincy Center Station245Quincy Center Station – Mattapan StationCommuter Rail ShuttleBraintree – South Station (Express)Kingston Line ShuttleSouth Weymouth – South Station
About route 236
Route 236 (South Shore Plaza – Quincy Center Station) is a MBTA bus route with 40 stops between Quincy Center and South Shore Plaza.
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 236 run?
Every 69 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 236 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 10:05 AM and the last arrives around 8:10 PM.
Where does route 236 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?
At Quincy Center (Red Line, Fall River/New Bedford Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line); 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.