236

South Shore Plaza – Quincy Center Station

Bus · Route 236

Quincy Center ↔ South Shore Plaza

1 alert Every 69 min 10:05 AM – 8:10 PM 0 buses live
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Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

Service alertBraintree Escalator 334 (Red Line platform to paid lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
Live data is delayed.
    1. Quincy CenterRedCRCRCR18 bus routesNo more buses
    2. Hancock St opp Cottage Ave4 bus routesNo more buses
    3. School St @ Hancock St4 bus routesNo more buses
    4. School St opp Gay St3 bus routesNo more buses
    5. Franklin St @ Water St3 bus routesNo more buses
    6. 21 stops
    7. BraintreeRedCRCR11 bus routesNo more buses
    8. 12 stops
    9. S Shore Plaza @ Garage1 bus routeNo more buses
    1. S Shore Plaza @ Garage1 bus routeNo more buses
    2. 12 stops
    3. BraintreeRedCRCR11 bus routesNo more buses
    4. 21 stops
    5. Franklin St @ Pearl St3 bus routesNo more buses
    6. Franklin St @ Guild St3 bus routesNo more buses
    7. School St @ Phipps St3 bus routesNo more buses
    8. Hancock St @ Walter J Hannon Pkwy4 bus routesNo more buses
    9. Hancock St @ Cottage Ave4 bus routesNo more buses
    10. Granite St @ Hancock St4 bus routesNo more buses
    11. Burgin Pkwy @ Quincy Center Station18 bus routesNo more buses
    12. Quincy CenterRedCRCRCR18 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

    10 AM
    05
    11 AM
    10
    12 PM
    17
    1 PM
    25
    2 PM
    34
    3 PM
    43
    4 PM
    52
    6 PM
    01
    7 PM
    10

    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
    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 PM44%56%0%16 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes)–
    7 PM52%48%0%56–
    8 PM11%89%0%18 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes)–

    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.