Forest Hills Station – Nubian Station
Bus · Route 42
Nubian ↔ Forest Hills
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
Service alertForest Hills Elevator 841 (Commuter Rail platform to lobby) is unavailable.- Nubian19 minthen 49 min
- Washington St @ Bartlett St20 minthen 50 min
- Washington St @ Guild St20 minthen 50 min
- Washington St @ Cedar St21 minthen 51 min
- Washington St @ Oakland St21 minthen 51 min
- Washington St @ Valentine St22 minthen 52 min
- Washington St @ Marcella St22 minthen 52 min
- Washington St opp Townsend St23 minthen 53 min
- Washington St @ Dimock St23 minthen 53 min
- Washington St @ Bray St23 minthen 53 min
- Washington St @ Atherton St24 minthen 54 min
- Washington St @ School St25 minthen 54 min
- Washington St @ Iffley Rd25 minthen 55 min
- Washington St @ Ophir St26 minthen 56 min
- Washington St @ Green St27 minthen 56 min
- Washington St @ Union Ave27 minthen 57 min
- Washington St @ Williams St28 minthen 57 min
- Washington St @ Burnett St28 minthen 58 min
- Forest HillsNo more buses 1687 · 1 min late
- Forest Hills4 minthen 34 min
- Washington St @ Arborway Garage5 minthen 35 min
- Washington St @ Brookley Rd6 minthen 36 min
- Washington St @ Rossmore Rd6 minthen 36 min
- Washington St @ Rockvale Circle6 minthen 36 min
- Washington St @ Glen Rd7 minthen 37 min
- Washington St @ Sylvia St7 minthen 37 min
- Washington St @ Forest Hills St8 minthen 38 min
- Washington St @ School St8 minthen 38 min
- Washington St @ Walnut Pk9 minthen 39 min
- Washington St @ Cobden St9 minthen 39 min
- Washington St opp Dimock St10 minthen 40 min
- Washington St @ Townsend St10 minthen 40 min
- Washington St @ Brinton St11 minthen 41 min
- Washington St @ ML King Blvd11 minthen 41 min
- Washington St @ Dale St12 minthen 42 min
- Washington St opp Cedar St12 minthen 42 min
- Washington St @ Circuit St13 minthen 43 min
- Washington St @ St James St14 minthen 44 min
- NubianNo 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.
55% on time today
from 291 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 | 46% | 38% | 15% | 26 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
| 7 PM | 34% | 62% | 4% | 109 | – |
| 8 PM | 38% | 62% | 0% | 68 | – |
| 9 PM | 97% | 2% | 2% | 62 | – |
| 10 PM | 100% | 0% | 0% | 26 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 42.
Rail
Transfer at Forest Hills
CR Franklin/Foxboro LineTransfer at Forest Hills
CR Needham LineTransfer at Forest Hills
CR Providence/Stoughton LineTransfer at Forest Hills
Bus
- 44Jackson Square Station – Ruggles StationAt Nubian and 3 more stops
- 1Harvard Square – Nubian StationAt Nubian
- 8Harbor Point – Kenmore StationAt Nubian
- 14Roslindale Square – Heath StreetAt Nubian
- 15Fields Corner Station – Ruggles StationAt Nubian
- 16Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor PointAt Forest Hills
- 19Fields Corner Station – Kenmore or Ruggles StationAt Nubian
- 21Ashmont Station – Forest Hills StationAt Forest Hills
- 23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington StreetAt Nubian
- 28Mattapan Station – Ruggles StationAt Nubian
And 24 more routes at stops along the way. 30Mattapan Station – Forest Hills Station via Cummins Highway and Roslindale Square31Mattapan Station – Forest Hills Station via Morton Street32Wolcott Square – Forest Hills Station34Dedham Mall – Forest Hills Station34EWalpole Center – Forest Hills Station35Dedham Mall or Stimson Street – Forest Hills Station36Millennium Park or VA Hospital – Forest Hills Station37Baker Street & Vermont Street – Forest Hills Station38Wren Street – Forest Hills Station39Forest Hills Station – Back Bay Station40Georgetowne – Forest Hills Station41Centre Street & Eliot Street – Jfk/UMass Station45Franklin Park – Ruggles Station47Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway Station50Cleary Square – Forest Hills Station51Reservoir Station – Forest Hills Station66Harvard Square – Nubian Station171Logan Airport Terminals – Nubian StationNeedham Line ShuttleNewton Highlands – Forest HillsOrange Line ShuttleSullivan Square – StateSL4Nubian Station – South StationSL5Nubian Station – Temple Place22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue29Mattapan Station – Jackson Square Station
About route 42
Route 42 (Forest Hills Station – Nubian Station) is a MBTA bus route with 19 stops between Nubian and Forest Hills.
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 42 run?
Every 20–30 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 42 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 5:00 AM and the last arrives around 1:08 AM.
Where does route 42 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?
At 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.