Market Place Drive or Waltham Center – University Park
Bus · Route 70
University Park ↔ Waltham Center
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
Service alertMain St opp Green St (outbound) will be closed from Sunday, November 1 to Friday, November 13 every day between 7:00 PM and 6:00 AM due to construction. The closest stops with Route 70 outbound service are Main St @ Thaxter St and Main St @ Waverley Ave.- Franklin St @ Sidney St15 minthen 33 min
- Green St @ Pearl St17 minthen 34 min
- Green St @ Magazine St18 minthen 35 min
- Western Ave @ Green St18 minthen 35 min
- Western Ave @ Kinnaird St1 minthen 19 min 1982 · 2 min late
28 stops
- Western Ave @ Howard St
- Western Ave @ Putnam Ave
- Western Ave opp Genzyme
- 125 Western Ave
- Western Ave @ N Harvard St
- Western Ave opp Riverdale St
- Western Ave @ Everett St
- 367 Western Ave opp Brighton Mills Mall
- 445 Western Ave
- 495 Western Ave
- Arsenal St @ Arlington St
- Arsenal St @ Watertown Mall
- Arsenal St opp Talcott Ave
- Arsenal St @ School St
- Arsenal St opp Louise St
- Arsenal St opp Beechwood Ave
- Arsenal St opp Beacon Pk
- Arsenal St @ Irving St
- Watertown Sq Terminal
- Main St @ Merchants Row
- Main St @ Thaxter St
- Main St opp Green St
- Main St @ Waverley Ave
- Main St @ Edenfield Ave
- Main St @ Gilbert St
- Main St @ Copeland St
- Main St @ Emerson Rd
- Main St @ Longfellow Rd
- Main St @ Warren St - Waltham LineDuethen 23 min 2023 · On time
- Carter St opp Waltham Station7 minthen 47 min
- Elm St @ Main St8 minthen 48 min
- 691 Main St10 minthen 50 min
- Main St @ Exchange St10 minthen 50 min
- Moody St @ Main St29 minthen 11:27 PM
- Carter St @ Waltham StationNo more buses
- Weston St @ Cedarwood AveNo more buses
- Stow St @ Tavern RdNo more buses
- Main St @ Stow StNo more buses
- Main Shopping Center @ Market Basket24 minthen 11:30 PM
- Main St @ Daniels Ct30 minthen 11:36 PM
- Moody St @ Main St30 minthen 11:36 PM
- Carter St @ Waltham Station11 minthen 31 min 1933 · On time
- Elm St @ Main St12 minthen 31 min
- Main St @ French StDuethen 17 min 1984 · On time
21 stops
- Main St @ Green St
- Main St @ Cross St
- Arsenal St @ Irving St
- Arsenal St @ Beacon Pk
- Arsenal St @ Beechwood Ave
- Arsenal St @ Louise St
- Arsenal St opp School St
- Arsenal St @ Talcott Ave
- Arsenal St @ Bond St
- Arsenal St @ Forge Rd
- Western Ave @ Mackin St
- 450 Western Ave
- Western Ave @ Litchfield St
- Western Ave @ Everett St
- Western Ave @ Riverdale St
- Western Ave @ Travis St
- 130 Western Ave
- Western Ave @ Genzyme
- River St opp Blackstone St
- River St @ Kelly Rd
- River St opp Kinnaird St
- River St @ Green St24 minthen 40 min
- Massachusetts Ave @ Pearl StDuethen 25 min 2057 · 5 min early
- Green St @ Magazine StNo more buses
- Massachusetts Ave @ Sidney St2 minthen 26 min
- Franklin St @ Sidney StNo 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.
67% on time today
from 1,282 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 | 63% | 26% | 11% | 101 | – |
| 7 PM | 63% | 23% | 14% | 362 | – |
| 8 PM | 63% | 28% | 9% | 320 | – |
| 9 PM | 75% | 19% | 6% | 356 | – |
| 10 PM | 70% | 0% | 30% | 143 | – |
Connections
Bus routes you can transfer to from route 70.
- 553Roberts – Newton CornerAt Carter St @ Waltham Station and 12 more stops
- 61North Waltham – Waltham CenterAt Carter St @ Waltham Station and 6 more stops
- 556Waltham Highlands – Newton CornerAt Carter St @ Waltham Station and 6 more stops
- 505Waltham Center – Federal Street & Franklin StreetAt Carter St @ Waltham Station and 4 more stops
- 554Waverley Square – Newton CornerAt Carter St @ Waltham Station and 2 more stops
- 558Riverside Station – Newton CornerAt Carter St @ Waltham Station and 1 more stops
- Fitchburg Line ShuttleWachusett – ShirleyAt Carter St @ Waltham Station and 1 more stops
- 86Harvard Square – Reservoir StationAt Western Ave @ N Harvard St and 10 more stops
- 64Oak Square – Kendall/Mit StationAt Green St @ Magazine St and 8 more stops
- 47Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway StationAt Green St @ Pearl St and 4 more stops
And 7 more routes at stops along the way. 1Harvard Square – Nubian Station83Rindge Avenue – Central Square, Cambridge91Sullivan Square Station – Central Square, CambridgeRed Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)59Needham Junction – Watertown Square66Harvard Square – Nubian Station71Watertown Square – Harvard Station
About route 70
Route 70 (Market Place Drive or Waltham Center – University Park) is a MBTA bus route with 58 stops between Franklin St @ Sidney St and Waltham 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 70 run?
Every 20–21 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 70 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 6:00 AM and the last arrives around 1:31 AM.
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.