Watertown Square – Harvard Station
Bus · Route 71
Harvard ↔ Watertown Square
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
- Harvard9 minthen 24 min 2102 · On time
- Mt Auburn St @ Story St15 minthen 27 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Ash St15 minthen 27 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Sparks StDuethen 16 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Longfellow RdDuethen 17 min 1927 · 2 min late
- Mt Auburn St @ Traill St1 minthen 17 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Coolidge Ave2 minthen 18 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Brattle St2 minthen 18 min
- Aberdeen Ave @ Mt Auburn StNo more buses
- Mt Auburn St @ Homer Ave3 minthen 19 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Saint Marys St4 minthen 20 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Keenan St5 minthen 21 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Kimball Rd5 minthen 21 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Upland Rd6 minthen 22 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Winsor Ave7 minthen 23 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Adams Ave7 minthen 23 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Amherst Rd8 minthen 24 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Bates Rd E9 minthen 25 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Russell Ave9 minthen 25 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Marshall St10 minthen 26 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Summer St12 minthen 28 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Main St14 minthen 30 min
- Watertown Sq TerminalNo more buses
- Aberdeen Ave @ Mt Auburn StNo more buses
- Watertown Sq Terminal5 minthen 20 min 3141 · On time
- Mt Auburn St @ Main St8 minthen 21 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Patten St8 minthen 21 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Parker St8 minthen 22 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Franklin St8 minthen 22 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Walnut St9 minthen 23 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Boylston St10 minthen 24 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Winthrop St10 minthen 24 min
- Mt Auburn St @ School St11 minthen 25 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Adams St11 minthen 25 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Bigelow Ave12 minthen 26 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Keenan St13 minthen 27 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Cottage St13 minthen 27 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Homer Ave14 minthen 28 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Brattle St15 minthen 29 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Coolidge Ave16 minthen 30 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Traill St16 minthen 30 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Mt Auburn HospitalDuethen 17 min 1999 · 1 min early
- Mt Auburn St opp Sparks St1 minthen 18 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Brewer St2 minthen 19 min
- Mt Auburn St @ University Rd3 minthen 20 min
- Eliot St @ Bennett StNo more buses
- HarvardNo 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.
91% on time today
from 821 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 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 64 | – |
| 7 PM | 81% | 8% | 11% | 224 | – |
| 8 PM | 96% | 2% | 2% | 252 | – |
| 9 PM | 92% | 5% | 3% | 194 | – |
| 10 PM | 95% | 0% | 5% | 87 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 71.
Rail
Bus
- 75Belmont Center – Harvard via Huron AvenueAt Harvard and 3 more stops
- 73Waverley Square – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 18 more stops
- 66Harvard Square – Nubian StationAt Harvard and 3 more stops
- 86Harvard Square – Reservoir StationAt Harvard and 3 more stops
- 74Belmont Center – Harvard via Concord AvenueAt Harvard and 2 more stops
- 77Arlington Heights – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 2 more stops
- 78Arlmont Village – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 2 more stops
- 96Medford Square – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 2 more stops
- 109Linden Square – Harvard Square via SullivanAt Harvard and 2 more stops
- Red Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)At Harvard and 2 more stops
And 2 more routes at stops along the way. 59Needham Junction – Watertown Square70Market Place Drive or Waltham Center – University Park
About route 71
Route 71 (Watertown Square – Harvard Station) is a MBTA bus route with 23 stops between Harvard and Watertown 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 71 run?
Every 15 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 71 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 5:57 AM and the last arrives around 1:27 AM.
Where does route 71 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?
At Harvard (Red 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.