Waverley Square – Harvard Station
Bus · Route 73
Harvard ↔ Waverley
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
Service alertRoute 73 is experiencing delays of about 25 minutes due to a disabled bus.- Harvard2 minthen 17 min 2108 · On time
- Mt Auburn St @ Story St7 minthen 20 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Ash St8 minthen 20 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Sparks St9 minthen 21 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Longfellow Rd10 minthen 22 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Traill St10 minthen 22 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Coolidge Ave11 minthen 23 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Brattle St11 minthen 23 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Homer Ave12 minthen 24 min
- Belmont St @ Cushing StDuethen 13 min
- Belmont St @ Sullivan RdDuethen 13 min 2106 · 5 min late
- Belmont St @ Marlboro St1 minthen 14 min
- Belmont St @ Falmouth St3 minthen 14 min
- Belmont St @ School St3 minthen 15 min
- Belmont St @ Payson Rd3 minthen 15 min
- Belmont St @ Oakley Rd4 minthen 16 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Willow St5 minthen 17 min
- Trapelo Rd opp Williston Rd - Cushing Square6 minthen 18 min
- Trapelo Rd opp Poplar St7 minthen 19 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Slade St7 minthen 19 min
- Trapelo Rd opp Walnut St8 minthen 20 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Beech St9 minthen 21 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Waverley St10 minthen 22 min
- Church St @ Lexington StNo more buses
- Church St @ Lexington St14 minthen 29 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Church St14 minthen 29 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Sycamore StDuethen 15 min 2073 · On time
- Trapelo Rd @ Beech St1 minthen 15 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Walnut St1 minthen 16 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Bartlett Ave1 minthen 16 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Williston Rd - Cushing Square2 minthen 17 min
- 36 Trapelo Rd3 minthen 18 min
- Trapelo Rd @ Belmont St - Benton Square3 minthen 18 min
- Belmont St opp Payson Rd3 minthen 18 min
- Belmont St @ Langdon Ave4 minthen 19 min
- Belmont St @ Woodleigh Rd4 minthen 19 min
- Belmont St @ Prentiss St5 minthen 20 min
- Belmont St @ St. Mary's St5 minthen 20 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Homer Ave6 minthen 21 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Brattle St7 minthen 22 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Coolidge Ave7 minthen 22 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Traill St8 minthen 23 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Mt Auburn Hospital8 minthen 23 min
- Mt Auburn St opp Sparks St9 minthen 24 min
- Mt Auburn St @ Brewer St10 minthen 25 min
- Mt Auburn St @ University Rd11 minthen 26 min
- 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.
82% on time today
from 825 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 | 84% | 14% | 2% | 64 | – |
| 7 PM | 85% | 8% | 6% | 236 | – |
| 8 PM | 94% | 3% | 3% | 217 | – |
| 9 PM | 66% | 29% | 5% | 218 | – |
| 10 PM | 81% | 17% | 2% | 90 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 73.
Rail
Bus
- 71Watertown Square – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 17 more stops
- 66Harvard Square – Nubian StationAt Harvard and 2 more stops
- 86Harvard Square – Reservoir StationAt Harvard and 2 more stops
- 74Belmont Center – Harvard via Concord AvenueAt Harvard and 1 more stops
- 75Belmont Center – Harvard via Huron AvenueAt Harvard and 1 more stops
- 77Arlington Heights – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 1 more stops
- 78Arlmont Village – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 1 more stops
- 96Medford Square – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 1 more stops
- 109Linden Square – Harvard Square via SullivanAt Harvard and 1 more stops
- 554Waverley Square – Newton CornerAt Church St @ Lexington St and 1 more stops
And 2 more routes at stops along the way. Fitchburg Line ShuttleWachusett – ShirleyRed Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)
About route 73
Route 73 (Waverley Square – Harvard Station) is a MBTA bus route with 24 stops between Harvard and Waverley.
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 73 run?
Every 15 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 73 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 6:05 AM and the last arrives around 1:20 AM.
Where does route 73 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.