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Arlmont Village – Harvard Station

Bus · Route 78

Harvard ↔ Arlmont Village

Good service Every 70 min 6:10 AM – 1:01 AM 1 bus live
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Direction
Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

Live data is delayed.
    1. HarvardRed14 bus routes34 minthen 12:10 AM
    2. 21 stops
    3. Cross St @ Gilmore Rd3 bus routes47 minthen 12:21 AM
    4. Lake St @ Pleasant St3 bus routes48 minthen 12:22 AM
    5. 23 stops
    6. Wadsworth Rd @ Dow Ave1 bus routeNo more buses
    1. Wadsworth Rd @ Dow Ave1 bus route11:35 PM
    2. Wadsworth Rd @ Homer Rd1 bus route11:35 PM
    3. Appleton St @ Lublin StDuethen 11:36 PM
    4. Appleton St @ Homer RdDuethen 11:36 PM 2011 · On time
    5. 15 stops
    6. East Service Rd @ Pleasant St3 bus routes6 minthen 11:42 PM
    7. 22 stops
    8. Waterhouse St @ Massachusetts Ave5 bus routes18 minthen 11:54 PM
    9. HarvardRed14 bus routes20 minthen 11:56 PM
    10. Eliot St @ Bennett St10 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

    6 AM
    10
    7 AM
    10
    8 AM
    10
    9 AM
    13
    10 AM
    16
    11 AM
    20
    12 PM
    30
    1 PM
    40
    2 PM
    50
    4 PM
    00
    5 PM
    10
    6 PM
    20
    7 PM
    30
    8 PM
    40
    9 PM
    50
    11 PM
    next 00
    After midnight · Mon, Nov 2
    12 AM
    10

    On-time performance

    How much of the time buses ran early, on time or late, hour by hour.

    94% on time today

    from 205 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 PM88%0%13%16 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes)–
    7 PM96%0%4%56–
    8 PM85%9%6%53–
    9 PM100%0%0%54–
    10 PM100%0%0%26 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes)–

    Connections

    Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 78.

    Rail

    Red Red Line

    Transfer at Harvard

    Bus

    And 4 more routes at stops along the way. 76Lincoln Lab – Alewife Station62Bedford VA Hospital – Alewife Station67Turkey Hill – Alewife Station83Rindge Avenue – Central Square, Cambridge

    About route 78

    Route 78 (Arlmont Village – Harvard Station) is a MBTA bus route with 48 stops between Harvard and Arlmont Village.

    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 78 run?

    Every 70 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

    When does route 78 start and stop?

    The first bus leaves around 6:10 AM and the last arrives around 1:01 AM.

    Where does route 78 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.