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Harbor Point – Kenmore Station

Bus · Route 8

Kenmore via South Bay Center ↔ Harbor Point via South Bay Center

Delays Every 41–50 min 6:10 AM – 1:08 AM 2 buses live
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Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

Live data is delayed.
    1. KenmoreCDB27 bus routes26 minthen 11:40 PM
    2. Brookline Ave opp Newbury St3 bus routes27 minthen 11:41 PM
    3. Brookline Ave opp Jersey St3 bus routes27 minthen 11:41 PM
    4. Brookline Ave @ Fullerton St3 bus routes28 minthen 11:42 PM
    5. Brookline Ave @ Park Dr3 bus routes29 minthen 11:43 PM
    6. Brookline Ave @ Pilgrim Rd5 bus routes29 minthen 11:43 PM
    7. Brookline Ave @ Short St6 bus routes30 minthen 11:44 PM
    8. Longwood Ave @ Brookline Ave16 bus routes31 minthen 11:45 PM
    9. Longwood Ave @ Blackfan St4 bus routes32 minthen 11:46 PM
    10. Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave10 bus routes33 minthen 11:47 PM
    11. Ave Louis Pasteur @ The Fenway6 bus routes34 minthen 11:48 PM
    12. Ruggles St @ Huntington Ave11 bus routes36 minthen 11:50 PM
    13. Ruggles St @ Annunciation Rd7 bus routes37 minthen 11:51 PM
    14. RugglesOrangeCRCRCR20 bus routes39 minthen 11:53 PM
    15. RugglesOrangeCRCRCR20 bus routes1 minthen 40 min 1744 · 7 min late
    16. Tremont St @ Whittier St3 bus routes3 minthen 41 min
    17. 3 stops
    18. Nubian15 bus routes6 minthen 44 min
    19. Washington St opp Ruggles St5 bus routes7 minthen 45 min
    20. Washington St @ Melnea Cass Blvd8 bus routes8 minthen 46 min
    21. Washington St @ Lenox St3 bus routes9 minthen 47 min
    22. Washington St @ Massachusetts Ave4 bus routes10 minthen 48 min
    23. Washington St @ Worcester St3 bus routes11 minthen 49 min
    24. Washington St @ E Newton St4 bus routes12 minthen 50 min
    25. Washington St @ Mystic St4 bus routes13 minthen 51 min
    26. Harrison Ave opp Plympton St1 bus route14 minthen 52 min
    27. Harrison Ave @ E Brookline St1 bus route15 minthen 53 min
    28. 91 E Concord St3 bus routes17 minthen 55 min
    29. Massachusetts Ave @ Albany St4 bus routes18 minthen 56 min
    30. Massachusetts Ave @ Island St3 bus routes19 minthen 57 min
    31. Massachusetts Ave @ Magazine St2 bus routes20 minthen 58 min
    32. Massachusetts Ave opp Newmarket Station1 bus route21 minthen 59 min
    33. Southampton St @ Newmarket Sq3 bus routesNo more buses
    34. 7 stops
    35. JFK/UMassRedCRCRCR21 bus routes27 minthen 11:31 PM
    36. 3 stops
    37. Mt Vernon St opp South Point Dr1 bus routeNo more buses
    1. RugglesOrangeCRCRCR20 bus routesNo more buses
    2. Mt Vernon St @ South Point Dr1 bus route36 minthen 11:45 PM
    3. 3 stops
    4. JFK/UMassRedCRCRCR21 bus routes38 minthen 11:47 PM
    5. 8 stops
    6. Southampton St opp Newmarket Sq3 bus routesNo more buses
    7. Massachusetts Ave opp Magazine St2 bus routes44 minthen 11:52 PM
    8. Massachusetts Ave @ Theo Glynn Way3 bus routes45 minthen 11:53 PM
    9. Theo Glynn Way @ Newmarket Sq3 bus routes45 minthen 11:53 PM
    10. Albany St opp Boston Medical4 bus routes47 minthen 11:55 PM
    11. Albany St opp E Concord St2 bus routes47 minthen 11:55 PM
    12. Harrison Ave @ E Newton St3 bus routes48 minthen 11:56 PM
    13. Harrison Ave @ Worcester Sq2 bus routes49 minthen 11:57 PM
    14. Harrison Ave @ E Lenox St1 bus route49 minthen 11:57 PM
    15. Harrison Ave @ Melnea Cass Blvd4 bus routes50 minthen 11:58 PM
    16. Washington St @ Williams St6 bus routes51 minthen 11:59 PM
    17. Washington St @ Ruggles St5 bus routesDuethen 51 min
    18. Nubian15 bus routes1 minthen 52 min 1839 · 5 min late
    19. Washington St opp Ruggles St5 bus routes2 minthen 53 min
    20. Melnea Cass Blvd @ Washington St6 bus routes3 minthen 54 min
    21. Melnea Cass Blvd opp Kerr Way2 bus routes3 minthen 55 min
    22. RugglesOrangeCRCRCR20 bus routes5 minthen 57 min
    23. Ruggles St @ Parker St7 bus routes6 minthen 58 min
    24. Ruggles St @ Huntington Ave11 bus routes7 minthen 59 min
    25. Ave Louis Pasteur @ The Fenway6 bus routes9 minthen 11:27 PM
    26. Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave10 bus routes10 minthen 11:28 PM
    27. Longwood Ave @ Binney St6 bus routes11 minthen 11:29 PM
    28. Brookline Ave @ Longwood Ave16 bus routes12 minthen 11:30 PM
    29. Brookline Ave opp Short St6 bus routes13 minthen 11:31 PM
    30. Brookline Ave @ The Fenway5 bus routes13 minthen 11:31 PM
    31. Brookline Ave @ Boylston St3 bus routes14 minthen 11:32 PM
    32. 132 Brookline Ave opp Fullerton St3 bus routes14 minthen 11:32 PM
    33. Brookline Ave @ Jersey St3 bus routes15 minthen 11:33 PM
    34. Brookline Ave @ Newbury St3 bus routes19 minthen 11:37 PM
    35. KenmoreCDB27 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

    7 AM
    0050
    8 AM
    40
    9 AM
    30
    10 AM
    20
    11 AM
    10
    12 PM
    0040
    1 PM
    20
    2 PM
    0550
    3 PM
    35
    4 PM
    20
    5 PM
    0550
    6 PM
    35
    7 PM
    1550
    8 PM
    25
    9 PM
    15
    10 PM
    05next 50
    11 PM
    40
    After midnight · Mon, Nov 2
    12 AM
    30

    On-time performance

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

    58% on time today

    from 554 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 PM21%69%10%48–
    7 PM45%54%1%189–
    8 PM53%47%0%144–
    9 PM90%8%2%121–
    10 PM77%23%0%52–

    Connections

    Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 8.

    Rail

    Bus

    And 29 more routes at stops along the way. 22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue41Centre Street & Eliot Street – Jfk/UMass Station57Watertown Yard – Kenmore StationGreen Line D ShuttleWoodland – Copley via Riverside (Express)23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street43Ruggles Station – Park Street Station44Jackson Square Station – Ruggles Station45Franklin Park – Ruggles StationGreen Line B ShuttleWashington Street – KenmoreGreen Line C ShuttleSaint Mary's Street – KenmoreGreen Line ShuttleUnion Square – North StationOrange Line ShuttleSullivan Square – StateRed Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)Red/Mattapan Line ShuttleMattapan – Jfk/UMassShuttleCleveland Circle – Kenmore (Shuttle)10City Point – Arlington Station171Logan Airport Terminals – Nubian Station1Harvard Square – Nubian StationSL4Nubian Station – South StationSL5Nubian Station – Temple Place39Forest Hills Station – Back Bay Station14Roslindale Square – Heath Street17Fields Corner Station – Andrew Station18Ashmont Station – Andrew Station35Dedham Mall or Stimson Street – Forest Hills Station36Millennium Park or VA Hospital – Forest Hills Station42Forest Hills Station – Nubian Station66Harvard Square – Nubian StationGreen Line E ShuttleMedford/Tufts – North Station

    About route 8

    Route 8 (Harbor Point – Kenmore Station) is a MBTA bus route with 47 stops between Kenmore and Harbor Point via South Bay 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 8 run?

    Every 41–50 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

    When does route 8 start and stop?

    The first bus leaves around 6:10 AM and the last arrives around 1:08 AM.

    Where does route 8 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?

    At Kenmore (Green Line C, Green Line D, Green Line B); Ruggles (Orange Line, Franklin/Foxboro Line, Needham Line, Providence/Stoughton Line); JFK/UMass (Red Line, Fall River/New Bedford Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston 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.