Harvard Square – Reservoir Station
Bus · Route 86
Reservoir ↔ Harvard
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
- Reservoir24 minthen 49 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Englewood Ave25 minthen 50 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Commonwealth Ave25 minthen 50 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Strathmore Rd26 minthen 51 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave opp Wiltshire Rd27 minthen 52 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Union St28 minthen 53 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Veronica Smith Ctr29 minthen 54 min
- Market St @ Washington St29 minthen 54 min
- Market St @ Sparhawk St30 minthen 55 min
- Market St @ Gardena St31 minthen 56 min
- Market St @ N Beacon St32 minthen 57 min
- Market St @ Guest St33 minthen 58 min
- Market St @ Centola St34 minthen 59 min
- Market St @ Lothrop StDuethen 34 min
- Western Ave @ Mackin St1 minthen 35 min 2019 · On time
- 450 Western Ave1 minthen 36 min
- Western Ave @ Litchfield St1 minthen 36 min
- Western Ave @ Everett St2 minthen 37 min
- Western Ave @ Riverdale St3 minthen 38 min
- N Harvard St @ Western Ave4 minthen 39 min
- N Harvard St opp Harvard Stadium Gate 26 minthen 41 min
- 16 Eliot St8 minthen 43 min
- Mt Auburn St @ University Rd9 minthen 44 min
- HarvardNo more buses
- Harvard Sq @ Garden St - Dawes IslandDuethen 24 min 1979 · 6 min late
- Eliot St @ Bennett St2 minthen 25 min
- JFK St @ Eliot St3 minthen 25 min
- N Harvard St @ Gate 2 Harvard Stadium5 minthen 26 min
- N Harvard St @ S Campus Dr6 minthen 27 min
- Western Ave opp Riverdale St7 minthen 28 min
- Western Ave @ Everett St8 minthen 29 min
- 367 Western Ave opp Brighton Mills Mall9 minthen 30 min
- 445 Western Ave9 minthen 30 min
- 495 Western Ave10 minthen 31 min
- Market St @ Vineland St13 minthen 34 min
- Market St @ N Beacon St13 minthen 34 min
- Market St @ Keenan Rd14 minthen 35 min
- Market St @ Arlington St15 minthen 36 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Washington St16 minthen 37 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Academy Hill Rd17 minthen 38 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Jackson Ave18 minthen 39 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Embassy Rd20 minthen 41 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Commonwealth Ave21 minthen 42 min
- Chestnut Hill Ave @ Beacon St23 minthen 44 min
- ReservoirNo 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.
75% on time today
from 509 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 | 27% | 56% | 17% | 41 | – |
| 7 PM | 62% | 38% | 0% | 173 | – |
| 8 PM | 94% | 4% | 2% | 123 | – |
| 9 PM | 80% | 18% | 3% | 120 | – |
| 10 PM | 96% | 4% | 0% | 52 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 86.
Rail
Bus
- 66Harvard Square – Nubian StationAt Harvard and 10 more stops
- 109Linden Square – Harvard Square via SullivanAt Harvard and 4 more stops
- Red Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)At Harvard and 4 more stops
- 71Watertown Square – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 3 more stops
- 74Belmont Center – Harvard via Concord AvenueAt Harvard and 3 more stops
- 75Belmont Center – Harvard via Huron AvenueAt Harvard and 3 more stops
- 77Arlington Heights – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 3 more stops
- 78Arlmont Village – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 3 more stops
- 96Medford Square – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 3 more stops
- 73Waverley Square – Harvard StationAt Harvard and 2 more stops
And 11 more routes at stops along the way. 51Reservoir Station – Forest Hills Station68Harvard Square – Kendall/Mit Station69Harvard Square – Lechmere StationGreen Line D ShuttleWoodland – Copley via Riverside (Express)70Market Place Drive or Waltham Center – University Park65Brighton Center – Ruggles Station501Brighton Center – Federal Street & Franklin Street57Watertown Yard – Kenmore Station64Oak Square – Kendall/Mit StationGreen Line B ShuttleWashington Street – KenmoreShuttleCleveland Circle – Kenmore (Shuttle)
About route 86
Route 86 (Harvard Square – Reservoir Station) is a MBTA bus route with 24 stops between Reservoir and Harvard.
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 86 run?
Every 25–30 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 86 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 6:00 AM and the last arrives around 12:57 AM.
Where does route 86 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?
At Reservoir (Green Line D); 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.