88

Clarendon Hill – Lechmere Station

Bus · Route 88

Lechmere ↔ Clarendon Hill

2 alerts Every 40–55 min 6:25 AM – 1:35 AM 1 bus live
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Live · as of 10:25 PM

Stops, live buses and next arrivals

2 service alertsThe Route 80, 87, & 88 outbound stop at Mc. Grath Hwy @ Poplar St has temporarily relocated to the front of the Mercedes Benz dealership due to construction.
Live data is delayed.
    1. LechmereBCDE11 bus routes24 minthen 11:45 PM
    2. McGrath Hwy opp Twin City Plaza2 bus routes25 minthen 11:46 PM
    3. McGrath Hwy @ Poplar St2 bus routes26 minthen 11:47 PM
    4. McGrath Hwy @ Alston St9 bus routes28 minthen 11:49 PM
    5. Highland Ave @ Medford St1 bus route29 minthen 11:50 PM
    6. Highland Ave @ Walnut St1 bus route30 minthen 11:51 PM
    7. Highland Ave opp Putnam St1 bus route30 minthen 11:51 PM
    8. Highland Ave @ School St1 bus route31 minthen 11:52 PM
    9. 125 Highland Ave1 bus route31 minthen 11:52 PM
    10. Highland Ave @ Central St1 bus route32 minthen 11:53 PM
    11. Highland Ave @ Benton Rd1 bus route32 minthen 11:53 PM
    12. Highland Ave @ Lowell St1 bus route33 minthen 11:54 PM
    13. 235 Highland Ave1 bus route33 minthen 11:54 PM
    14. 263 Highland Ave1 bus route34 minthen 11:55 PM
    15. Highland Ave @ Cedar St1 bus route34 minthen 11:55 PM
    16. Highland Ave @ Cherry St1 bus route34 minthen 11:55 PM
    17. Highland Ave @ Willow Ave1 bus route35 minthen 11:56 PM
    18. Grove St @ Highland Ave5 bus routes36 minthen 11:57 PM
    19. DavisRed11 bus routes36 minthen 11:57 PM
    20. Holland St @ Simpson Ave1 bus route37 minthen 11:58 PM
    21. Holland St opp Cameron Ave1 bus route38 minthen 11:59 PM
    22. Broadway @ Curtis St2 bus routes39 minthen 12:00 AM
    23. Broadway @ Dickson St3 bus routes40 minthen 12:01 AM
    24. Broadway @ Belknap St3 bus routes40 minthen 12:01 AM
    25. Broadway @ North St3 bus routes41 minthen 12:02 AM
    26. Clarendon Hill Busway3 bus routesNo more buses
    1. Clarendon Hill Busway3 bus routes49 minthen 12:10 AM
    2. Broadway @ Garrison Ave3 bus routes49 minthen 12:10 AM
    3. Broadway @ Weston Ave3 bus routes50 minthen 12:11 AM
    4. Broadway @ Holland St - Teele Sq2 bus routesDuethen 50 min
    5. Holland St @ Cameron Ave1 bus route1 minthen 51 min 2078 · On time
    6. Holland St @ Jay St1 bus route1 minthen 51 min
    7. Holland St @ Dover St11 bus routes2 minthen 52 min
    8. Elm St @ Chester St5 bus routes4 minthen 53 min
    9. Highland Ave @ Cutter Ave1 bus route5 minthen 54 min
    10. Highland Ave @ Willow Ave1 bus route6 minthen 55 min
    11. Highland Ave @ Cherry St1 bus route6 minthen 55 min
    12. Highland Ave @ Cedar St1 bus route7 minthen 56 min
    13. Highland Ave @ Conwell St1 bus route7 minthen 56 min
    14. Highland Ave @ Tower St1 bus route8 minthen 57 min
    15. Highland Ave @ Lowell St1 bus route8 minthen 57 min
    16. Highland Ave @ Benton Rd1 bus route8 minthen 57 min
    17. Highland Ave @ Central St1 bus route8 minthen 57 min
    18. Highland Ave @ Trull Ln1 bus route9 minthen 58 min
    19. Highland Ave @ School St1 bus route9 minthen 58 min
    20. Highland Ave @ Vinal Ave1 bus route10 minthen 59 min
    21. Highland Ave @ Walnut St1 bus route10 minthen 59 min
    22. Medford St @ Highland Ave1 bus route11 minthen 11:26 PM
    23. 422 McGrath Hwy2 bus routes12 minthen 11:27 PM
    24. McGrath Hwy @ Washington St9 bus routes13 minthen 11:28 PM
    25. McGrath Hwy @ Medford St2 bus routes14 minthen 11:29 PM
    26. McGrath Hwy @ Twin City Plaza2 bus routes17 minthen 11:32 PM
    27. LechmereBCDE11 bus routesNo more buses
    Live arrival Grey times are scheduled Not tracked: scheduled, but no bus is reporting Rail connection

    Timetable

    Scheduled departures for any day MBTA has published. For live arrivals, use the diagram above.

    Sunday schedule Sun, Nov 1

    6 AM
    25
    7 AM
    1050
    8 AM
    30
    9 AM
    1054
    10 AM
    37
    11 AM
    22
    12 PM
    0343
    1 PM
    23
    2 PM
    0343
    3 PM
    23
    4 PM
    0343
    5 PM
    23
    6 PM
    0343
    7 PM
    26
    8 PM
    10
    9 PM
    0055
    10 PM
    next 50
    11 PM
    45
    After midnight · Mon, Nov 2
    12 AM
    40
    1 AM
    20

    On-time performance

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

    87% on time today

    from 276 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 PM60%40%0%30–
    7 PM93%3%4%74–
    8 PM88%12%0%75–
    9 PM97%0%3%71–
    10 PM65%0%35%26 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes)–

    About route 88

    Route 88 (Clarendon Hill – Lechmere Station) is a MBTA bus route with 26 stops between Lechmere and Clarendon Hill.

    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 88 run?

    Every 40–55 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.

    When does route 88 start and stop?

    The first bus leaves around 6:25 AM and the last arrives around 1:35 AM.

    Where does route 88 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?

    At Lechmere (Green Line B, Green Line C, Green Line D, Green Line E); Davis (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.