City Point – Copley Square
Bus · Route 9
Copley ↔ City Point
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
2 service alertsAndrew Escalator 123 (Ashmont/Braintree platform to busway) is unavailable until further notice, pending replacement.- Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood AveNo more buses
- Ave Louis Pasteur @ The FenwayNo more buses
- Ruggles St @ Huntington AveNo more buses
- Ruggles St @ Annunciation RdNo more buses
- RugglesNo more buses
- Melnea Cass Blvd @ Washington StNo more buses
- Melnea Cass Blvd @ Harrison AveNo more buses
- Massachusetts Ave @ Island StNo more buses
- Theo Glynn Way @ Newmarket SqNo more buses
- Southampton St @ Newmarket SqNo more buses
- AndrewNo more buses
- 250 Dorchester AvenueNo more buses
- Broadway Station - Red LineNo more buses
- Boylston St @ Dartmouth St12 minthen 32 min
- Boylston St @ Clarendon St13 minthen 33 min
- Boylston St @ Berkeley St14 minthen 34 min
- Arlington St @ Saint James AveDuethen 15 min 1851 · On time
- Arlington St @ Isabella St1 minthen 17 min
- Herald St @ Tremont St2 minthen 17 min
- Herald St @ Washington St3 minthen 19 min
- Herald St @ Harrison Ave4 minthen 20 min
- W Broadway @ Broadway Station7 minthen 23 min
- E Broadway @ L StDuethen 15 min 1843 · On time
- E Broadway @ N St1 minthen 16 min
- E Broadway @ O St1 minthen 16 min
- E Broadway @ P St2 minthen 17 min
- E Broadway @ Farragut Rd2 minthen 17 min
- Farragut Rd opp E 2nd St3 minthen 18 min
- E 1st St @ P St4 minthen 19 min
- E 1st St opp O St4 minthen 19 min
- City Point Bus TerminalNo more buses
- City Point Bus TerminalDuethen 9 min 1789 · On time
- E 1st St @ O StDuethen 10 min
- P St @ E 2nd St1 minthen 11 min 1920 · 5 min late
- P St @ E Broadway1 minthen 11 min
- Broadway Station - Red Line12 minthen 21 min
- E Berkeley St @ Harrison Ave16 minthen 25 min
- E Berkeley St @ Washington St17 minthen 25 min
- Saint James Ave @ Berkeley StDuethen 22 min 1909 · 3 min early
- Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St2 minthen 23 min
- Huntington Ave @ Belvidere StNo more buses
- Huntington Ave @ Gainsborough StNo more buses
- Huntington Ave @ Opera PlNo more buses
- Huntington Ave @ Forsyth WayNo more buses
- Ave Louis Pasteur @ The FenwayNo more buses
- Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood AveNo more buses
- Longwood Ave @ Binney StNo more buses
- Brookline Ave @ Longwood AveNo more buses
- Brookline Ave opp Short StNo more buses
- Brookline Ave @ The FenwayNo more buses
- Brookline Ave @ Boylston StNo more buses
- 132 Brookline Ave opp Fullerton StNo more buses
- Brookline Ave @ Jersey StNo more buses
- Brookline Ave @ Newbury StNo more buses
- KenmoreNo more buses
- Huntington Ave @ Ring Rd4 minthen 25 min
- Ring Rd @ Boylston St5 minthen 26 min
- Boylston St @ Dartmouth StNo 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:
No scheduled departures here in this direction on this day.
On-time performance
How much of the time buses ran early, on time or late, hour by hour.
65% on time today
from 1,075 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 | 73% | 1% | 26% | 80 | – |
| 7 PM | 62% | 28% | 9% | 320 | – |
| 8 PM | 57% | 5% | 38% | 257 | – |
| 9 PM | 73% | 2% | 25% | 285 | – |
| 10 PM | 68% | 1% | 32% | 133 | – |
Connections
Rail lines and bus routes you can transfer to from route 9.
Rail
Transfer at Ruggles
CR Franklin/Foxboro LineTransfer at Ruggles
CR Needham LineTransfer at Ruggles
CR Providence/Stoughton LineTransfer at Ruggles
Red Red LineTransfer at Andrew
C Green Line CTransfer at
D Green Line DTransfer at
B Green Line BTransfer at
Bus
- 10City Point – Arlington StationAt Andrew and 27 more stops
- 8Harbor Point – Kenmore StationAt Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave and 18 more stops
- 19Fields Corner Station – Kenmore or Ruggles StationAt Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave and 14 more stops
- 57Watertown Yard – Kenmore StationAt Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave and 9 more stops
- CT3Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Andrew StationAt Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave and 6 more stops
- 39Forest Hills Station – Back Bay StationAt Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave and 12 more stops
- 47Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway StationAt Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave and 12 more stops
- 22Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Talbot AvenueAt Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave and 4 more stops
- 28Mattapan Station – Ruggles StationAt Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave and 4 more stops
- Green Line D ShuttleWoodland – Copley via Riverside (Express)At Boylston St @ Dartmouth St and 4 more stops
And 29 more routes at stops along the way. Green Line ShuttleUnion Square – North StationOrange Line ShuttleSullivan Square – StateGreen Line B ShuttleWashington Street – KenmoreGreen Line C ShuttleSaint Mary's Street – Kenmore11City Point – Chauncy Street & Summer Street7City Point – Otis Street & Summer Street60Chestnut Hill – Kenmore StationGreen Line E ShuttleMedford/Tufts – North Station55West Fenway – Arlington Station85Assembly Row – Ruggles Station171Logan Airport Terminals – Nubian Station65Brighton Center – Ruggles Station15Fields Corner Station – Ruggles Station501Brighton Center – Federal Street & Franklin Street504Watertown Yard – Federal Street & Franklin StreetRed Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)43Ruggles Station – Park Street Station16Forest Hills Station – Andrew Station or Harbor Point17Fields Corner Station – Andrew Station18Ashmont Station – Andrew Station23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington Street35Dedham Mall or Stimson Street – Forest Hills Station36Millennium Park or VA Hospital – Forest Hills Station44Jackson Square Station – Ruggles Station45Franklin Park – Ruggles StationShuttleCleveland Circle – Kenmore (Shuttle)SL4Nubian Station – South StationSL5Nubian Station – Temple Place1Harvard Square – Nubian Station
About route 9
Route 9 (City Point – Copley Square) is a MBTA bus route with 41 stops between Ave Louis Pasteur @ Longwood Ave and City Point.
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 9 run?
Every 14–15 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route 9 start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 6:00 AM and the last arrives around 1:19 AM.
Where does route 9 connect with Subway or Commuter Rail?
At Ruggles (Orange Line, Franklin/Foxboro Line, Needham Line, Providence/Stoughton Line); Andrew (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.