East Boston Ferry
Bus · Route
Long Wharf ↔ East Boston
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
Service alertEast Boston weekday and weekend service has been extended through Thu, Dec 31. Ferry schedules are available here: MBTA.com/FerryTimetable
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.
52% on time today
from 196 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 | 94% | 0% | 6% | 16 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
| 7 PM | 84% | 0% | 16% | 56 | – |
| 8 PM | 74% | 11% | 15% | 53 | – |
| 9 PM | 0% | 100% | 0% | 56 | – |
| 10 PM | 0% | 100% | 0% | 15 (Fewer than 30 vehicle-minutes) | – |
Connections
Bus routes you can transfer to from route .
About route
Route (East Boston Ferry) is a MBTA bus route with 2 stops between Long Wharf (North) - Gate 5B and East Boston.
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 run?
Every 30 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does route start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 9:00 AM and the last arrives around 8:55 PM.
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.