Nubian Station – South Station
Bus rapid transit · Route SL4
South Station ↔ Nubian
Stops, live buses and next arrivals
- Essex St @ Atlantic Ave14 minthen 34 min
- Chinatown Gate16 minthen 36 min
- Washington St @ Tufts Med CtrDuethen 18 min
- Washington St @ Herald St3 minthen 19 min 1291 · 2 min late
- Washington St @ E Berkeley St4 minthen 20 min
- Washington St @ W Dedham St7 minthen 22 min
- Washington St @ W Newton St8 minthen 23 min
- Washington St @ Worcester St9 minthen 24 min
- Washington St @ Massachusetts Ave9 minthen 24 min
- Washington St @ Lenox St10 minthen 25 min
- Washington St @ Melnea Cass Blvd12 minthen 27 min
- NubianNo more buses
- Nubian14 minthen 34 min
- Washington St @ Melnea Cass Blvd - Silver Line15 minthen 35 min
- Washington St @ Lenox St16 minthen 35 min
- Washington St @ Massachusetts Ave16 minthen 35 min
- Washington St @ Worcester St16 minthen 35 min
- Washington St @ E Newton St17 minthen 36 min
- Washington St @ Union Pk1 minthen 18 min 1287 · 3 min late
- Washington St @ E Berkeley St2 minthen 19 min
- Washington St @ Herald St3 minthen 20 min
- Washington St @ Tufts Med Ctr5 minthen 22 min
- Washington St @ Essex St7 minthen 24 min
- Essex St @ Atlantic AveNo 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.
87% on time today
from 534 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 | 92% | 0% | 8% | 48 | – |
| 7 PM | 84% | 13% | 3% | 166 | – |
| 8 PM | 82% | 15% | 3% | 156 | – |
| 9 PM | 88% | 7% | 5% | 112 | – |
| 10 PM | 100% | 0% | 0% | 52 | – |
Connections
Bus routes you can transfer to from the Nubian Station – South Station.
- SL5Nubian Station – Temple PlaceAt Nubian and 13 more stops
- 15Fields Corner Station – Ruggles StationAt Nubian and 12 more stops
- 8Harbor Point – Kenmore StationAt Nubian and 8 more stops
- 1Harvard Square – Nubian StationAt Nubian and 2 more stops
- 19Fields Corner Station – Kenmore or Ruggles StationAt Nubian and 2 more stops
- 47Central Square, Cambridge – Broadway StationAt Nubian and 2 more stops
- 171Logan Airport Terminals – Nubian StationAt Nubian and 1 more stops
- 14Roslindale Square – Heath StreetAt Nubian
- 23Ashmont Station – Ruggles Station via Washington StreetAt Nubian
- 28Mattapan Station – Ruggles StationAt Nubian
And 22 more routes at stops along the way. 41Centre Street & Eliot Street – Jfk/UMass Station42Forest Hills Station – Nubian Station44Jackson Square Station – Ruggles Station45Franklin Park – Ruggles Station66Harvard Square – Nubian StationCommuter Rail ShuttleBraintree – South Station (Express)Fairmount Line ShuttleReadville – South StationFranklin Line ShuttleForge Park/495 – WalpoleKingston Line ShuttleSouth Weymouth – South StationRed Line ShuttleQuincy Center – Broadway (Express)SL1Logan Airport Terminals – South StationSL2Design Center – South StationSL3Chelsea Station – South StationSLWSilver Line Way – South StationWorcester Line ShuttleBoston Landing – South Station (Express)9City Point – Copley Square11City Point – Chauncy Street & Summer Street10City Point – Arlington StationCT3Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Andrew Station501Brighton Center – Federal Street & Franklin Street504Watertown Yard – Federal Street & Franklin Street505Waltham Center – Federal Street & Franklin Street
About the Nubian Station – South Station
The Nubian Station – South Station (SL4, MBTA route SL4) is a bus rapid transit line with 12 stops between Essex St @ Atlantic Ave and Nubian.
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 the Nubian Station – South Station run?
Every 14–20 min for most of the day on weekdays, based on the published schedule.
When does the Nubian Station – South Station start and stop?
The first bus leaves around 6:02 AM and the last arrives around 12:56 AM.
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.