Transit NowBuses & subway
Real-time arrivals across the MBTA, from the stops around you.
Live in Boston
MBTA arrivals, down to the second.
Real-time bus and subway arrivals around Boston, from the MBTA's own live feed, with service alerts for the lines you ride.
- Official MBTA data
- Service alerts
- Free on Android
Nubian Station
Roxbury · 3 routes
1
Harvard Squarethen 13 min · 27 min
1:42min
28
Mattapan Stationthen 9 min · 18 min
4:08min
15
Fields Corner Stationthen 22 min · 40 min
8:34min
ExampleRed: it's right there · Orange: soon · Green: you've got time
Why Transit Now
The MBTA bus tracker that counts down to the second.
Open it, see your bus, go. No searching, no guessing.
Straight from the MBTA
Predictions come from the MBTA's official real-time feed, updated as the vehicles move.
Down to the second
Watch your bus count down. Red means it's here, green means you've got time.
In the app
Everything you need.
Everything you need.
Nothing you have to dig for.
Nearby, instantly
Open the app and the stops around you are already there, with every route and every upcoming arrival.
Stops on a map
See which side of the street to wait on.
Service alerts
Delays and disruptions for the MBTA lines you ride.
Voice countdown & alarms
Pick your bus and Transit Now keeps watch, with a spoken countdown and an alarm a few minutes before it arrives.
Share your ride
Running late? Share your arrival time so whoever's waiting knows when you'll get there.
Night mode
Easy on the eyes for the last bus home.
Questions
MBTA questions, answered.
Is Transit Now free?
Yes. Transit Now is free to download on Android.
Does it cover MBTA buses and the subway?
Yes. You get real-time MBTA bus and subway arrivals, with service alerts.
Where do the arrival times come from?
From the MBTA's official real-time feed, counted down to the second in the app.
Does it work on iPhone?
Not at the moment. The iPhone app covers the TTC in Toronto. For the MBTA, use Transit Now on Android.
Catch the next one in Boston.
Free on Android.