As of 2024, the one-way fare for local buses is $1.70; Silver Line waterfront routes (SL1, SL2, SL3, SLW) require the $2.40 subway fare. Express bus fares are split between $1.70 for local sections and $4.25 for express segments on highways.
Most service cuts implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic were reinstated by 2021; however, a few routes remain inactive. Since 2018, the MBTA has been developing an extensive bus network overhaul scheduled for completion by 2028, with initial modifications beginning in December 2024.
Silver Line
The Silver Line consists of six bus rapid transit routes branded as rapid transit services. It divides into two main segments: the Waterfront branch (SL1, SL2, SL3, and the rush-hour SLW shuttle), which runs through the South Boston Transitway tunnel, and the Washington Street branch (SL4, SL5), which operates on surface streets. Waterfront routes apply subway fare rates; Washington Street routes charge standard bus fares. All Silver Line buses are articulated 60-foot vehicles; those on the Waterfront use hybrid technology with enhanced battery capacity to enable electric operation within tunnels.
The SL5 began service in 2002 as a replacement for the Washington Street Elevated. The Shuttle launched in 2004, followed by SL2 and the original SL3 in the same year, with SL1 introduced in 2005 featuring dual-mode buses. The SL4 started operating in 2009 after a proposed tunnel project was canceled. A new SL3 route extending to Chelsea opened in 2018.
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Two crosstown (CT) lines provide limited-stop service that links key subway and bus transfer hubs. Initially launched with three routes in 1994, route CT1 was merged into route 1 in 2019.
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These routes cover nearly all local transit within the metropolitan center, with most originally established as streetcar lines by the Boston Elevated Railway. Numbered approximately in a clockwise sequence from the southeast to the northeast, this network has largely remained consistent since the BERy period, despite some consolidations and expansions during the Metropolitan Transit Authority and MBTA eras.
Seven lines— , , , , , , and —serve western suburban areas such as Bedford, Waltham, Lexington, and Needham. These routes trace their origins to those acquired from the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway in 1972.
In 2004, fourteen routes—including , , , , , , , , , , , , , and —were identified as key bus routes. These high-demand corridors complement the subway system by offering frequent service to the city’s most densely populated neighborhoods. Beginning in 2024, the MBTA plans to retire the "key bus route" designation in favor of a more comprehensive frequent route network. Routes 28 and 39 utilize 60-foot articulated buses.
Four early morning round trips operate between outlying stations and , covering segments of several local routes. Primarily intended for station agents but available to all riders, these trips are internally numbered 191–194 and appear as route variants in published schedules.
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Serving the Melrose region, routes 131 through 137 were once part of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway system before their integration into the MBTA in 1968. The now-defunct routes 136 and 137 briefly extended service to Lowell and Lawrence under MBTA oversight. Route 132 was formerly operated by Service Bus Lines before its incorporation into the MBTA in 1975.
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Route 171 provides limited early morning trips connecting Logan Airport terminals with , succeeding the earlier CT3 route that was shortened from Logan in 2002. Other routes in the 170 series were short-lived industrial shuttle services.
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The former BERy routes 20 and 21 were combined into a single loop service known as route 20 in 1962. In 2005, this loop was split into two distinct routes—201 and 202—to better distinguish their respective directions around Fields Corner.
Routes numbered from 210 to 245 primarily serve the Quincy region, tracing their origins back to Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway lines that became part of the MBTA system in 1968. Following the inauguration of the Red Line's Braintree Branch during the 1970s and 1980s, many of these services were adjusted to conclude at rapid transit stations, predominantly .
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Covering the Burlington and Woburn locales, these routes descend from the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway's Lowell to Boston line, which the MBTA acquired in 1968 before truncating service to Burlington.
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Serving Lynn and the North Shore area, these routes incorporate former Service Bus Lines routes (such as 411 and 430) acquired in 1975 alongside Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway lines obtained in 1968. Weekend short-turn versions bearing a W suffix terminate at Wonderland station.
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501–558
These express services provide a direct connection between Newton and downtown Boston, traveling along the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90). The MBTA launched the 500 series in the 1960s to capitalize on the newly extended turnpike. The 550 series has its roots in the former Middlesex and Boston Street Railway routes that served Newton Corner, which were extended into downtown Boston during the 1960s and later incorporated into the MBTA system in 1972. In 2020, these routes were shortened to terminate once again at Newton Corner.
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Several suburban routes extending beyond the MBTA's primary service area receive partial funding from the MBTA and connect with its transit network. The radial commuter lines numbered 712 through 716 were acquired from private operators: Rapid Transit Inc. operates routes 712 and 713, Nantasket Transportation manages route 714, and Hudson Bus Lines runs route 716.
Routes without numerical designations are municipal circulators that receive some MBTA subsidy but are mostly operated by private contractors. The exception is the Beverly Shuttle, which is managed by the Cape Ann Transportation Authority.
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