{ "dataset": "Homzora Boston MBTA Commute and Fare 2026", "period": "2026", "basis": "Typical door-to-downtown transit times by Greater Boston area, with the MBTA pass cost for the service serving that area. Ranges reflect normal weekday variation, not scheduled run times.", "note": "Times are typical ranges rather than measured averages, and vary with time of day, service conditions and walking distance to the station. Fares are the standard MBTA pass rates in effect for 2026; commuter rail zones vary by distance, shown as a range. Everett has no rapid transit station of its own; times reflect walking or bus connection to Wellington or Malden Center on the Orange Line, which is why the range is wider than for stations with direct access. Fare figures were checked against the MBTA fare pages on 19 September 2026: subway one way 2.40 dollars, monthly LinkPass 90.00 dollars, seven day pass 22.50 dollars, local bus one way 1.70 dollars, monthly local bus pass 55.00 dollars, and commuter rail monthly passes ranging from 90.00 to 426.00 dollars on CharlieTicket. From 1 September 2026 Express Bus fares match Local Bus fares at 1.70 dollars on a pilot basis. The travel times in this file are Homzora estimates and are not published by the MBTA, which publishes fares and schedules rather than door to downtown times by area. The fares in this file are cited. The times are not, and should be read as orientation rather than measurement.", "license": "CC BY 4.0 - cite Homzora Housing Intelligence with a link to https://homzora.co/data/", "methodology": "https://homzora.co/boston-renter-survey-methodology/", "fields": { "commute_to_downtown_min_low": "Lower end of the typical weekday range, in minutes", "commute_to_downtown_min_high": "Upper end of the typical weekday range, in minutes", "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": "Midpoint of the range, for sorting and comparison", "monthly_pass_usd": "Standard MBTA monthly pass for the service noted", "annual_fare_usd": "Monthly pass multiplied by twelve" }, "sources": [ "https://www.mbta.com/fares/subway-fares", "https://www.mbta.com/fares/bus-fares", "https://www.mbta.com/fares/commuter-rail-fares" ], "verified": "2026-09-19", "rows": [ { "area": "Beacon Hill / Downtown", "primary_service": "Red/Green/Orange", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 0, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 8, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 4, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "South End", "primary_service": "Orange/Silver", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 8, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 10, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Back Bay", "primary_service": "Green/Orange", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 8, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 10, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "East Boston", "primary_service": "Blue Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 10, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 11, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Cambridge, Kendall", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 10, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 11, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "South Boston", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 10, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 15, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 13, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Cambridge, Central", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 12, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 15, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 14, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Jamaica Plain", "primary_service": "Orange Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 15, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 22, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 19, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Cambridge, Harvard", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 18, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 22, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 20, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Dorchester", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 18, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 22, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Somerville, Davis", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 20, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 23, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Somerville, Union", "primary_service": "Green (GLX)", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 20, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 28, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 24, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Allston / Brighton", "primary_service": "Green Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 22, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 35, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 29, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Malden", "primary_service": "Orange Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 32, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 29, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Waltham", "primary_service": "Commuter Rail", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 35, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 30, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90-$155", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080-$1,860" }, { "area": "Medford", "primary_service": "Green (GLX)", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 28, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 35, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 32, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Quincy", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 28, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 38, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 33, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Everett", "primary_service": "Orange Line via Wellington or Malden Center, plus bus", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 25, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 40, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 33, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Braintree", "primary_service": "Red Line", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 35, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 45, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 40, "monthly_pass_usd": "$90", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,080" }, { "area": "Framingham", "primary_service": "Commuter Rail", "commute_to_downtown_min_low": 40, "commute_to_downtown_min_high": 55, "commute_to_downtown_min_mid": 48, "monthly_pass_usd": "$155-$200", "annual_fare_usd": "$1,860-$2,400" } ] }