Harvard Square to Roxbury Community College

Plain directions from Harvard Square to Roxbury Community College, checked against the fall 2026 MBTA schedule.

By Ahmad Haji, founder of Cobblehop · October 30, 2026

Get the live route from Harvard to Roxbury Community College

Step by step

1. At Harvard, take the Red Line toward Ashmont.
2. Ride 5 stops, about 12 min, through Central, Kendall/MIT, Charles/MGH and Park Street, and get off at Downtown Crossing.
3. At Downtown Crossing, change to the Orange Line toward Forest Hills.
4. Ride 6 stops, about 9 min, through Chinatown, Tufts Medical Center, Back Bay, Massachusetts Avenue and Ruggles, and get off at Roxbury Crossing.
5. Walk about 6 min to Roxbury Community College.

Other ways to go

• Walk about 4 min to Eliot St @ Bennett St, then take bus 66 to Malcolm X Blvd @ King St, and walk about 4 min: about 54 min.

Which one is faster depends on when you leave. Cobblehop compares them with live times and gives you the one that gets you there first.

Times and frequency

First and last trip are when the first train of the trip leaves Harvard, on the fall 2026 schedule. "How often" is for the Red Line (the least frequent part of the trip).

Late at night

On weekdays, the last trip that works leaves Harvard at 1:20 am and gets to Roxbury Community College around 2:00 am, using bus 1. On Friday nights it runs later: the last trip leaves at 2:19 am. On Saturday nights the last trip leaves at 2:18 am, and on Sunday nights at 1:11 am. Late at night, ask Cobblehop for the last trip. It checks live times and tells you when to leave.

Tips for this trip

• Know your stop. Get to the door after Ruggles. The next stop is Roxbury Crossing. Start a live trip in Cobblehop and it alerts you before your stop.
• Changing at Downtown Crossing. You don't leave the station. Follow the signs for Orange Line toward Forest Hills.
• Roxbury Community College is on Columbus Avenue, near Roxbury Crossing station.

Step-free access

MBTA data lists every station on this route (Harvard, Downtown Crossing and Roxbury Crossing) as accessible. Downtown Crossing has 6 elevators in MBTA data. Elevators do break, so check the MBTA's elevator alerts before you go.

What it costs

• Subway. $2.40 one way. Changing between subway lines is free.
• How to pay. Tap a contactless credit or debit card, phone or watch at the fare gate or bus door, or use a CharlieCard or CharlieTicket.
• Kids. Children 11 and under ride the MBTA free.

Fares as of October 2026. Check the MBTA's fares page before you ride.

Harvard Square to Roxbury Community College: common questions

Related routes

• Harvard Square to Reggie Lewis Center
• Harvard Square to Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Kendall Square to Roxbury Community College
• Back Bay Station to Roxbury Community College
• Boston to Cambridge: Harvard and MIT (guide)
• Never miss your stop (guide)

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• All routes from Harvard Square

Official sources

Cobblehop is independent and isn't affiliated with these agencies or operators. Schedules on this page come from MBTA/MassDOT public data. Check their pages for the latest schedules and service changes:

• MBTA: Red Line
• MBTA: Orange Line
• MBTA: Harvard station
• MBTA: Downtown Crossing station
• MBTA: Roxbury Crossing station
• MBTA: fares
• MBTA: elevator and accessibility alerts

Published October 30, 2026. Times were computed from the fall 2026 MBTA schedule (2026-11-04 for weekdays). Service changes, so check Cobblehop for live times before you go.