There are 5 ways to get from Faneuil Hall to Boston Common by subway, taxi, foot, tram, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway
best- Take the subway from State to Chinatownsubway Orange Line
12 min$3Line 504 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Federal St @ Franklin St to Stuart St @ Charles St Sbus 501 / ...
23 min$1–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from Faneuil Hall to Boston Commontaxi 3,610 ft
1 min$5–6Walk
- Take the foot from Faneuil Hall to Boston Commonwalk 3,560 ft
13 minTram
- Take the tram from Government Center to Boylstontram B / ...
14 min$3
Faneuil Hall to Boston Common by foot and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Faneuil Hall to Boston Common is to subway which costs $3 and takes 12 min.
The fastest way to get from Faneuil Hall to Boston Common is to taxi which takes 1 min and costs $5 - $6.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Federal St @ Franklin St and arriving at Stuart St @ Charles St S. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 8 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from State and arriving at Chinatown. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3 min.
The distance between Faneuil Hall and Boston Common is 1 miles.
The best way to get from Faneuil Hall to Boston Common without a car is to subway which takes 12 min and costs $3.
The subway from State to Chinatown takes 3 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Faneuil Hall to Boston Common bus services, operated by MBTA, depart from Federal St @ Franklin St station.
Faneuil Hall to Boston Common train services, operated by MBTA, depart from State station.
Faneuil Hall to Boston Common bus services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Stuart St @ Charles St S station.
What companies run services between Faneuil Hall, MA, USA and Boston Common, MA, USA?
MBTA operates a subway from State to Chinatown every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 3 min. Alternatively, MBTA operates a bus from Federal St @ Franklin St to Stuart St @ Charles St S every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $1–5 and the journey takes 8 min.
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Subway from State to Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $3
Tram from Government Center to Boylston
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Bus from Federal St @ Franklin St to Stuart St @ Charles St S
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1 min
- Estimated price
- $5–6
Boston Taxis & Vans
- Phone
- +1 617-410-7500
- Website
- boston-taxis.com
Boston Cab
- Phone
- +1 617-536-5010
- Website
- bostoncab.us
Boston Airport Cab
- Phone
- +1 617-576-9800
- Website
- bostonairportcab.com
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Faneuil Hall to Boston Common train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Chinatown station.
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