72 North

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Service description: See schedule for full details. Note: Service is extended to North Avenue Beach weekends and holidays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, and daily from mid-June thru August, 9am - 9:30pm.

First bus/last bus

Spans of service below show when first bus departs terminal of origin through last bus departs terminal of origin. First and last buses reach mid-route stops later than these times-see schedule or use trip planner for specific times when service works for you.

North/Narragansett east to North/Clark

4:10a-12:50a weekdays, 4:10a-12:45a Saturday, 4:15a-12:40p Sunday

North/Clark west to North/Narragansett

4:00a-12:45a weekdays, 4:00a-12:30a Saturday, 4:05a-12:25a Sunday

North/Harlem east to North/Clark

4:05a-12:45a weekdays, 4:10a-11:10p Saturday, 6:40a-12:40a Sunday

North/Clark west to North/Harlem

4:00a-12:45a weekdays, 4:00a-10:05p Saturday, 5:55a-12:25a Sunday

Extended to North Av. Beach weekends and holidays from Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day, and daily from mid-June thru August, 9a-9:30p.

Later westbound service to North/Pulaski until 1:30am.

(Precise hours of service may vary depending on where along the route you are.)

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Holiday schedules

Our services operate on a Sunday schedule on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th (Independence Day), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

September ‘L’ & bus timetable update

Some bus routes received updated schedules Sep. 2, as well as some ‘L’ routes on Sep 16.

We routinely adjust schedules several times each year to help make service operate more efficiently and to account for seasonal ridership patterns.

Preview the updated route timetables