MBTA Releases Android Version of MBTA Go Mobile App

The MBTA’s official MBTA Go app features real-time rider information like estimated arrival times and train/bus tracking.

The MBTA today announced that its official mobile app, MBTA Go, will be available to Android users on February 25, 2025, following the app release to Apple iPhone users in November 2024. Developed completely in-house and as the most authoritative source for MBTA information, MBTA Go aims to improve communication between the MBTA and its riders by providing real-time information for all fixed-route services in a more accessible way.

“The MBTA has been improving the experience of riders by running more reliable service, renovating stations, fixing track infrastructure, and communicating information more quickly,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. “The MBTA Go mobile app for Android users is one more step in our quest to give customers what they need to get where they are going. Tools like MBTA Go help the public make decisions about their trips, giving them more control over their travel decisions.”

“We’re pleased to now offer a companion MBTA Go app for Android users,” said MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng. “Riders deserve quality and accurate real-time information to plan their journeys, and this app is just one more component of our wider effort to continuously improve communications. MBTA Go is a great, free mobile tool for riders to plan their travels, and we hope the public continues to let us know of new features they’d like to see that can make the app even better. Public feedback continues to be critical as we develop rider-centered tools that improve the customer experience like MBTA Go.”

MBTA Go assists riders as they navigate their trips with features that include:

Get real-time updates, including estimated train/bus arrival times, live tracking as vehicles approach a stop, and estimated time to rider's destination
View a user-friendly MBTA map that allows riders to click to see available services and transfers at each stop and station
Find out if there is a closure on your route with clear alerts and map indicators
Access in eight languages: English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, and French

Since its release in November 2024, MBTA Go has been downloaded by more than 57,000 users. The MBTA’s Technology Innovation Department expects to share app version updates approximately every four-to-six weeks with new features. Updates to come include details about approaching vehicles, like-live crowding updates, and a Trip Planner that provides Waze- or Google Map-like route recommendations. Nearly half of the feedback received from users so far have been requests for more features.

More than 4,000 MBTA riders piloted MBTA Go during the beta test period that began in July 2024. User feedback and human-centered design continue to directly influence the development team’s work as they work to improve the tool.