<p>if you had a car and were to drive directly from Brandeis to Boston it would take about 15-20 minutes. But, since most people take the train or the free bus in, it takes longer. The train takes a little less than 30 minutes I think, and the bus, because it goes to Cambridge first then Boston, takes 45. (It stops in Harvard Square after 30 minutes then continues on to downtown Boston).</p>