OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

AlewifetoDavis

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A direct MBTA train from Alewife to Davis took a median 1.8 minutes across 6,267 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 2.2 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical1.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip2.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled2.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Alewife to Davis take?

The median completed ride from Alewife to Davis was 1.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 2.2 minutes.

Based on 6,267 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 2.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Alewife to Davis times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Alewife to Davis; Morning rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

2.2 min 1,348 trips · 100% on pace

Midday

1.8 min 1,628 trips · 100% on pace

Evening rush

1.8 min 1,360 trips · 99% on pace

Off-peak

1.8 min 1,931 trips · 99% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Alewife to Davis was measured

The Alewife to Davis estimate uses 6,267 completed direct-trip stop-timestamp pairs matched to the schedule active for each observed train.

We publish the median because one dramatic delay should not define an everyday journey, and the 90th percentile because riders still need to understand the bad end of normal.

We do not infer why a trip ran slowly. Construction, incidents, crowding and weather require separate evidence.

Read the complete method →