Morning rush
33 min 710 trips · 78% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AlewifetoNorth Quincy
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A direct MBTA train from Alewife to North Quincy took a median 34 minutes across 3,129 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 38 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical34 min50th percentile
Slower trip38 min90th percentile
Scheduled33 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Alewife to North Quincy take?
The median completed ride from Alewife to North Quincy was 34 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 33 minutes.
Based on 3,129 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 34 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 38 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Alewife to North Quincy times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Alewife to North Quincy; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
34 min 776 trips · 74% on paceEvening rush
35 min 684 trips · 66% on paceOff-peak
33 min 959 trips · 70% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Alewife to North Quincy was measured
The Alewife to North Quincy estimate uses 3,129 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.
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Trips related to Alewife to North Quincy
The Alewife to North Quincy record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Alewife, each with a published median duration.