Morning rush
41 min 705 trips · 79% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AlewifetoQuincy Adams
Red Line
A direct train took 42 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 47 minutes.
Typical42 min50th percentile
Slower trip47 min90th percentile
Scheduled41 minmedian timetable
On pace70%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Alewife to Quincy Adams take?
Based on 3,112 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 42 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 47 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
42 min 778 trips · 68% on paceEvening rush
43 min 684 trips · 63% on paceOff-peak
41 min 945 trips · 69% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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