Morning rush
37 min 628 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ArlingtontoBoston College
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Boston College took a median 39 minutes across 3,307 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 45 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical39 min50th percentile
Slower trip45 min90th percentile
Scheduled41 minmedian timetable
On pace79%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to Boston College take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to Boston College was 39 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 41 minutes.
Based on 3,307 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 39 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 45 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
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Arlington to Boston College times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Arlington to Boston College; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
40 min 897 trips · 79% on paceEvening rush
42 min 602 trips · 72% on paceOff-peak
39 min 1,180 trips · 78% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to Boston College was measured
The Arlington to Boston College estimate uses 3,307 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 Arlington to Boston College
The Arlington to Boston College record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.