Morning rush
12 min 646 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ArlingtontoBoston University Central
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Boston University Central took a median 12 minutes across 3,353 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 15 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical12 min50th percentile
Slower trip15 min90th percentile
Scheduled13 minmedian timetable
On pace88%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to Boston University Central take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to Boston University Central was 12 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 13 minutes.
Based on 3,353 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 12 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 15 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 University Central times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Arlington to Boston University Central; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
13 min 904 trips · 87% on paceEvening rush
13 min 606 trips · 78% on paceOff-peak
12 min 1,197 trips · 91% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to Boston University Central was measured
The Arlington to Boston University Central estimate uses 3,353 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 University Central
The Arlington to Boston University Central record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.