Morning rush
19 min 642 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Fairbanks Street took a median 20 minutes across 3,525 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 23 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical20 min50th percentile
Slower trip23 min90th percentile
Scheduled21 minmedian timetable
On pace87%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to Fairbanks Street take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to Fairbanks Street was 20 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 21 minutes.
Based on 3,525 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 20 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 23 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Arlington to Fairbanks Street times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Arlington to Fairbanks Street; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
20 min 887 trips · 89% on paceEvening rush
21 min 710 trips · 88% on paceOff-peak
20 min 1,286 trips · 85% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to Fairbanks Street was measured
The Arlington to Fairbanks Street estimate uses 3,525 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 Fairbanks Street
The Arlington to Fairbanks Street record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.