Morning rush
20 min 647 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Harvard Avenue took a median 22 minutes across 3,347 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 26 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical22 min50th percentile
Slower trip26 min90th percentile
Scheduled25 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to Harvard Avenue take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to Harvard Avenue was 22 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 25 minutes.
Based on 3,347 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 22 minutes. That was within 3.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 26 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Arlington to Harvard Avenue times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Arlington to Harvard Avenue; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
23 min 905 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
24 min 608 trips · 84% on paceOff-peak
21 min 1,187 trips · 92% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to Harvard Avenue was measured
The Arlington to Harvard Avenue estimate uses 3,347 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 Harvard Avenue
The Arlington to Harvard Avenue record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.