Morning rush
29 min 619 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Medford/Tufts took a median 29 minutes across 3,450 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 34 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical29 min50th percentile
Slower trip34 min90th percentile
Scheduled31 minmedian timetable
On pace85%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to Medford/Tufts take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to Medford/Tufts was 29 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 31 minutes.
Based on 3,450 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 29 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 34 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Arlington to Medford/Tufts times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Arlington to Medford/Tufts; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
29 min 860 trips · 85% on paceEvening rush
30 min 645 trips · 78% on paceOff-peak
28 min 1,326 trips · 87% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to Medford/Tufts was measured
The Arlington to Medford/Tufts estimate uses 3,450 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 Medford/Tufts
The Arlington to Medford/Tufts record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.