OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

ArlingtontoPackard's Corner

Green Line

A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Packard's Corner took a median 20 minutes across 3,347 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 24 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical20 min50th percentile
Slower trip24 min90th percentile
Scheduled22 minmedian timetable
On pace87%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Arlington to Packard's Corner take?

The median completed ride from Arlington to Packard's Corner was 20 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 22 minutes.

Based on 3,347 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 20 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 24 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Arlington to Packard's Corner times by daypart

Morning rush produced the fastest median for Arlington to Packard's Corner; Evening rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

19 min 648 trips · 95% on pace

Midday

21 min 905 trips · 85% on pace

Evening rush

22 min 608 trips · 78% on pace

Off-peak

20 min 1,186 trips · 89% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Arlington to Packard's Corner was measured

The Arlington to Packard's Corner 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.

Read the complete method →