Morning rush
40 min 558 trips · 83% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Riverside took a median 40 minutes across 3,308 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 46 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical40 min50th percentile
Slower trip46 min90th percentile
Scheduled40 minmedian timetable
On pace76%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to Riverside take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to Riverside was 40 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 40 minutes.
Based on 3,308 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 40 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 46 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Arlington to Riverside times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Arlington to Riverside; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
40 min 876 trips · 79% on paceEvening rush
42 min 707 trips · 78% on paceOff-peak
39 min 1,167 trips · 70% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to Riverside was measured
The Arlington to Riverside estimate uses 3,308 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 Riverside
The Arlington to Riverside record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.