Morning rush
22 min 642 trips · 92% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
ArlingtontoTappan Street
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Tappan Street took a median 23 minutes across 3,521 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
Typical23 min50th percentile
Slower trip26 min90th percentile
Scheduled24 minmedian timetable
On pace87%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to Tappan Street take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to Tappan Street was 23 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 24 minutes.
Based on 3,521 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 23 minutes. That was within 1.5 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 Tappan Street times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Arlington to Tappan Street; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
23 min 887 trips · 89% on paceEvening rush
24 min 708 trips · 87% on paceOff-peak
22 min 1,284 trips · 82% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to Tappan Street was measured
The Arlington to Tappan Street estimate uses 3,521 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 Tappan Street
The Arlington to Tappan Street record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.