Morning rush
35 min 556 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Waban took a median 35 minutes across 3,308 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 40 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical35 min50th percentile
Slower trip40 min90th percentile
Scheduled36 minmedian timetable
On pace83%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to Waban take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to Waban was 35 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 36 minutes.
Based on 3,308 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 35 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 40 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Arlington to Waban times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Arlington to Waban; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
35 min 875 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
37 min 706 trips · 85% on paceOff-peak
35 min 1,171 trips · 79% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to Waban was measured
The Arlington to Waban 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 Waban
The Arlington to Waban record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.