Morning rush
20 min 642 trips · 94% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Arlington to Washington Square took a median 21 minutes across 3,522 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 25 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical21 min50th percentile
Slower trip25 min90th percentile
Scheduled23 minmedian timetable
On pace91%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Arlington to Washington Square take?
The median completed ride from Arlington to Washington Square was 21 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 23 minutes.
Based on 3,522 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 21 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 25 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Arlington to Washington Square times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Arlington to Washington Square; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
22 min 887 trips · 93% on paceEvening rush
22 min 709 trips · 92% on paceOff-peak
21 min 1,284 trips · 87% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Arlington to Washington Square was measured
The Arlington to Washington Square estimate uses 3,522 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 Washington Square
The Arlington to Washington Square record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Arlington, each with a published median duration.