OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

ArlingtontoWoodland

Green Line

A direct train took 37 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 43 minutes.

Typical37 min50th percentile
Slower trip43 min90th percentile
Scheduled39 minmedian timetable
On pace81%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Arlington to Woodland take?

Based on 3,276 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 37 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 43 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Time-of-day breakdown

Morning rush produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

37 min 558 trips · 87% on pace

Midday

37 min 868 trips · 85% on pace

Evening rush

39 min 697 trips · 81% on pace

Off-peak

37 min 1,153 trips · 75% on pace

HOW TO READ THIS

Measured, not promised.

TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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 →