OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

AshmonttoDavis

Red Line

A direct train took 35 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 41 minutes.

Typical35 min50th percentile
Slower trip41 min90th percentile
Scheduled34 minmedian timetable
On pace68%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Ashmont to Davis take?

Based on 3,078 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 35 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 41 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

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

Morning rush

35 min 708 trips · 71% on pace

Midday

35 min 678 trips · 66% on pace

Evening rush

35 min 656 trips · 69% on pace

Off-peak

34 min 1,036 trips · 67% 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 →