Morning rush
17 min 665 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Babcock StreettoArlington
Green Line
A direct train took 18 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 21 minutes.
Typical18 min50th percentile
Slower trip21 min90th percentile
Scheduled20 minmedian timetable
On pace91%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Babcock Street to Arlington take?
Based on 3,353 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 18 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 21 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.
Midday
18 min 878 trips · 93% on paceEvening rush
19 min 642 trips · 85% on paceOff-peak
17 min 1,168 trips · 89% on paceHOW 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.
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