Morning rush
7.2 min 674 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Back BaytoNorth Station
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Back Bay to North Station took a median 7.2 minutes across 2,952 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 8.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical7.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip8.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled8.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Back Bay to North Station take?
The median completed ride from Back Bay to North Station was 7.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 8.2 minutes.
Based on 2,952 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 7.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 8.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Back Bay to North Station times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Back Bay to North Station; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
7.2 min 684 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
7.8 min 664 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
7.2 min 930 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Back Bay to North Station was measured
The Back Bay to North Station estimate uses 2,952 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 Back Bay to North Station
The Back Bay to North Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Back Bay, each with a published median duration.