Morning rush
19 min 633 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Back of the HilltoCopley
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Back of the Hill to Copley took a median 19 minutes across 3,486 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 23 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical19 min50th percentile
Slower trip23 min90th percentile
Scheduled20 minmedian timetable
On pace81%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Back of the Hill to Copley take?
The median completed ride from Back of the Hill to Copley was 19 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 20 minutes.
Based on 3,486 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 19 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 23 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Back of the Hill to Copley times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Back of the Hill to Copley; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
20 min 869 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
21 min 671 trips · 71% on paceOff-peak
17 min 1,313 trips · 84% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Back of the Hill to Copley was measured
The Back of the Hill to Copley estimate uses 3,486 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 of the Hill to Copley
The Back of the Hill to Copley record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Back of the Hill, each with a published median duration.