Morning rush
28 min 635 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Back of the HilltoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Back of the Hill to Government Center took a median 29 minutes across 3,468 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 34 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical29 min50th percentile
Slower trip34 min90th percentile
Scheduled30 minmedian timetable
On pace76%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Back of the Hill to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Back of the Hill to Government Center was 29 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 30 minutes.
Based on 3,468 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 29 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 34 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 Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Back of the Hill to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
30 min 864 trips · 76% on paceEvening rush
32 min 668 trips · 56% on paceOff-peak
27 min 1,301 trips · 80% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Back of the Hill to Government Center was measured
The Back of the Hill to Government Center estimate uses 3,468 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 Government Center
The Back of the Hill to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Back of the Hill, each with a published median duration.