Morning rush
50 min 608 trips · 84% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Back of the HilltoMedford/Tufts
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Back of the Hill to Medford/Tufts took a median 51 minutes across 3,314 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 58 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical51 min50th percentile
Slower trip58 min90th percentile
Scheduled53 minmedian timetable
On pace74%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Back of the Hill to Medford/Tufts take?
The median completed ride from Back of the Hill to Medford/Tufts was 51 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 53 minutes.
Based on 3,314 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 51 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 58 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 Medford/Tufts times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Back of the Hill to Medford/Tufts; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
52 min 827 trips · 76% on paceEvening rush
55 min 638 trips · 56% on paceOff-peak
48 min 1,241 trips · 77% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Back of the Hill to Medford/Tufts was measured
The Back of the Hill to Medford/Tufts estimate uses 3,314 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 Medford/Tufts
The Back of the Hill to Medford/Tufts record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Back of the Hill, each with a published median duration.