Morning rush
50 min 601 trips · 84% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Back of the HilltoMedford/Tufts
Green Line
A direct train took 51 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 58 minutes.
Typical51 min50th percentile
Slower trip58 min90th percentile
Scheduled53 minmedian timetable
On pace75%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Back of the Hill to Medford/Tufts take?
Based on 3,274 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, 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
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
52 min 809 trips · 77% on paceEvening rush
54 min 629 trips · 59% on paceOff-peak
48 min 1,235 trips · 77% 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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