Morning rush
20 min 741 trips · 75% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Ball SquaretoGovernment Center
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A direct MBTA train from Ball Square to Government Center took a median 19 minutes across 3,543 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
Scheduled19 minmedian timetable
On pace74%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Ball Square to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Ball Square to Government Center was 19 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 19 minutes.
Based on 3,543 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 19 minutes. That was within 0 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
Ball Square to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Ball Square to Government Center; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
20 min 891 trips · 76% on paceEvening rush
20 min 696 trips · 69% on paceOff-peak
19 min 1,215 trips · 75% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Ball Square to Government Center was measured
The Ball Square to Government Center estimate uses 3,543 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 Ball Square to Government Center
The Ball Square to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Ball Square, each with a published median duration.