Morning rush
20 min 737 trips · 73% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Ball SquaretoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct train took 19 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 23 minutes.
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?
Based on 3,532 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, 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
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Morning rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
19 min 890 trips · 76% on paceEvening rush
20 min 695 trips · 69% on paceOff-peak
19 min 1,210 trips · 74% 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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