Morning rush
36 min 714 trips · 79% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Ball SquaretoNortheastern University
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Ball Square to Northeastern University took a median 35 minutes across 3,489 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 42 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical35 min50th percentile
Slower trip42 min90th percentile
Scheduled36 minmedian timetable
On pace74%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Ball Square to Northeastern University take?
The median completed ride from Ball Square to Northeastern University was 35 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 36 minutes.
Based on 3,489 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 35 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 42 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Ball Square to Northeastern University times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Ball Square to Northeastern University; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
36 min 873 trips · 73% on paceEvening rush
36 min 694 trips · 67% on paceOff-peak
33 min 1,208 trips · 77% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Ball Square to Northeastern University was measured
The Ball Square to Northeastern University estimate uses 3,489 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 Northeastern University
The Ball Square to Northeastern University record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Ball Square, each with a published median duration.