Morning rush
40 min 599 trips · 68% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Boston CollegetoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Boston College to Arlington took a median 40 minutes across 3,093 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 46 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical40 min50th percentile
Slower trip46 min90th percentile
Scheduled40 minmedian timetable
On pace66%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Boston College to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Boston College to Arlington was 40 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 40 minutes.
Based on 3,093 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 40 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 46 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Boston College to Arlington times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Boston College to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
41 min 877 trips · 68% on paceEvening rush
42 min 617 trips · 69% on paceOff-peak
39 min 1,000 trips · 63% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Boston College to Arlington was measured
The Boston College to Arlington estimate uses 3,093 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 Boston College to Arlington
The Boston College to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Boston College, each with a published median duration.