Morning rush
20 min 630 trips · 94% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Boston University EasttoChestnut Hill Avenue
Green Line
A direct train took 22 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 25 minutes.
Typical22 min50th percentile
Slower trip25 min90th percentile
Scheduled24 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Boston University East to Chestnut Hill Avenue take?
Based on 3,352 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 22 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 25 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
Morning rush produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
22 min 868 trips · 91% on paceEvening rush
23 min 643 trips · 93% on paceOff-peak
22 min 1,211 trips · 92% 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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