Morning rush
17 min 528 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Boston University EasttoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Boston University East to Government Center took a median 18 minutes across 2,947 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
Typical18 min50th percentile
Slower trip23 min90th percentile
Scheduled19 minmedian timetable
On pace79%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Boston University East to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Boston University East to Government Center was 18 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 19 minutes.
Based on 2,947 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 18 minutes. That was within 1 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.
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Boston University East to Government Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Boston University East to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
19 min 745 trips · 79% on paceEvening rush
20 min 582 trips · 68% on paceOff-peak
18 min 1,092 trips · 80% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Boston University East to Government Center was measured
The Boston University East to Government Center estimate uses 2,947 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 University East to Government Center
The Boston University East to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Boston University East, each with a published median duration.