OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Boston University EasttoPark Street

Green Line

A direct train took 16 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 20 minutes.

Typical16 min50th percentile
Slower trip20 min90th percentile
Scheduled17 minmedian timetable
On pace82%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Boston University East to Park Street take?

Based on 3,344 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 16 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 20 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.

Morning rush

15 min 661 trips · 93% on pace

Midday

16 min 874 trips · 83% on pace

Evening rush

17 min 631 trips · 72% on pace

Off-peak

15 min 1,178 trips · 81% on pace

HOW 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.

Read the complete method →