Morning rush
24 min 752 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
BoylstontoBack of the Hill
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A direct MBTA train from Boylston to Back of the Hill took a median 24 minutes across 3,524 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 28 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical24 min50th percentile
Slower trip28 min90th percentile
Scheduled25 minmedian timetable
On pace85%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Boylston to Back of the Hill take?
The median completed ride from Boylston to Back of the Hill was 24 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 25 minutes.
Based on 3,524 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 24 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 28 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Boylston to Back of the Hill times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Boylston to Back of the Hill; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
25 min 871 trips · 84% on paceEvening rush
26 min 680 trips · 86% on paceOff-peak
23 min 1,221 trips · 83% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Boylston to Back of the Hill was measured
The Boylston to Back of the Hill estimate uses 3,524 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 Boylston to Back of the Hill
The Boylston to Back of the Hill record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Boylston, each with a published median duration.