Morning rush
37 min 541 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
BoylstontoWaban
Green Line
A direct train took 38 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 43 minutes.
Typical38 min50th percentile
Slower trip43 min90th percentile
Scheduled39 minmedian timetable
On pace83%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Boylston to Waban take?
Based on 3,263 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 38 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 43 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
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
38 min 872 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
40 min 701 trips · 85% on paceOff-peak
37 min 1,149 trips · 76% 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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