Morning rush
39 min 703 trips · 70% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
BraintreetoHarvard
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A direct MBTA train from Braintree to Harvard took a median 39 minutes across 3,023 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 45 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical39 min50th percentile
Slower trip45 min90th percentile
Scheduled38 minmedian timetable
On pace61%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Braintree to Harvard take?
The median completed ride from Braintree to Harvard was 39 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 38 minutes.
Based on 3,023 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 39 minutes. That was 1 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 45 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Braintree to Harvard times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Braintree to Harvard; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
40 min 610 trips · 57% on paceEvening rush
40 min 647 trips · 60% on paceOff-peak
39 min 1,063 trips · 57% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Braintree to Harvard was measured
The Braintree to Harvard estimate uses 3,023 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 Braintree to Harvard
The Braintree to Harvard record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Braintree, each with a published median duration.