Morning rush
15 min 1,435 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
BroadwaytoHarvard
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A direct MBTA train from Broadway to Harvard took a median 15 minutes across 6,272 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 18 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical15 min50th percentile
Slower trip18 min90th percentile
Scheduled16 minmedian timetable
On pace91%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Broadway to Harvard take?
The median completed ride from Broadway to Harvard was 15 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 16 minutes.
Based on 6,272 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 15 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 18 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Broadway to Harvard times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Broadway to Harvard; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
15 min 1,303 trips · 90% on paceEvening rush
15 min 1,363 trips · 91% on paceOff-peak
15 min 2,171 trips · 89% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Broadway to Harvard was measured
The Broadway to Harvard estimate uses 6,272 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 Broadway to Harvard
The Broadway to Harvard record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Broadway, each with a published median duration.