Morning rush
30 min 681 trips · 85% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Charles/MGHtoBraintree
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A direct MBTA train from Charles/MGH to Braintree took a median 30 minutes across 3,127 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 36 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical30 min50th percentile
Slower trip36 min90th percentile
Scheduled31 minmedian timetable
On pace78%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Charles/MGH to Braintree take?
The median completed ride from Charles/MGH to Braintree was 30 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 31 minutes.
Based on 3,127 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 30 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 36 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Charles/MGH to Braintree times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Charles/MGH to Braintree; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
31 min 780 trips · 71% on paceEvening rush
31 min 670 trips · 77% on paceOff-peak
30 min 996 trips · 78% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Charles/MGH to Braintree was measured
The Charles/MGH to Braintree estimate uses 3,127 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 Charles/MGH to Braintree
The Charles/MGH to Braintree record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Charles/MGH, each with a published median duration.