Morning rush
15 min 604 trips · 87% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Chestnut HilltoFenway
A direct train took 14 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 17 minutes.
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Chestnut Hill to Fenway take?
Based on 3,365 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 14 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 17 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; Morning rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
15 min 798 trips · 89% on paceEvening rush
15 min 707 trips · 86% on paceOff-peak
14 min 1,256 trips · 90% 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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