Morning rush
2.8 min 1,414 trips · 84% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
DavistoAlewife
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A direct MBTA train from Davis to Alewife took a median 2.8 minutes across 6,262 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 5.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical2.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip5.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled3.2 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Davis to Alewife take?
The median completed ride from Davis to Alewife was 2.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 3.2 minutes.
Based on 6,262 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 2.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 5.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Davis to Alewife times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Davis to Alewife; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
2.8 min 1,341 trips · 88% on paceEvening rush
2.8 min 1,316 trips · 83% on paceOff-peak
2.8 min 2,191 trips · 89% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Davis to Alewife was measured
The Davis to Alewife estimate uses 6,262 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 Davis to Alewife
The Davis to Alewife record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Davis, each with a published median duration.