Morning rush
16 min 1,327 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
DavistoDowntown Crossing
Red Line
A direct train took 16 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 19 minutes.
Typical16 min50th percentile
Slower trip19 min90th percentile
Scheduled17 minmedian timetable
On pace90%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Davis to Downtown Crossing take?
Based on 6,252 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 16 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 19 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; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
16 min 1,639 trips · 93% on paceEvening rush
17 min 1,359 trips · 82% on paceOff-peak
16 min 1,927 trips · 92% 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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