Morning rush
16 min 1,334 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
DavistoDowntown Crossing
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A direct MBTA train from Davis to Downtown Crossing took a median 16 minutes across 6,252 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 19 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
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?
The median completed ride from Davis to Downtown Crossing was 16 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 17 minutes.
Based on 6,252 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, 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
Davis to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Davis to Downtown Crossing; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
16 min 1,635 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
17 min 1,332 trips · 84% on paceOff-peak
16 min 1,951 trips · 91% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Davis to Downtown Crossing was measured
The Davis to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 6,252 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 Downtown Crossing
The Davis to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Davis, each with a published median duration.