Morning rush
17 min 1,337 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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A direct MBTA train from Davis to South Station took a median 18 minutes across 6,270 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 20 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical18 min50th percentile
Slower trip20 min90th percentile
Scheduled18 minmedian timetable
On pace89%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Davis to South Station take?
The median completed ride from Davis to South Station was 18 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 18 minutes.
Based on 6,270 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 18 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 20 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Davis to South Station times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Davis to South Station; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
18 min 1,641 trips · 90% on paceEvening rush
18 min 1,334 trips · 84% on paceOff-peak
17 min 1,958 trips · 89% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Davis to South Station was measured
The Davis to South Station estimate uses 6,270 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 South Station
The Davis to South Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Davis, each with a published median duration.