Morning rush
26 min 666 trips · 85% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Downtown CrossingtoBraintree
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A direct MBTA train from Downtown Crossing to Braintree took a median 26 minutes across 3,112 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 32 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical26 min50th percentile
Slower trip32 min90th percentile
Scheduled27 minmedian timetable
On pace78%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Downtown Crossing to Braintree take?
The median completed ride from Downtown Crossing to Braintree was 26 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 27 minutes.
Based on 3,112 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 26 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 32 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Downtown Crossing to Braintree times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Downtown Crossing to Braintree; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
27 min 766 trips · 71% on paceEvening rush
27 min 682 trips · 82% on paceOff-peak
26 min 998 trips · 77% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Downtown Crossing to Braintree was measured
The Downtown Crossing to Braintree estimate uses 3,112 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 Downtown Crossing to Braintree
The Downtown Crossing to Braintree record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Downtown Crossing, each with a published median duration.