Morning rush
15 min 651 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Downtown CrossingtoForest Hills
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Downtown Crossing to Forest Hills took a median 15 minutes across 2,921 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 17 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical15 min50th percentile
Slower trip17 min90th percentile
Scheduled16 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Downtown Crossing to Forest Hills take?
The median completed ride from Downtown Crossing to Forest Hills was 15 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 16 minutes.
Based on 2,921 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 15 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 17 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Downtown Crossing to Forest Hills times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Downtown Crossing to Forest Hills; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
16 min 635 trips · 90% on paceEvening rush
16 min 709 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
15 min 926 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Downtown Crossing to Forest Hills was measured
The Downtown Crossing to Forest Hills estimate uses 2,921 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 Forest Hills
The Downtown Crossing to Forest Hills record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Downtown Crossing, each with a published median duration.