OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Downtown CrossingtoHaymarket

Orange Line

A direct MBTA train from Downtown Crossing to Haymarket took a median 1.8 minutes across 3,830 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 1.8 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical1.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip1.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled3.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Downtown Crossing to Haymarket take?

The median completed ride from Downtown Crossing to Haymarket was 1.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 3.2 minutes.

Based on 3,830 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 1.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Downtown Crossing to Haymarket times by daypart

Morning rush produced the fastest median for Downtown Crossing to Haymarket; Midday produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

1.2 min 709 trips · 100% on pace

Midday

1.8 min 673 trips · 99% on pace

Evening rush

1.8 min 744 trips · 100% on pace

Off-peak

1.2 min 1,704 trips · 100% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Downtown Crossing to Haymarket was measured

The Downtown Crossing to Haymarket estimate uses 3,830 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.

Read the complete method →