Morning rush
21 min 666 trips · 94% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Downtown CrossingtoQuincy Adams
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A direct MBTA train from Downtown Crossing to Quincy Adams took a median 21 minutes across 3,116 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 25 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical21 min50th percentile
Slower trip25 min90th percentile
Scheduled22 minmedian timetable
On pace87%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Downtown Crossing to Quincy Adams take?
The median completed ride from Downtown Crossing to Quincy Adams was 21 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 22 minutes.
Based on 3,116 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 21 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 25 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Downtown Crossing to Quincy Adams times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Downtown Crossing to Quincy Adams; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
22 min 769 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
22 min 684 trips · 89% on paceOff-peak
21 min 997 trips · 88% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Downtown Crossing to Quincy Adams was measured
The Downtown Crossing to Quincy Adams estimate uses 3,116 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 Quincy Adams
The Downtown Crossing to Quincy Adams record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Downtown Crossing, each with a published median duration.