Morning rush
18 min 667 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Downtown CrossingtoQuincy Center
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Downtown Crossing to Quincy Center took a median 19 minutes across 3,119 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 21 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical19 min50th percentile
Slower trip21 min90th percentile
Scheduled19 minmedian timetable
On pace90%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Downtown Crossing to Quincy Center take?
The median completed ride from Downtown Crossing to Quincy Center was 19 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 19 minutes.
Based on 3,119 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 19 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 21 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 Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Downtown Crossing to Quincy Center; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
19 min 769 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
19 min 684 trips · 89% on paceOff-peak
19 min 999 trips · 90% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Downtown Crossing to Quincy Center was measured
The Downtown Crossing to Quincy Center estimate uses 3,119 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 Center
The Downtown Crossing to Quincy Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Downtown Crossing, each with a published median duration.