Morning rush
6.8 min 711 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Downtown CrossingtoSullivan Square
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Downtown Crossing to Sullivan Square took a median 7.2 minutes across 3,837 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 7.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical7.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip7.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled8.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Downtown Crossing to Sullivan Square take?
The median completed ride from Downtown Crossing to Sullivan Square was 7.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 8.2 minutes.
Based on 3,837 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 7.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 7.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Downtown Crossing to Sullivan Square times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Downtown Crossing to Sullivan Square; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
7.2 min 677 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
7.2 min 744 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
7.2 min 1,705 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Downtown Crossing to Sullivan Square was measured
The Downtown Crossing to Sullivan Square estimate uses 3,837 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 Sullivan Square
The Downtown Crossing to Sullivan Square record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Downtown Crossing, each with a published median duration.