Morning rush
44 min 676 trips · 77% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
East SomervilletoBack of the Hill
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from East Somerville to Back of the Hill took a median 44 minutes across 3,438 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 51 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical44 min50th percentile
Slower trip51 min90th percentile
Scheduled45 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does East Somerville to Back of the Hill take?
The median completed ride from East Somerville to Back of the Hill was 44 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 45 minutes.
Based on 3,438 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 44 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 51 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
East Somerville to Back of the Hill times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for East Somerville to Back of the Hill; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
45 min 855 trips · 68% on paceEvening rush
46 min 700 trips · 70% on paceOff-peak
42 min 1,207 trips · 74% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How East Somerville to Back of the Hill was measured
The East Somerville to Back of the Hill estimate uses 3,438 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 East Somerville to Back of the Hill
The East Somerville to Back of the Hill record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at East Somerville, each with a published median duration.