Morning rush
35 min 582 trips · 79% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
EliottoArlington
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A direct MBTA train from Eliot to Arlington took a median 35 minutes across 3,176 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 40 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical35 min50th percentile
Slower trip40 min90th percentile
Scheduled35 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Eliot to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Eliot to Arlington was 35 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 35 minutes.
Based on 3,176 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 35 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 40 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Eliot to Arlington times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Eliot to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
35 min 769 trips · 76% on paceEvening rush
36 min 674 trips · 73% on paceOff-peak
33 min 1,151 trips · 79% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Eliot to Arlington was measured
The Eliot to Arlington estimate uses 3,176 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 Eliot to Arlington
The Eliot to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Eliot, each with a published median duration.