Morning rush
51 min 570 trips · 79% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
EliottoLechmere
Green Line
A direct train took 52 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 60 minutes.
Typical52 min50th percentile
Slower trip60 min90th percentile
Scheduled53 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Eliot to Lechmere take?
Based on 3,047 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 52 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 60 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
53 min 745 trips · 74% on paceEvening rush
55 min 633 trips · 61% on paceOff-peak
50 min 1,099 trips · 75% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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