Morning rush
22 min 721 trips · 91% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Fairbanks StreettoArlington
Green Line
A direct train took 22 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 26 minutes.
Typical22 min50th percentile
Slower trip26 min90th percentile
Scheduled23 minmedian timetable
On pace84%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Fairbanks Street to Arlington take?
Based on 3,495 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 22 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 26 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
22 min 907 trips · 84% on paceEvening rush
23 min 727 trips · 88% on paceOff-peak
21 min 1,140 trips · 77% 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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