Morning rush
22 min 716 trips · 91% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Fairbanks StreettoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Fairbanks Street to Arlington took a median 22 minutes across 3,502 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 26 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical22 min50th percentile
Slower trip26 min90th percentile
Scheduled23 minmedian timetable
On pace85%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Fairbanks Street to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Fairbanks Street to Arlington was 22 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 23 minutes.
Based on 3,502 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, 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
Fairbanks Street to Arlington times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Fairbanks Street to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
22 min 920 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
23 min 727 trips · 88% on paceOff-peak
21 min 1,139 trips · 78% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Fairbanks Street to Arlington was measured
The Fairbanks Street to Arlington estimate uses 3,502 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 Fairbanks Street to Arlington
The Fairbanks Street to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Fairbanks Street, each with a published median duration.