Morning rush
29 min 632 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Fairbanks StreettoGovernment Center
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A direct MBTA train from Fairbanks Street to Government Center took a median 29 minutes across 3,198 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 34 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical29 min50th percentile
Slower trip34 min90th percentile
Scheduled31 minmedian timetable
On pace81%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Fairbanks Street to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Fairbanks Street to Government Center was 29 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 31 minutes.
Based on 3,198 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 29 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 34 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Fairbanks Street to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Fairbanks Street to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
30 min 825 trips · 84% on paceEvening rush
31 min 660 trips · 80% on paceOff-peak
28 min 1,081 trips · 75% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Fairbanks Street to Government Center was measured
The Fairbanks Street to Government Center estimate uses 3,198 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 Government Center
The Fairbanks Street to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Fairbanks Street, each with a published median duration.