OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

FenwaytoGovernment Center

Green Line

A direct MBTA train from Fenway to Government Center took a median 18 minutes across 3,323 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 23 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical18 min50th percentile
Slower trip23 min90th percentile
Scheduled20 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Fenway to Government Center take?

The median completed ride from Fenway to Government Center was 18 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 20 minutes.

Based on 3,323 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 18 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 23 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Fenway to Government Center times by daypart

Morning rush produced the fastest median for Fenway to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

17 min 614 trips · 92% on pace

Midday

18 min 778 trips · 88% on pace

Evening rush

19 min 692 trips · 73% on pace

Off-peak

18 min 1,239 trips · 89% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Fenway to Government Center was measured

The Fenway to Government Center estimate uses 3,323 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.

Read the complete method →