OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

FenwaytoUnion Square

Green Line

A direct train took 34 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 40 minutes.

Typical34 min50th percentile
Slower trip40 min90th percentile
Scheduled37 minmedian timetable
On pace83%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Fenway to Union Square take?

Based on 2,431 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 34 minutes. That was within 3 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 40 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

Morning rush produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

33 min 462 trips · 91% on pace

Midday

35 min 581 trips · 84% on pace

Evening rush

36 min 498 trips · 72% on pace

Off-peak

33 min 890 trips · 83% on pace

HOW 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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