Morning rush
14 min 630 trips · 95% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Forest HillstoChinatown
Orange Line
A direct train took 14 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 15 minutes.
Typical14 min50th percentile
Slower trip15 min90th percentile
Scheduled14 minmedian timetable
On pace95%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Forest Hills to Chinatown take?
Based on 2,797 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 14 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 15 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; Morning rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
14 min 627 trips · 93% on paceEvening rush
14 min 666 trips · 97% on paceOff-peak
13 min 874 trips · 95% 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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