Morning rush
14 min 684 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Forest HillstoChinatown
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Forest Hills to Chinatown took a median 14 minutes across 2,911 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 15 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
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?
The median completed ride from Forest Hills to Chinatown was 14 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 14 minutes.
Based on 2,911 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, 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
Forest Hills to Chinatown times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Forest Hills to Chinatown; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
14 min 667 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
14 min 660 trips · 96% on paceOff-peak
13 min 900 trips · 96% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Forest Hills to Chinatown was measured
The Forest Hills to Chinatown estimate uses 2,911 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 Forest Hills to Chinatown
The Forest Hills to Chinatown record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Forest Hills, each with a published median duration.