Morning rush
30 min 683 trips · 87% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Forest HillstoMalden Center
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Forest Hills to Malden Center took a median 30 minutes across 2,908 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 33 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical30 min50th percentile
Slower trip33 min90th percentile
Scheduled30 minmedian timetable
On pace85%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Forest Hills to Malden Center take?
The median completed ride from Forest Hills to Malden Center was 30 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 30 minutes.
Based on 2,908 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 30 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 33 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Forest Hills to Malden Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Forest Hills to Malden Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
30 min 665 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
31 min 660 trips · 86% on paceOff-peak
30 min 900 trips · 85% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Forest Hills to Malden Center was measured
The Forest Hills to Malden Center estimate uses 2,908 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 Malden Center
The Forest Hills to Malden Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Forest Hills, each with a published median duration.