OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Government CentertoAllston Street

Green Line

A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Allston Street took a median 33 minutes across 2,881 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 38 minutes.

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

Typical33 min50th percentile
Slower trip38 min90th percentile
Scheduled33 minmedian timetable
On pace75%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Government Center to Allston Street take?

The median completed ride from Government Center to Allston Street was 33 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 33 minutes.

Based on 2,881 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 33 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 38 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Government Center to Allston Street times by daypart

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

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

30 min 504 trips · 87% on pace

Midday

34 min 760 trips · 65% on pace

Evening rush

35 min 537 trips · 70% on pace

Off-peak

31 min 1,080 trips · 78% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Government Center to Allston Street was measured

The Government Center to Allston Street estimate uses 2,881 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 →