Morning rush
6.2 min 2,465 trips · 92% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Arlington took a median 6.8 minutes across 13,235 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical6.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled7.2 minmedian timetable
On pace90%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Arlington was 6.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 7.2 minutes.
Based on 13,235 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 6.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Arlington times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
6.8 min 3,360 trips · 88% on paceEvening rush
7.2 min 2,656 trips · 90% on paceOff-peak
6.2 min 4,754 trips · 90% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Arlington was measured
The Government Center to Arlington estimate uses 13,235 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 Government Center to Arlington
The Government Center to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.