Morning rush
29 min 747 trips · 87% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoBack of the Hill
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A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Back of the Hill took a median 29 minutes across 3,511 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 34 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical29 min50th percentile
Slower trip34 min90th percentile
Scheduled31 minmedian timetable
On pace84%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Back of the Hill take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Back of the Hill was 29 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 31 minutes.
Based on 3,511 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 29 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 34 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Back of the Hill times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Government Center to Back of the Hill; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
30 min 844 trips · 82% on paceEvening rush
31 min 713 trips · 82% on paceOff-peak
28 min 1,207 trips · 84% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Back of the Hill was measured
The Government Center to Back of the Hill estimate uses 3,511 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 Back of the Hill
The Government Center to Back of the Hill record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.