Morning rush
44 min 492 trips · 77% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoBoston College
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Boston College took a median 47 minutes across 2,855 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 53 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical47 min50th percentile
Slower trip53 min90th percentile
Scheduled47 minmedian timetable
On pace66%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Boston College take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Boston College was 47 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 47 minutes.
Based on 2,855 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 47 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 53 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
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Government Center to Boston College times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Boston College; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
48 min 753 trips · 61% on paceEvening rush
50 min 534 trips · 65% on paceOff-peak
46 min 1,076 trips · 65% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Boston College was measured
The Government Center to Boston College estimate uses 2,855 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 Boston College
The Government Center to Boston College record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.