Morning rush
17 min 507 trips · 88% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoBoston University East
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Boston University East took a median 18 minutes across 2,898 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 22 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical18 min50th percentile
Slower trip22 min90th percentile
Scheduled18 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Boston University East take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Boston University East was 18 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 18 minutes.
Based on 2,898 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 18 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 22 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 University East times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Boston University East; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
18 min 758 trips · 71% on paceEvening rush
20 min 538 trips · 71% on paceOff-peak
18 min 1,095 trips · 78% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Boston University East was measured
The Government Center to Boston University East estimate uses 2,898 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 University East
The Government Center to Boston University East record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.