Morning rush
3.8 min 2,456 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoBoylston
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Boylston took a median 4.2 minutes across 13,203 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 6.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical4.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip6.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled5.2 minmedian timetable
On pace91%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Boylston take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Boylston was 4.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 13,203 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 6.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Boylston times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Boylston; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.2 min 3,346 trips · 90% on paceEvening rush
4.2 min 2,652 trips · 89% on paceOff-peak
3.8 min 4,749 trips · 92% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Boylston was measured
The Government Center to Boylston estimate uses 13,203 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 Boylston
The Government Center to Boylston record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.