Morning rush
32 min 548 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoChestnut Hill
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Chestnut Hill took a median 33 minutes across 3,279 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 38 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical33 min50th percentile
Slower trip38 min90th percentile
Scheduled34 minmedian timetable
On pace82%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Chestnut Hill take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Chestnut Hill was 33 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 34 minutes.
Based on 3,279 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 33 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 38 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Chestnut Hill times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Government Center to Chestnut Hill; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
33 min 877 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
35 min 694 trips · 84% on paceOff-peak
32 min 1,160 trips · 80% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Chestnut Hill was measured
The Government Center to Chestnut Hill estimate uses 3,279 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 Chestnut Hill
The Government Center to Chestnut Hill record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.