Morning rush
33 min 590 trips · 75% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoCleveland Circle
Green Line
A direct train took 35 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 40 minutes.
Typical35 min50th percentile
Slower trip40 min90th percentile
Scheduled35 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Cleveland Circle take?
Based on 3,177 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 35 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 40 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Morning rush produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
35 min 771 trips · 73% on paceEvening rush
37 min 641 trips · 75% on paceOff-peak
34 min 1,175 trips · 68% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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