Morning rush
26 min 591 trips · 68% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoFairbanks Street
Green Line
A direct train took 28 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 32 minutes.
Typical28 min50th percentile
Slower trip32 min90th percentile
Scheduled27 minmedian timetable
On pace70%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Fairbanks Street take?
Based on 3,191 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 28 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 32 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
28 min 773 trips · 70% on paceEvening rush
30 min 639 trips · 72% on paceOff-peak
27 min 1,188 trips · 69% 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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