Morning rush
26 min 588 trips · 68% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoFairbanks Street
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A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Fairbanks Street took a median 28 minutes across 3,199 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 32 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical28 min50th percentile
Slower trip32 min90th percentile
Scheduled27 minmedian timetable
On pace71%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Fairbanks Street take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Fairbanks Street was 28 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 27 minutes.
Based on 3,199 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, 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
Government Center to Fairbanks Street times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Fairbanks Street; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
28 min 784 trips · 72% on paceEvening rush
29 min 647 trips · 75% on paceOff-peak
27 min 1,180 trips · 69% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Fairbanks Street was measured
The Government Center to Fairbanks Street estimate uses 3,199 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 Fairbanks Street
The Government Center to Fairbanks Street record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.