Morning rush
18 min 589 trips · 72% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoHawes Street
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Government Center to Hawes Street took a median 19 minutes across 3,203 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 23 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical19 min50th percentile
Slower trip23 min90th percentile
Scheduled19 minmedian timetable
On pace75%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Hawes Street take?
The median completed ride from Government Center to Hawes Street was 19 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 19 minutes.
Based on 3,203 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 19 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 23 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Government Center to Hawes Street times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Government Center to Hawes Street; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
19 min 786 trips · 76% on paceEvening rush
20 min 648 trips · 77% on paceOff-peak
18 min 1,180 trips · 74% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Government Center to Hawes Street was measured
The Government Center to Hawes Street estimate uses 3,203 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 Hawes Street
The Government Center to Hawes Street record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Government Center, each with a published median duration.