Morning rush
30 min 628 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Government CentertoHeath Street
Green Line
A direct train took 31 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 36 minutes.
Typical31 min50th percentile
Slower trip36 min90th percentile
Scheduled33 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Government Center to Heath Street take?
Based on 2,924 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 31 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 36 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
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
31 min 698 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
33 min 609 trips · 85% on paceOff-peak
29 min 989 trips · 86% 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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