Morning rush
22 min 687 trips · 94% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Harvard AvenuetoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Harvard Avenue to Arlington took a median 23 minutes across 3,388 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 27 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical23 min50th percentile
Slower trip27 min90th percentile
Scheduled25 minmedian timetable
On pace88%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Harvard Avenue to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Harvard Avenue to Arlington was 23 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 25 minutes.
Based on 3,388 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 23 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 27 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Harvard Avenue to Arlington times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Harvard Avenue to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
23 min 872 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
25 min 665 trips · 84% on paceOff-peak
22 min 1,164 trips · 85% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Harvard Avenue to Arlington was measured
The Harvard Avenue to Arlington estimate uses 3,388 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 Harvard Avenue to Arlington
The Harvard Avenue to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Harvard Avenue, each with a published median duration.