Morning rush
22 min 677 trips · 96% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Harvard AvenuetoArlington
Green Line
A direct train took 23 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 27 minutes.
Typical23 min50th percentile
Slower trip27 min90th percentile
Scheduled25 minmedian timetable
On pace89%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Harvard Avenue to Arlington take?
Based on 3,326 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, 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
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
23 min 858 trips · 92% on paceEvening rush
24 min 639 trips · 84% on paceOff-peak
22 min 1,152 trips · 85% 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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