Morning rush
10 min 688 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Harvard AvenuetoBoston University East
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Harvard Avenue to Boston University East took a median 11 minutes across 3,433 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 13 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical11 min50th percentile
Slower trip13 min90th percentile
Scheduled13 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Harvard Avenue to Boston University East take?
The median completed ride from Harvard Avenue to Boston University East was 11 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 13 minutes.
Based on 3,433 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 11 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 13 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
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Harvard Avenue to Boston University East times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Harvard Avenue to Boston University East; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
11 min 880 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
11 min 673 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
10 min 1,192 trips · 97% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Harvard Avenue to Boston University East was measured
The Harvard Avenue to Boston University East estimate uses 3,433 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 Boston University East
The Harvard Avenue to Boston University East record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Harvard Avenue, each with a published median duration.