Morning rush
28 min 536 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Harvard AvenuetoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Harvard Avenue to Government Center took a median 30 minutes across 2,929 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 35 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical30 min50th percentile
Slower trip35 min90th percentile
Scheduled32 minmedian timetable
On pace83%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Harvard Avenue to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Harvard Avenue to Government Center was 30 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 32 minutes.
Based on 2,929 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 30 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 35 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Harvard Avenue to Government Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Harvard Avenue to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
31 min 735 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
33 min 592 trips · 76% on paceOff-peak
29 min 1,066 trips · 81% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Harvard Avenue to Government Center was measured
The Harvard Avenue to Government Center estimate uses 2,929 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 Government Center
The Harvard Avenue to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Harvard Avenue, each with a published median duration.