Morning rush
28 min 524 trips · 94% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Harvard AvenuetoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct train took 30 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 35 minutes.
Typical30 min50th percentile
Slower trip35 min90th percentile
Scheduled32 minmedian timetable
On pace84%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Harvard Avenue to Government Center take?
Based on 2,876 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 30 minutes. That was within 2.5 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
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
31 min 726 trips · 85% on paceEvening rush
32 min 569 trips · 77% on paceOff-peak
29 min 1,057 trips · 81% 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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