Morning rush
7.8 min 1,438 trips · 84% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
HarvardtoAlewife
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A direct MBTA train from Harvard to Alewife took a median 7.8 minutes across 6,271 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 12 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical7.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip12 min90th percentile
Scheduled8.2 minmedian timetable
On pace84%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Harvard to Alewife take?
The median completed ride from Harvard to Alewife was 7.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 8.2 minutes.
Based on 6,271 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 7.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 12 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Harvard to Alewife times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Harvard to Alewife; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
7.8 min 1,330 trips · 85% on paceEvening rush
8.2 min 1,343 trips · 79% on paceOff-peak
7.8 min 2,160 trips · 86% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Harvard to Alewife was measured
The Harvard to Alewife estimate uses 6,271 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 to Alewife
The Harvard to Alewife record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Harvard, each with a published median duration.