Morning rush
30 min 682 trips · 89% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
HarvardtoQuincy Center
Red Line
A direct train took 31 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 35 minutes.
Typical31 min50th percentile
Slower trip35 min90th percentile
Scheduled31 minmedian timetable
On pace80%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Harvard to Quincy Center take?
Based on 3,122 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 31 minutes. That was within 0.5 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 786 trips · 78% on paceEvening rush
32 min 684 trips · 73% on paceOff-peak
30 min 970 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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