Morning rush
12 min 1,318 trips · 95% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
HarvardtoSouth Station
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A direct MBTA train from Harvard to South Station took a median 12 minutes across 6,271 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 15 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical12 min50th percentile
Slower trip15 min90th percentile
Scheduled13 minmedian timetable
On pace93%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Harvard to South Station take?
The median completed ride from Harvard to South Station was 12 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 13 minutes.
Based on 6,271 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 12 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 15 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Harvard to South Station times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Harvard to South Station; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
12 min 1,641 trips · 94% on paceEvening rush
13 min 1,338 trips · 89% on paceOff-peak
12 min 1,974 trips · 93% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Harvard to South Station was measured
The Harvard to South Station 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 South Station
The Harvard to South Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Harvard, each with a published median duration.