Morning rush
6.2 min 771 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
HaymarkettoBack Bay
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Haymarket to Back Bay took a median 6.2 minutes across 3,505 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 7.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical6.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip7.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled7.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Haymarket to Back Bay take?
The median completed ride from Haymarket to Back Bay was 6.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 7.2 minutes.
Based on 3,505 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 6.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 7.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Haymarket to Back Bay times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Haymarket to Back Bay; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
6.2 min 642 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
6.2 min 735 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
6.2 min 1,357 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Haymarket to Back Bay was measured
The Haymarket to Back Bay estimate uses 3,505 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 Haymarket to Back Bay
The Haymarket to Back Bay record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Haymarket, each with a published median duration.