Morning rush
3.2 min 819 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
HaymarkettoChinatown
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Haymarket to Chinatown took a median 3.2 minutes across 3,824 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 3.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical3.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip3.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled4.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Haymarket to Chinatown take?
The median completed ride from Haymarket to Chinatown was 3.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 4.2 minutes.
Based on 3,824 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 3.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 3.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Haymarket to Chinatown times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Haymarket to Chinatown; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
3.2 min 640 trips · 100% on paceEvening rush
3.2 min 748 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
3.2 min 1,617 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Haymarket to Chinatown was measured
The Haymarket to Chinatown estimate uses 3,824 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 Chinatown
The Haymarket to Chinatown record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Haymarket, each with a published median duration.