Morning rush
12 min 623 trips · 85% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Heath StreettoMuseum of Fine Arts
A direct train took 12 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 15 minutes.
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Heath Street to Museum of Fine Arts take?
Based on 3,318 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 12 minutes. That was within 0.5 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
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
12 min 804 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
13 min 640 trips · 72% on paceOff-peak
11 min 1,251 trips · 83% 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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