Morning rush
20 min 1,436 trips · 92% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
JFK/UMasstoHarvard
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A direct MBTA train from JFK/UMass to Harvard took a median 20 minutes across 6,275 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 23 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical20 min50th percentile
Slower trip23 min90th percentile
Scheduled21 minmedian timetable
On pace88%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does JFK/UMass to Harvard take?
The median completed ride from JFK/UMass to Harvard was 20 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 21 minutes.
Based on 6,275 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 20 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 23 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
JFK/UMass to Harvard times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for JFK/UMass to Harvard; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
20 min 1,297 trips · 89% on paceEvening rush
20 min 1,366 trips · 88% on paceOff-peak
19 min 2,176 trips · 86% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How JFK/UMass to Harvard was measured
The JFK/UMass to Harvard estimate uses 6,275 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 JFK/UMass to Harvard
The JFK/UMass to Harvard record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at JFK/UMass, each with a published median duration.