Morning rush
14 min 1,452 trips · 84% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Kendall/MITtoAlewife
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A direct MBTA train from Kendall/MIT to Alewife took a median 14 minutes across 6,259 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 18 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical14 min50th percentile
Slower trip18 min90th percentile
Scheduled14 minmedian timetable
On pace84%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Kendall/MIT to Alewife take?
The median completed ride from Kendall/MIT to Alewife was 14 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 14 minutes.
Based on 6,259 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 14 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 18 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Kendall/MIT to Alewife times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Kendall/MIT to Alewife; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
14 min 1,302 trips · 85% on paceEvening rush
14 min 1,373 trips · 83% on paceOff-peak
14 min 2,132 trips · 85% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Kendall/MIT to Alewife was measured
The Kendall/MIT to Alewife estimate uses 6,259 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 Kendall/MIT to Alewife
The Kendall/MIT to Alewife record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Kendall/MIT, each with a published median duration.