Morning rush
4.8 min 1,291 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Kendall/MITtoDowntown Crossing
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Kendall/MIT to Downtown Crossing took a median 4.8 minutes across 6,255 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 6.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical4.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip6.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled6.2 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Kendall/MIT to Downtown Crossing take?
The median completed ride from Kendall/MIT to Downtown Crossing was 4.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 6.2 minutes.
Based on 6,255 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 6.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Kendall/MIT to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Kendall/MIT to Downtown Crossing; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.8 min 1,630 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
5.2 min 1,346 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
4.8 min 1,988 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Kendall/MIT to Downtown Crossing was measured
The Kendall/MIT to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 6,255 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 Downtown Crossing
The Kendall/MIT to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Kendall/MIT, each with a published median duration.