OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Kendall/MITtoNorth Quincy

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A direct MBTA train from Kendall/MIT to North Quincy took a median 20 minutes across 3,135 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
Scheduled20 minmedian timetable
On pace89%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Kendall/MIT to North Quincy take?

The median completed ride from Kendall/MIT to North Quincy was 20 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 20 minutes.

Based on 3,135 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 20 minutes. That was within 0.5 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

Kendall/MIT to North Quincy times by daypart

Morning rush produced the fastest median for Kendall/MIT to North Quincy; Evening rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

19 min 686 trips · 95% on pace

Midday

20 min 780 trips · 89% on pace

Evening rush

20 min 671 trips · 84% on pace

Off-peak

19 min 998 trips · 88% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Kendall/MIT to North Quincy was measured

The Kendall/MIT to North Quincy estimate uses 3,135 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.

Read the complete method →