Morning rush
6.2 min 1,294 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Kendall/MITtoSouth Station
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Kendall/MIT to South Station took a median 6.2 minutes across 6,273 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 7.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical6.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip7.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled7.2 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Kendall/MIT to South Station take?
The median completed ride from Kendall/MIT to South Station was 6.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 7.2 minutes.
Based on 6,273 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 6.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 7.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Kendall/MIT to South Station times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Kendall/MIT to South Station; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
6.2 min 1,636 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
6.8 min 1,348 trips · 94% on paceOff-peak
6.2 min 1,995 trips · 97% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Kendall/MIT to South Station was measured
The Kendall/MIT to South Station estimate uses 6,273 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 South Station
The Kendall/MIT to South Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Kendall/MIT, each with a published median duration.