OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

LechmeretoLongwood

Green Line

A direct train took 31 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 37 minutes.

Typical31 min50th percentile
Slower trip37 min90th percentile
Scheduled31 minmedian timetable
On pace68%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Lechmere to Longwood take?

Based on 3,181 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 31 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 37 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Time-of-day breakdown

Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

30 min 566 trips · 82% on pace

Midday

32 min 864 trips · 63% on pace

Evening rush

34 min 639 trips · 60% on pace

Off-peak

30 min 1,112 trips · 70% on pace

HOW TO READ THIS

Measured, not promised.

TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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