Morning rush
17 min 545 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
LongwoodtoNewton Highlands
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Longwood to Newton Highlands took a median 17 minutes across 3,424 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 20 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical17 min50th percentile
Slower trip20 min90th percentile
Scheduled19 minmedian timetable
On pace95%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Longwood to Newton Highlands take?
The median completed ride from Longwood to Newton Highlands was 17 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 19 minutes.
Based on 3,424 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 17 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 20 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Longwood to Newton Highlands times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Longwood to Newton Highlands; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 924 trips · 96% on paceEvening rush
18 min 717 trips · 97% on paceOff-peak
17 min 1,238 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Longwood to Newton Highlands was measured
The Longwood to Newton Highlands estimate uses 3,424 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 Longwood to Newton Highlands
The Longwood to Newton Highlands record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Longwood, each with a published median duration.