Morning rush
30 min 645 trips · 95% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Malden CentertoForest Hills
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Malden Center to Forest Hills took a median 30 minutes across 2,911 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 33 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical30 min50th percentile
Slower trip33 min90th percentile
Scheduled32 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Malden Center to Forest Hills take?
The median completed ride from Malden Center to Forest Hills was 30 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 32 minutes.
Based on 2,911 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 30 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 33 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Malden Center to Forest Hills times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Malden Center to Forest Hills; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
30 min 662 trips · 89% on paceEvening rush
30 min 685 trips · 91% on paceOff-peak
30 min 919 trips · 92% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Malden Center to Forest Hills was measured
The Malden Center to Forest Hills estimate uses 2,911 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 Malden Center to Forest Hills
The Malden Center to Forest Hills record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Malden Center, each with a published median duration.