OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Malden CentertoWellington

Orange Line

A direct MBTA train from Malden Center to Wellington took a median 2.2 minutes across 3,812 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 2.2 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical2.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip2.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled3.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Malden Center to Wellington take?

The median completed ride from Malden Center to Wellington was 2.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 3.2 minutes.

Based on 3,812 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 2.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 2.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Malden Center to Wellington times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Malden Center to Wellington; Off-peak produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

2.2 min 814 trips · 100% on pace

Midday

2.2 min 666 trips · 100% on pace

Evening rush

2.2 min 734 trips · 99% on pace

Off-peak

2.2 min 1,598 trips · 100% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Malden Center to Wellington was measured

The Malden Center to Wellington estimate uses 3,812 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 →