Morning rush
1.2 min 1,070 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Massachusetts AvenuetoBack Bay
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Massachusetts Avenue to Back Bay took a median 1.2 minutes across 5,105 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 1.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical1.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip1.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled2.2 minmedian timetable
On pace100%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Massachusetts Avenue to Back Bay take?
The median completed ride from Massachusetts Avenue to Back Bay was 1.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 2.2 minutes.
Based on 5,105 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 1.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Massachusetts Avenue to Back Bay times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Massachusetts Avenue to Back Bay; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.2 min 1,173 trips · 100% on paceEvening rush
1.2 min 1,097 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
1.2 min 1,765 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Massachusetts Avenue to Back Bay was measured
The Massachusetts Avenue to Back Bay estimate uses 5,105 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 Massachusetts Avenue to Back Bay
The Massachusetts Avenue to Back Bay record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Massachusetts Avenue, each with a published median duration.