Morning rush
31 min 693 trips · 67% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Medford/TuftstoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Medford/Tufts to Arlington took a median 30 minutes across 3,478 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 36 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical30 min50th percentile
Slower trip36 min90th percentile
Scheduled30 minmedian timetable
On pace67%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Medford/Tufts to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Medford/Tufts to Arlington was 30 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 30 minutes.
Based on 3,478 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 30 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 36 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Medford/Tufts to Arlington times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Medford/Tufts to Arlington; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
30 min 887 trips · 65% on paceEvening rush
31 min 688 trips · 62% on paceOff-peak
28 min 1,210 trips · 70% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Medford/Tufts to Arlington was measured
The Medford/Tufts to Arlington estimate uses 3,478 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 Medford/Tufts to Arlington
The Medford/Tufts to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Medford/Tufts, each with a published median duration.