Morning rush
54 min 627 trips · 61% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Medford/TuftstoBack of the Hill
Green Line
A direct train took 53 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 60 minutes.
Typical53 min50th percentile
Slower trip60 min90th percentile
Scheduled52 minmedian timetable
On pace61%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Medford/Tufts to Back of the Hill take?
Based on 3,284 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 53 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 60 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
54 min 826 trips · 58% on paceEvening rush
55 min 652 trips · 57% on paceOff-peak
50 min 1,179 trips · 65% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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