Morning rush
33 min 680 trips · 66% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Medford/TuftstoCopley
Green Line
A direct train took 32 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 39 minutes.
Typical32 min50th percentile
Slower trip39 min90th percentile
Scheduled32 minmedian timetable
On pace65%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Medford/Tufts to Copley take?
Based on 3,446 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 32 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 39 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
32 min 880 trips · 64% on paceEvening rush
33 min 680 trips · 58% on paceOff-peak
30 min 1,206 trips · 69% 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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