Morning rush
44 min 658 trips · 72% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Medford/TuftstoLongwood Medical Area
Green Line
A direct train took 44 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 51 minutes.
Typical44 min50th percentile
Slower trip51 min90th percentile
Scheduled44 minmedian timetable
On pace69%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Medford/Tufts to Longwood Medical Area take?
Based on 3,388 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 44 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 51 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
44 min 859 trips · 67% on paceEvening rush
45 min 677 trips · 63% on paceOff-peak
41 min 1,194 trips · 72% 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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