Morning rush
39 min 670 trips · 74% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Medford/TuftstoNortheastern University
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Medford/Tufts to Northeastern University took a median 38 minutes across 3,433 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 45 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical38 min50th percentile
Slower trip45 min90th percentile
Scheduled38 minmedian timetable
On pace70%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Medford/Tufts to Northeastern University take?
The median completed ride from Medford/Tufts to Northeastern University was 38 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 38 minutes.
Based on 3,433 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 38 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 45 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Medford/Tufts to Northeastern University times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Medford/Tufts to Northeastern University; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
38 min 873 trips · 67% on paceEvening rush
39 min 687 trips · 63% on paceOff-peak
36 min 1,203 trips · 74% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Medford/Tufts to Northeastern University was measured
The Medford/Tufts to Northeastern University estimate uses 3,433 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 Northeastern University
The Medford/Tufts to Northeastern University record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Medford/Tufts, each with a published median duration.