OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Mission ParktoMedford/Tufts

Green Line

A direct train took 48 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 55 minutes.

Typical48 min50th percentile
Slower trip55 min90th percentile
Scheduled50 minmedian timetable
On pace75%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Mission Park to Medford/Tufts take?

Based on 3,283 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 48 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 55 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.

Morning rush

47 min 620 trips · 83% on pace

Midday

49 min 812 trips · 78% on pace

Evening rush

51 min 610 trips · 63% on pace

Off-peak

46 min 1,241 trips · 75% on pace

HOW 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.

Read the complete method →