Morning rush
32 min 585 trips · 83% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Newton HighlandstoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Newton Highlands to Arlington took a median 32 minutes across 3,201 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 37 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical32 min50th percentile
Slower trip37 min90th percentile
Scheduled33 minmedian timetable
On pace82%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Newton Highlands to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Newton Highlands to Arlington was 32 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 33 minutes.
Based on 3,201 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 32 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 37 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Newton Highlands to Arlington times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Newton Highlands to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
32 min 776 trips · 81% on paceEvening rush
33 min 654 trips · 78% on paceOff-peak
31 min 1,186 trips · 84% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Newton Highlands to Arlington was measured
The Newton Highlands to Arlington estimate uses 3,201 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 Newton Highlands to Arlington
The Newton Highlands to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Newton Highlands, each with a published median duration.