Morning rush
55 min 451 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Newton HighlandstoUnion Square
Green Line
A direct train took 56 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 64 minutes.
Typical56 min50th percentile
Slower trip64 min90th percentile
Scheduled58 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Newton Highlands to Union Square take?
Based on 2,354 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 56 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 64 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
57 min 585 trips · 81% on paceEvening rush
58 min 473 trips · 69% on paceOff-peak
54 min 845 trips · 76% 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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