Morning rush
15 min 714 trips · 91% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North QuincytoDowntown Crossing
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A direct MBTA train from North Quincy to Downtown Crossing took a median 15 minutes across 3,131 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 18 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical15 min50th percentile
Slower trip18 min90th percentile
Scheduled16 minmedian timetable
On pace84%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Quincy to Downtown Crossing take?
The median completed ride from North Quincy to Downtown Crossing was 15 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 16 minutes.
Based on 3,131 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 15 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 18 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
North Quincy to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for North Quincy to Downtown Crossing; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
15 min 618 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
15 min 688 trips · 83% on paceOff-peak
15 min 1,111 trips · 78% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Quincy to Downtown Crossing was measured
The North Quincy to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 3,131 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 North Quincy to Downtown Crossing
The North Quincy to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Quincy, each with a published median duration.