Morning rush
13 min 726 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North QuincytoSouth Station
Red Line
A direct train took 13 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 16 minutes.
Typical13 min50th percentile
Slower trip16 min90th percentile
Scheduled14 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Quincy to South Station take?
Based on 3,128 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 13 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 16 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
Morning rush produced the fastest typical result in this window; Midday was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
14 min 630 trips · 88% on paceEvening rush
14 min 682 trips · 85% on paceOff-peak
13 min 1,090 trips · 84% 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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