Morning rush
14 min 717 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North QuincytoSouth Station
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from North Quincy to South Station took a median 14 minutes across 3,141 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 16 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical14 min50th percentile
Slower trip16 min90th percentile
Scheduled14 minmedian timetable
On pace85%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Quincy to South Station take?
The median completed ride from North Quincy to South Station was 14 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 14 minutes.
Based on 3,141 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 14 minutes. That was within 0.5 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
North Quincy to South Station times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for North Quincy to South Station; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
14 min 621 trips · 87% on paceEvening rush
14 min 688 trips · 83% on paceOff-peak
13 min 1,115 trips · 82% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How North Quincy to South Station was measured
The North Quincy to South Station estimate uses 3,141 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 South Station
The North Quincy to South Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at North Quincy, each with a published median duration.