Morning rush
45 min 545 trips · 83% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoEliot
Green Line
A direct train took 46 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 53 minutes.
Typical46 min50th percentile
Slower trip53 min90th percentile
Scheduled46 minmedian timetable
On pace71%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Eliot take?
Based on 3,211 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 46 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 53 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
46 min 882 trips · 70% on paceEvening rush
48 min 661 trips · 66% on paceOff-peak
44 min 1,123 trips · 67% 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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