Morning rush
17 min 587 trips · 92% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoMedford/Tufts
Green Line
A direct train took 17 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 20 minutes.
Typical17 min50th percentile
Slower trip20 min90th percentile
Scheduled19 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Medford/Tufts take?
Based on 3,481 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 17 minutes. That was within 2.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 20 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; Morning rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 885 trips · 91% on paceEvening rush
17 min 624 trips · 96% on paceOff-peak
16 min 1,385 trips · 91% 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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