Morning rush
19 min 775 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
North StationtoNortheastern University
Green Line
A direct train took 19 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 24 minutes.
Typical19 min50th percentile
Slower trip24 min90th percentile
Scheduled21 minmedian timetable
On pace87%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does North Station to Northeastern University take?
Based on 3,592 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 19 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 24 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
20 min 894 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
21 min 718 trips · 79% on paceOff-peak
18 min 1,205 trips · 90% 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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