Morning rush
36 min 626 trips · 90% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Northeastern UniversitytoMedford/Tufts
Green Line
A direct train took 36 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 42 minutes.
Typical36 min50th percentile
Slower trip42 min90th percentile
Scheduled39 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Northeastern University to Medford/Tufts take?
Based on 3,429 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 36 minutes. That was within 3.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 42 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
36 min 850 trips · 86% on paceEvening rush
38 min 656 trips · 79% on paceOff-peak
34 min 1,297 trips · 88% 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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