OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Orient HeightstoAirport

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A direct MBTA train from Orient Heights to Airport took a median 3.2 minutes across 5,499 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 3.8 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical3.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip3.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled4.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Orient Heights to Airport take?

The median completed ride from Orient Heights to Airport was 3.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 4.2 minutes.

Based on 5,499 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 3.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 3.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Orient Heights to Airport times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Orient Heights to Airport; Off-peak produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

3.2 min 1,358 trips · 99% on pace

Midday

3.2 min 1,126 trips · 92% on pace

Evening rush

3.2 min 1,420 trips · 99% on pace

Off-peak

3.2 min 1,595 trips · 99% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Orient Heights to Airport was measured

The Orient Heights to Airport estimate uses 5,499 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.

Read the complete method →