Morning rush
8.2 min 671 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Packard's CornertoBoston University East
A direct MBTA train from Packard's Corner to Boston University East took a median 8.2 minutes across 3,448 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Packard's Corner to Boston University East take?
The median completed ride from Packard's Corner to Boston University East was 8.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 10 minutes.
Based on 3,448 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.2 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
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Packard's Corner to Boston University East times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Packard's Corner to Boston University East; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.2 min 901 trips · 99% on paceEvening rush
8.8 min 677 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
7.8 min 1,199 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Packard's Corner to Boston University East was measured
The Packard's Corner to Boston University East estimate uses 3,448 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.
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Trips related to Packard's Corner to Boston University East
The Packard's Corner to Boston University East record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Packard's Corner, each with a published median duration.