Morning rush
26 min 523 trips · 93% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Packard's CornertoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Packard's Corner to Government Center took a median 28 minutes across 2,940 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 33 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical28 min50th percentile
Slower trip33 min90th percentile
Scheduled29 minmedian timetable
On pace82%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Packard's Corner to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Packard's Corner to Government Center was 28 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 29 minutes.
Based on 2,940 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 28 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 33 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Packard's Corner to Government Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Packard's Corner to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
28 min 752 trips · 82% on paceEvening rush
30 min 595 trips · 73% on paceOff-peak
27 min 1,070 trips · 81% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Packard's Corner to Government Center was measured
The Packard's Corner to Government Center estimate uses 2,940 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 Government Center
The Packard's Corner to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Packard's Corner, each with a published median duration.