Morning rush
9.2 min 1,429 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Park StreettoHarvard
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A direct MBTA train from Park Street to Harvard took a median 8.8 minutes across 6,265 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 11 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical8.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip11 min90th percentile
Scheduled10 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Park Street to Harvard take?
The median completed ride from Park Street to Harvard was 8.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 10 minutes.
Based on 6,265 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 11 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Park Street to Harvard times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Park Street to Harvard; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.8 min 1,310 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
9.2 min 1,369 trips · 96% on paceOff-peak
8.8 min 2,157 trips · 96% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Park Street to Harvard was measured
The Park Street to Harvard estimate uses 6,265 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 Park Street to Harvard
The Park Street to Harvard record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Park Street, each with a published median duration.