OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Park StreettoKendall/MIT

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A direct MBTA train from Park Street to Kendall/MIT took a median 2.8 minutes across 6,244 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 3.2 minutes.

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

Typical2.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip3.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled4.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Park Street to Kendall/MIT take?

The median completed ride from Park Street to Kendall/MIT was 2.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 4.2 minutes.

Based on 6,244 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 2.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 3.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Park Street to Kendall/MIT times by daypart

Evening rush produced the fastest median for Park Street to Kendall/MIT; Off-peak produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

2.8 min 1,419 trips · 99% on pace

Midday

2.8 min 1,308 trips · 100% on pace

Evening rush

2.8 min 1,362 trips · 99% on pace

Off-peak

2.8 min 2,155 trips · 99% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Park Street to Kendall/MIT was measured

The Park Street to Kendall/MIT estimate uses 6,244 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 →