Morning rush
1.8 min 1,420 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
PortertoDavis
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Porter to Davis took a median 1.8 minutes across 6,214 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 2.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical1.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip2.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled2.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Porter to Davis take?
The median completed ride from Porter to Davis was 1.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 2.2 minutes.
Based on 6,214 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 2.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Porter to Davis times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Porter to Davis; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.8 min 1,311 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
1.8 min 1,310 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
1.8 min 2,173 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Porter to Davis was measured
The Porter to Davis estimate uses 6,214 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 Porter to Davis
The Porter to Davis record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Porter, each with a published median duration.