Morning rush
8.2 min 1,335 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
PortertoKendall/MIT
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Porter to Kendall/MIT took a median 8.2 minutes across 6,286 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
Typical8.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled9.2 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Porter to Kendall/MIT take?
The median completed ride from Porter to Kendall/MIT was 8.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 9.2 minutes.
Based on 6,286 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.2 minutes. That was within 1 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.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Porter to Kendall/MIT times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Porter to Kendall/MIT; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.2 min 1,632 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
8.2 min 1,357 trips · 93% on paceOff-peak
8.2 min 1,962 trips · 95% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Porter to Kendall/MIT was measured
The Porter to Kendall/MIT estimate uses 6,286 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 Kendall/MIT
The Porter to Kendall/MIT record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Porter, each with a published median duration.