Morning rush
29 min 682 trips · 86% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
PortertoNorth Quincy
Red Line
A direct train took 29 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 33 minutes.
Typical29 min50th percentile
Slower trip33 min90th percentile
Scheduled29 minmedian timetable
On pace79%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Porter to North Quincy take?
Based on 3,124 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 29 minutes. That was within 0.5 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
Time-of-day breakdown
Midday produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
29 min 785 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
30 min 686 trips · 70% on paceOff-peak
29 min 971 trips · 78% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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