Morning rush
34 min 688 trips · 86% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
PortertoQuincy Center
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A direct MBTA train from Porter to Quincy Center took a median 34 minutes across 3,135 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 39 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical34 min50th percentile
Slower trip39 min90th percentile
Scheduled34 minmedian timetable
On pace76%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Porter to Quincy Center take?
The median completed ride from Porter to Quincy Center was 34 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 34 minutes.
Based on 3,135 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 34 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 39 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Porter to Quincy Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Porter to Quincy Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
34 min 783 trips · 74% on paceEvening rush
35 min 681 trips · 69% on paceOff-peak
33 min 983 trips · 77% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Porter to Quincy Center was measured
The Porter to Quincy Center estimate uses 3,135 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 Quincy Center
The Porter to Quincy Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Porter, each with a published median duration.