Morning rush
44 min 729 trips · 74% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Quincy AdamstoAlewife
Red Line
A direct train took 44 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 51 minutes.
Typical44 min50th percentile
Slower trip51 min90th percentile
Scheduled44 minmedian timetable
On pace65%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Adams to Alewife take?
Based on 3,100 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 44 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 51 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
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
45 min 627 trips · 60% on paceEvening rush
46 min 671 trips · 61% on paceOff-peak
43 min 1,073 trips · 65% 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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