Morning rush
31 min 715 trips · 83% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Quincy AdamstoCentral
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A direct MBTA train from Quincy Adams to Central took a median 31 minutes across 3,112 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 36 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical31 min50th percentile
Slower trip36 min90th percentile
Scheduled32 minmedian timetable
On pace73%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Adams to Central take?
The median completed ride from Quincy Adams to Central was 31 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 32 minutes.
Based on 3,112 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 31 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 36 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Quincy Adams to Central times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Quincy Adams to Central; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
32 min 618 trips · 70% on paceEvening rush
32 min 679 trips · 71% on paceOff-peak
31 min 1,100 trips · 70% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Quincy Adams to Central was measured
The Quincy Adams to Central estimate uses 3,112 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 Quincy Adams to Central
The Quincy Adams to Central record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Quincy Adams, each with a published median duration.