Morning rush
35 min 716 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Quincy AdamstoHarvard
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A direct MBTA train from Quincy Adams to Harvard took a median 35 minutes across 3,114 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 40 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical35 min50th percentile
Slower trip40 min90th percentile
Scheduled35 minmedian timetable
On pace73%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Adams to Harvard take?
The median completed ride from Quincy Adams to Harvard was 35 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 35 minutes.
Based on 3,114 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 35 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 40 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Quincy Adams to Harvard times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Quincy Adams to Harvard; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
35 min 619 trips · 70% on paceEvening rush
36 min 680 trips · 71% on paceOff-peak
34 min 1,099 trips · 71% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Quincy Adams to Harvard was measured
The Quincy Adams to Harvard estimate uses 3,114 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 Harvard
The Quincy Adams to Harvard record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Quincy Adams, each with a published median duration.