Morning rush
42 min 733 trips · 63% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Quincy CentertoAlewife
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A direct MBTA train from Quincy Center to Alewife took a median 42 minutes across 3,127 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 49 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical42 min50th percentile
Slower trip49 min90th percentile
Scheduled41 minmedian timetable
On pace55%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Center to Alewife take?
The median completed ride from Quincy Center to Alewife was 42 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 41 minutes.
Based on 3,127 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 42 minutes. That was 1 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 49 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Quincy Center to Alewife times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Quincy Center to Alewife; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
43 min 609 trips · 52% on paceEvening rush
44 min 693 trips · 48% on paceOff-peak
41 min 1,092 trips · 55% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Quincy Center to Alewife was measured
The Quincy Center to Alewife estimate uses 3,127 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 Center to Alewife
The Quincy Center to Alewife record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Quincy Center, each with a published median duration.