Morning rush
29 min 732 trips · 74% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Quincy CentertoCentral
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A direct MBTA train from Quincy Center to Central took a median 29 minutes across 3,127 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 34 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical29 min50th percentile
Slower trip34 min90th percentile
Scheduled29 minmedian timetable
On pace65%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Center to Central take?
The median completed ride from Quincy Center to Central was 29 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 29 minutes.
Based on 3,127 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 29 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 34 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Quincy Center to Central times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Quincy Center to Central; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
29 min 609 trips · 64% on paceEvening rush
30 min 693 trips · 62% on paceOff-peak
29 min 1,093 trips · 61% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Quincy Center to Central was measured
The Quincy Center to Central 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 Central
The Quincy Center to Central record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Quincy Center, each with a published median duration.