Morning rush
21 min 729 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Quincy CentertoDowntown Crossing
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A direct MBTA train from Quincy Center to Downtown Crossing took a median 21 minutes across 3,123 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 25 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical21 min50th percentile
Slower trip25 min90th percentile
Scheduled21 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Center to Downtown Crossing take?
The median completed ride from Quincy Center to Downtown Crossing was 21 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 21 minutes.
Based on 3,123 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 21 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 25 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Quincy Center to Downtown Crossing times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Quincy Center to Downtown Crossing; Midday produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
21 min 607 trips · 72% on paceEvening rush
21 min 694 trips · 67% on paceOff-peak
20 min 1,093 trips · 68% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Quincy Center to Downtown Crossing was measured
The Quincy Center to Downtown Crossing estimate uses 3,123 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 Downtown Crossing
The Quincy Center to Downtown Crossing record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Quincy Center, each with a published median duration.