Morning rush
33 min 733 trips · 74% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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A direct MBTA train from Quincy Center to Harvard took a median 33 minutes across 3,129 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 38 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical33 min50th percentile
Slower trip38 min90th percentile
Scheduled32 minmedian timetable
On pace66%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Center to Harvard take?
The median completed ride from Quincy Center to Harvard was 33 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 32 minutes.
Based on 3,129 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 33 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 38 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Quincy Center to Harvard times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Quincy Center to Harvard; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
33 min 610 trips · 63% on paceEvening rush
34 min 694 trips · 64% on paceOff-peak
32 min 1,092 trips · 63% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Quincy Center to Harvard was measured
The Quincy Center to Harvard estimate uses 3,129 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 Harvard
The Quincy Center to Harvard record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Quincy Center, each with a published median duration.