Morning rush
36 min 733 trips · 75% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Quincy CentertoPorter
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A direct MBTA train from Quincy Center to Porter took a median 36 minutes across 3,128 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 41 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical36 min50th percentile
Slower trip41 min90th percentile
Scheduled35 minmedian timetable
On pace64%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Center to Porter take?
The median completed ride from Quincy Center to Porter was 36 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 35 minutes.
Based on 3,128 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 36 minutes. That was 1 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 41 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Quincy Center to Porter times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Quincy Center to Porter; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
36 min 609 trips · 61% on paceEvening rush
37 min 694 trips · 60% on paceOff-peak
35 min 1,092 trips · 62% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Quincy Center to Porter was measured
The Quincy Center to Porter estimate uses 3,128 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 Porter
The Quincy Center to Porter record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Quincy Center, each with a published median duration.