Morning rush
1.8 min 631 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Quincy CentertoQuincy Adams
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A direct MBTA train from Quincy Center to Quincy Adams took a median 1.8 minutes across 3,136 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 2.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical1.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip2.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled3.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Center to Quincy Adams take?
The median completed ride from Quincy Center to Quincy Adams was 1.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 3.2 minutes.
Based on 3,136 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 1.8 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 2.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Quincy Center to Quincy Adams times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Quincy Center to Quincy Adams; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
1.8 min 783 trips · 95% on paceEvening rush
1.8 min 667 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
1.8 min 1,055 trips · 100% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Quincy Center to Quincy Adams was measured
The Quincy Center to Quincy Adams estimate uses 3,136 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 Quincy Adams
The Quincy Center to Quincy Adams record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Quincy Center, each with a published median duration.