Morning rush
19 min 732 trips · 79% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Quincy CentertoSouth Station
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from Quincy Center to South Station took a median 19 minutes across 3,133 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 23 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical19 min50th percentile
Slower trip23 min90th percentile
Scheduled19 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Quincy Center to South Station take?
The median completed ride from Quincy Center to South Station was 19 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 19 minutes.
Based on 3,133 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 19 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 23 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Quincy Center to South Station times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Quincy Center to South Station; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
19 min 610 trips · 72% on paceEvening rush
20 min 694 trips · 66% on paceOff-peak
19 min 1,097 trips · 73% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Quincy Center to South Station was measured
The Quincy Center to South Station estimate uses 3,133 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 South Station
The Quincy Center to South Station record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Quincy Center, each with a published median duration.