OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

RiversidetoScience Park/West End

Green Line

A direct train took 57 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 66 minutes.

Typical57 min50th percentile
Slower trip66 min90th percentile
Scheduled57 minmedian timetable
On pace62%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Riverside to Science Park/West End take?

Based on 2,836 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 57 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 66 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Time-of-day breakdown

Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

57 min 520 trips · 64% on pace

Midday

57 min 693 trips · 65% on pace

Evening rush

60 min 577 trips · 53% on pace

Off-peak

55 min 1,046 trips · 64% on pace

HOW TO READ THIS

Measured, not promised.

TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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.

Read the complete method →