OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

RugglestoHaymarket

Orange Line

A direct train took 9.2 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 11 minutes.

Typical9.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip11 min90th percentile
Scheduled10 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Ruggles to Haymarket take?

Based on 2,804 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 9.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 11 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

Morning rush produced the fastest typical result in this window; Midday was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

9.2 min 627 trips · 98% on pace

Midday

9.8 min 638 trips · 98% on pace

Evening rush

9.8 min 661 trips · 98% on pace

Off-peak

9.2 min 878 trips · 97% 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.

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