Morning rush
12 min 1,417 trips · 97% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
South StationtoHarvard
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A direct MBTA train from South Station to Harvard took a median 12 minutes across 6,216 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 14 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical12 min50th percentile
Slower trip14 min90th percentile
Scheduled14 minmedian timetable
On pace95%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does South Station to Harvard take?
The median completed ride from South Station to Harvard was 12 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 14 minutes.
Based on 6,216 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 12 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 14 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
South Station to Harvard times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for South Station to Harvard; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
12 min 1,300 trips · 95% on paceEvening rush
13 min 1,369 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
12 min 2,130 trips · 94% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How South Station to Harvard was measured
The South Station to Harvard estimate uses 6,216 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 South Station to Harvard
The South Station to Harvard record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at South Station, each with a published median duration.