Morning rush
6.2 min 1,413 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
South StationtoKendall/MIT
Red Line
A direct MBTA train from South Station to Kendall/MIT took a median 6.2 minutes across 6,209 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 7.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical6.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip7.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled8.2 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does South Station to Kendall/MIT take?
The median completed ride from South Station to Kendall/MIT was 6.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 8.2 minutes.
Based on 6,209 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 6.2 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 7.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
South Station to Kendall/MIT times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for South Station to Kendall/MIT; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
6.2 min 1,301 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
6.2 min 1,366 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
5.8 min 2,129 trips · 97% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How South Station to Kendall/MIT was measured
The South Station to Kendall/MIT estimate uses 6,209 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 Kendall/MIT
The South Station to Kendall/MIT record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at South Station, each with a published median duration.