Morning rush
17 min 673 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
South StationtoQuincy Center
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A direct MBTA train from South Station to Quincy Center took a median 17 minutes across 3,134 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 20 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical17 min50th percentile
Slower trip20 min90th percentile
Scheduled18 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does South Station to Quincy Center take?
The median completed ride from South Station to Quincy Center was 17 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 18 minutes.
Based on 3,134 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 17 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 20 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
South Station to Quincy Center times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for South Station to Quincy Center; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
17 min 774 trips · 88% on paceEvening rush
17 min 663 trips · 92% on paceOff-peak
17 min 1,024 trips · 91% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How South Station to Quincy Center was measured
The South Station to Quincy Center estimate uses 3,134 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 Quincy Center
The South Station to Quincy Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at South Station, each with a published median duration.