Morning rush
10 min 651 trips · 76% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
South StreettoAllston Street
A direct train took 11 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 13 minutes.
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does South Street to Allston Street take?
Based on 3,252 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 11 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 13 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.
Midday
11 min 897 trips · 83% on paceEvening rush
11 min 612 trips · 82% on paceOff-peak
10 min 1,092 trips · 79% on paceHOW 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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