Morning rush
43 min 502 trips · 72% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
South StreettoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct train took 45 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 51 minutes.
Typical45 min50th percentile
Slower trip51 min90th percentile
Scheduled44 minmedian timetable
On pace63%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does South Street to Government Center take?
Based on 2,762 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 45 minutes. That was 0.5 minutes longer than the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 51 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; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
45 min 753 trips · 62% on paceEvening rush
47 min 539 trips · 62% on paceOff-peak
43 min 968 trips · 60% 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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