Morning rush
5.2 min 1,329 trips · 100% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
StatetoAirport
Blue Line
A direct MBTA train from State to Airport took a median 5.2 minutes across 5,504 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 5.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical5.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip5.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled6.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does State to Airport take?
The median completed ride from State to Airport was 5.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 6.2 minutes.
Based on 5,504 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 5.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 5.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
State to Airport times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for State to Airport; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
5.2 min 1,206 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
5.2 min 1,371 trips · 98% on paceOff-peak
5.2 min 1,598 trips · 99% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How State to Airport was measured
The State to Airport estimate uses 5,504 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 State to Airport
The State to Airport record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at State, each with a published median duration.