Morning rush
4.2 min 769 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
StatetoBack Bay
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from State to Back Bay took a median 4.2 minutes across 3,497 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 5.2 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical4.2 min50th percentile
Slower trip5.2 min90th percentile
Scheduled5.2 minmedian timetable
On pace99%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does State to Back Bay take?
The median completed ride from State to Back Bay was 4.2 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 5.2 minutes.
Based on 3,497 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 4.2 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 5.2 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
State to Back Bay times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for State to Back Bay; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
4.2 min 647 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
4.8 min 734 trips · 100% on paceOff-peak
4.2 min 1,347 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How State to Back Bay was measured
The State to Back Bay estimate uses 3,497 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 Back Bay
The State to Back Bay record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at State, each with a published median duration.