Morning rush
10 min 676 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Stony BrooktoChinatown
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Stony Brook to Chinatown took a median 10 minutes across 2,928 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 11 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical10 min50th percentile
Slower trip11 min90th percentile
Scheduled12 minmedian timetable
On pace98%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Stony Brook to Chinatown take?
The median completed ride from Stony Brook to Chinatown was 10 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 12 minutes.
Based on 2,928 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 10 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 11 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Stony Brook to Chinatown times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Stony Brook to Chinatown; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
10 min 684 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
10 min 650 trips · 99% on paceOff-peak
10 min 918 trips · 98% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Stony Brook to Chinatown was measured
The Stony Brook to Chinatown estimate uses 2,928 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 Stony Brook to Chinatown
The Stony Brook to Chinatown record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Stony Brook, each with a published median duration.