OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

Stony BrooktoSullivan Square

Orange Line

A direct MBTA train from Stony Brook to Sullivan Square took a median 20 minutes across 2,927 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 22 minutes.

Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only

Typical20 min50th percentile
Slower trip22 min90th percentile
Scheduled21 minmedian timetable
On pace95%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Stony Brook to Sullivan Square take?

The median completed ride from Stony Brook to Sullivan Square was 20 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 21 minutes.

Based on 2,927 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 20 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.

Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 22 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Stony Brook to Sullivan Square times by daypart

Morning rush produced the fastest median for Stony Brook to Sullivan Square; Evening rush produced the slowest.

Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

19 min 675 trips · 95% on pace

Midday

20 min 684 trips · 94% on pace

Evening rush

20 min 650 trips · 97% on pace

Off-peak

19 min 918 trips · 95% on pace

MEASUREMENT SAMPLE

How Stony Brook to Sullivan Square was measured

The Stony Brook to Sullivan Square estimate uses 2,927 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.

Read the complete method →