Morning rush
8.8 min 821 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Sullivan SquaretoChinatown
Orange Line
A direct MBTA train from Sullivan Square to Chinatown took a median 8.8 minutes across 3,821 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 9.8 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical8.8 min50th percentile
Slower trip9.8 min90th percentile
Scheduled9.2 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Sullivan Square to Chinatown take?
The median completed ride from Sullivan Square to Chinatown was 8.8 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 9.2 minutes.
Based on 3,821 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 8.8 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 9.8 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Sullivan Square to Chinatown times by daypart
Evening rush produced the fastest median for Sullivan Square to Chinatown; Off-peak produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
8.8 min 641 trips · 97% on paceEvening rush
8.8 min 759 trips · 94% on paceOff-peak
8.8 min 1,600 trips · 96% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Sullivan Square to Chinatown was measured
The Sullivan Square to Chinatown estimate uses 3,821 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 Sullivan Square to Chinatown
The Sullivan Square to Chinatown record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Sullivan Square, each with a published median duration.