Morning rush
32 min 621 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Tappan StreettoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Tappan Street to Government Center took a median 32 minutes across 3,169 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 37 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical32 min50th percentile
Slower trip37 min90th percentile
Scheduled33 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Tappan Street to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Tappan Street to Government Center was 32 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 33 minutes.
Based on 3,169 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 32 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 37 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Tappan Street to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Tappan Street to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
32 min 838 trips · 80% on paceEvening rush
34 min 637 trips · 76% on paceOff-peak
31 min 1,073 trips · 72% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Tappan Street to Government Center was measured
The Tappan Street to Government Center estimate uses 3,169 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 Tappan Street to Government Center
The Tappan Street to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Tappan Street, each with a published median duration.