Morning rush
32 min 620 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Tappan StreettoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct train took 32 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 38 minutes.
Typical32 min50th percentile
Slower trip38 min90th percentile
Scheduled33 minmedian timetable
On pace76%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Tappan Street to Government Center take?
Based on 3,159 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 32 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 38 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Time-of-day breakdown
Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Evening rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
33 min 825 trips · 78% on paceEvening rush
34 min 638 trips · 77% on paceOff-peak
31 min 1,076 trips · 69% on paceHOW TO READ THIS
Measured, not promised.
TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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