Morning rush
56 min 547 trips · 79% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Union SquaretoEliot
Green Line
A direct train took 57 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 65 minutes.
Typical57 min50th percentile
Slower trip65 min90th percentile
Scheduled57 minmedian timetable
On pace68%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Union Square to Eliot take?
Based on 3,048 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 57 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 65 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
57 min 815 trips · 67% on paceEvening rush
59 min 643 trips · 64% on paceOff-peak
55 min 1,043 trips · 65% 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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