Morning rush
54 min 548 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Union SquaretoNewton Highlands
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A direct train took 54 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 62 minutes.
Typical54 min50th percentile
Slower trip62 min90th percentile
Scheduled55 minmedian timetable
On pace70%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Union Square to Newton Highlands take?
Based on 3,050 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 54 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 62 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
55 min 816 trips · 69% on paceEvening rush
57 min 643 trips · 66% on paceOff-peak
52 min 1,043 trips · 68% 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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