Morning rush
58 min 547 trips · 82% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Union SquaretoWaban
Green Line
A direct train took 59 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 67 minutes.
Typical59 min50th percentile
Slower trip67 min90th percentile
Scheduled60 minmedian timetable
On pace73%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Union Square to Waban take?
Based on 3,045 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 59 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 67 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
59 min 816 trips · 72% on paceEvening rush
61 min 641 trips · 69% on paceOff-peak
57 min 1,041 trips · 71% 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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