Morning rush
37 min 572 trips · 75% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
WabantoArlington
Green Line
A direct train took 37 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 43 minutes.
Typical37 min50th percentile
Slower trip43 min90th percentile
Scheduled37 minmedian timetable
On pace74%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Waban to Arlington take?
Based on 3,082 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, the median observed ride was 37 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 43 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
37 min 736 trips · 75% on paceEvening rush
38 min 637 trips · 70% on paceOff-peak
36 min 1,137 trips · 76% 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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