Morning rush
40 min 565 trips · 73% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
WabantoBoylston
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Waban to Boylston took a median 40 minutes across 3,104 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 46 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical40 min50th percentile
Slower trip46 min90th percentile
Scheduled40 minmedian timetable
On pace72%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Waban to Boylston take?
The median completed ride from Waban to Boylston was 40 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 40 minutes.
Based on 3,104 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 40 minutes. That was within 0.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 46 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Waban to Boylston times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Waban to Boylston; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
40 min 740 trips · 75% on paceEvening rush
42 min 658 trips · 66% on paceOff-peak
38 min 1,141 trips · 74% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Waban to Boylston was measured
The Waban to Boylston estimate uses 3,104 completed direct-trip stop-timestamp pairs matched to the schedule active for each observed train.
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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Trips related to Waban to Boylston
The Waban to Boylston record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Waban, each with a published median duration.