Morning rush
23 min 719 trips · 91% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Washington SquaretoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Washington Square to Arlington took a median 23 minutes across 3,487 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 27 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical23 min50th percentile
Slower trip27 min90th percentile
Scheduled24 minmedian timetable
On pace86%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Washington Square to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Washington Square to Arlington was 23 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 24 minutes.
Based on 3,487 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 23 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 27 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Washington Square to Arlington times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Washington Square to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
23 min 933 trips · 87% on paceEvening rush
24 min 704 trips · 89% on paceOff-peak
22 min 1,131 trips · 79% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Washington Square to Arlington was measured
The Washington Square to Arlington estimate uses 3,487 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 Washington Square to Arlington
The Washington Square to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Washington Square, each with a published median duration.