Morning rush
30 min 633 trips · 87% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Washington SquaretoGovernment Center
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Washington Square to Government Center took a median 30 minutes across 3,182 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 36 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical30 min50th percentile
Slower trip36 min90th percentile
Scheduled32 minmedian timetable
On pace82%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Washington Square to Government Center take?
The median completed ride from Washington Square to Government Center was 30 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 32 minutes.
Based on 3,182 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 30 minutes. That was within 2 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 36 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Washington Square to Government Center times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Washington Square to Government Center; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
31 min 836 trips · 85% on paceEvening rush
32 min 640 trips · 81% on paceOff-peak
29 min 1,073 trips · 77% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Washington Square to Government Center was measured
The Washington Square to Government Center estimate uses 3,182 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 Government Center
The Washington Square to Government Center record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Washington Square, each with a published median duration.