Morning rush
29 min 653 trips · 83% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
Washington StreettoArlington
Green Line
A direct MBTA train from Washington Street to Arlington took a median 30 minutes across 3,355 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 35 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical30 min50th percentile
Slower trip35 min90th percentile
Scheduled31 minmedian timetable
On pace77%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Washington Street to Arlington take?
The median completed ride from Washington Street to Arlington was 30 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 31 minutes.
Based on 3,355 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 30 minutes. That was within 1 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 35 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Washington Street to Arlington times by daypart
Morning rush produced the fastest median for Washington Street to Arlington; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
31 min 883 trips · 78% on paceEvening rush
32 min 665 trips · 77% on paceOff-peak
29 min 1,154 trips · 72% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Washington Street to Arlington was measured
The Washington Street to Arlington estimate uses 3,355 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 Street to Arlington
The Washington Street to Arlington record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Washington Street, each with a published median duration.