Morning rush
15 min 773 trips · 98% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
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A direct MBTA train from Wellington to Back Bay took a median 15 minutes across 3,496 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 17 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical15 min50th percentile
Slower trip17 min90th percentile
Scheduled16 minmedian timetable
On pace96%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Wellington to Back Bay take?
The median completed ride from Wellington to Back Bay was 15 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 16 minutes.
Based on 3,496 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 15 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 17 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Wellington to Back Bay times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Wellington to Back Bay; Morning rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
15 min 660 trips · 96% on paceEvening rush
15 min 716 trips · 94% on paceOff-peak
15 min 1,347 trips · 96% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Wellington to Back Bay was measured
The Wellington to Back Bay estimate uses 3,496 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 Wellington to Back Bay
The Wellington to Back Bay record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Wellington, each with a published median duration.