Morning rush
12 min 821 trips · 99% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
WellingtontoChinatown
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A direct MBTA train from Wellington to Chinatown took a median 12 minutes across 3,814 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 13 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical12 min50th percentile
Slower trip13 min90th percentile
Scheduled13 minmedian timetable
On pace97%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Wellington to Chinatown take?
The median completed ride from Wellington to Chinatown was 12 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 13 minutes.
Based on 3,814 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 12 minutes. That was within 1.5 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 13 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Wellington to Chinatown times by daypart
Midday produced the fastest median for Wellington to Chinatown; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
12 min 658 trips · 98% on paceEvening rush
12 min 729 trips · 95% on paceOff-peak
12 min 1,606 trips · 97% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Wellington to Chinatown was measured
The Wellington to Chinatown estimate uses 3,814 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 Chinatown
The Wellington to Chinatown record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Wellington, each with a published median duration.