OBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS

WoodlandtoChestnut Hill

Green Line

A direct train took 12 minutes on a typical trip. On a slower-than-usual trip, allow up to 14 minutes.

Typical12 min50th percentile
Slower trip14 min90th percentile
Scheduled13 minmedian timetable
On pace92%within 2 min of schedule

THE SHORT ANSWER

How long does Woodland to Chestnut Hill take?

Based on 3,215 direct trips between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-15, 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 14 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.

WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Time-of-day breakdown

Off-peak produced the fastest typical result in this window; Morning rush was slowest. Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.

Morning rush

12 min 588 trips · 89% on pace

Midday

12 min 751 trips · 94% on pace

Evening rush

12 min 677 trips · 95% on pace

Off-peak

11 min 1,199 trips · 91% on pace

HOW TO READ THIS

Measured, not promised.

TransitMeter pairs vehicle stop timestamps with the schedule active for each trip. 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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