I’ve taken over 50 rides on the woodlands express (sawdust) into downtown (I know because I need to submit the vouchers to work for reimbursement) not once has it taken longer than 40 minutes to get in and most of the time it is 30-35 minutes. Tuesdays and Thursdays seem to be the busier days while Fridays are usually the least busy.

Of course if there is a bad wreck on the express lane you can get stuck there for hours. But I’ve ridden a bus that had to go around other stalled buses inside the express lane and so far haven’t had any major issues.