Getting Around Boston
Boston is a small city, and is easily navigated via public transport.
The subway (aka "the T") is a cheap and easy way to get around
Cambridge, Boston and anywhere else you will probably want to go.
Subway tokens cost $1 and take you vitually anywhere in the
network; tranfers between lines are free. A Boston Visitor Pass is available for unlimited
travel on the subway, local bus and inner harbor ferry - prices are $6/11/22 for 1/3/7 day
passes.
There are plenty of taxis in Boston. However many of the drivers
have limited geographical knowledge, so use
at your own risk!
Getting to/from the Airport
If you don't have too much luggage, the subway is a cheap, quick
and easy way to get to/from the airport. (A subway ride between
the airport and Harvard Square will typically take 45 min, although
you should give yourself a full hour just in case.)
From outside the airport terminal, catch either the #22 or #33 free
shuttle bus to the subway - they run every few minutes,
and are marked "Massport"
in blue and white. This short ride will take you to the "Airport"
stop on the Blue line of the subway. Buy a token for $1, and then
take an inbound train (marked "Bowdoin" or
"Government Center").
To get to Harvard Square and Cambridge,
get off the blue line at Government Center (4 stops).
Change to the green line and
take any westbound train (any train on the "B", "C", "D" or "E" lines; do not
catch trains traveling to "Lechmere", which head eastwards). Get off at Park
Street (1 stop), and change to the red line. Catch any northbound train
going to Harvard or Alewife (trains to Braintree and Ashmont go in the wrong
direction). Harvard Square is the fourth stop on the red line.
Noteworthy stations
- Harvard Square (red line) - wedding venue, Harvard University,
many shops and restaurants
- Click here for a map showing how to get
from Harvard Square to the wedding venue
- Airport (blue line) - Boston Logan International Airport
- South Station (red line) - Amtrak and bus terminal
- Aquarium (blue line) - New England Aquarium
- Kendall Square (red line) - MIT Museum
- Park Street (green/red lines) - Boston Common, Freedom Trail
- Arlington (green line) - Boston Public Gardens
- Museum (E green line) - Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum
- Government Center (green/blue lines) - Fanueil Hall, Quincy Market
- Community College (orange line) - Bunker Hill, USS Constitution
- JFK/U Mass (red line) - John F Kennedy Museum
- Science Park (green line) - Museum of Science
Visit the MBTA WWW page for more
information, or click here for a
map of the subway.
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Last updated: 09-Mar-2002
Bryan Gaensler
bgaensler@usyd.edu.au
