Getting Here & Around
By Car:
I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) from the west
I-95 from the north and south
I-93 from the north and south
By Subway:
Orange line: Back Bay Station
Green line: Hynes Convention Center (B, C, D)
Green line: Copley (B, C, D, and E trains)
Green line: Arlington (B, C, D, and E trains)
Green line: Prudential (E)
By Metro Bus
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9 City Point—Copley Square via Broadway Station
10 City Point—Copley Square via Andrew Station & BU Medical Center
39 Forest Hills Station—Back Bay Station via Huntington Avenue
43 Ruggles Statioin—Park & Tremont Streets
55 Jersey & Queensberry Streets—Copley Square or Park & Tremont Streets
CT1 Central Square, Cambridge—BU Medical Center/BU Medical Campus via M.I.T.
Visit www.mbta.com for complete schedules, maps, and fare information.
By Bus:
Map of South Station locationNationwide bus companies including Greyhound and Peter Pan stop downtown at South Station. Several regional bus companies offer scheduled service from Boston to New Hampshire, Cape Cod, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York City. A good list of them can be found here [www.bostonusa.com].
By Train:
Amtrak has scheduled train service to Boston from New York and other points in the Northeast Corridor. The trip from New York City takes 3 1/2 hours on Acela Express trains, about 4 hours on other trains.
Amtrak has three Boston stops:
1) Back Bay Station is convenient to hotels in The Back Bay and South End as well as the Orange Line subway.
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2) The terminus is South Station, near the financial district and on the Red Line subway. It is convenient for the hotels along the waterfront and the theater district.
3) Rte. 128 is about 12 miles from downtown and is a good place to get off if you are visiting the western or southern suburbs.
By Air:
Logan Airport is located in East Boston. Massport gives options getting to and from the airport here [massport.com].
