Getting to Boston College
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Boston Logan International Airport is the closest airport to Boston College. The most common types of transportation used from the airport are taxis, rental cars, and by the public transportation system called the “T”.
(1) Taxi: Taxis can be found at the ground transportation area outside each terminal. Fare to Boston College will cost approximately $40 to $55 depending on traffic and the time of day. For good service it is customary to tip about 15% in addition to the fare. Estimated travel time is 20 to 40 minutes – once again dependent on traffic and time of day.
Ask the driver to bring you to the Boston College entrance gate next to St. Ignatius of Loyola Church. If the driver needs an address, St. Ignatius Church is at 24 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA. This is the lower campus entrance that leads to Stayer Hall (on-campus residence hall) and Corcoran Commons (workshop venue). Stayer Hall is the first building on your left as you enter the gate. Corcoran Commons is the third building on your left as you enter the gate.
(2) Public Transportation: The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) operates Boston’s transportation system. This system, commonly known as the “T”, consists of buses, trains and trolleys that operate above and below ground. The different lines of the T are color-coded. Boston College is located at the end of the “B” line branch of the T’s Green Line.
From Logan Airport: Take the free Silver Line bus from any terminal to South Station. At South Station, transfer to the Red Line. Take the Red Line train to Park Street (“Inbound”, toward Alewife, not Braintree/Ashmont). At Park Street, transfer to the Green Line where you will take the “B” Boston College outbound trolley to Boston College. Boston College will be the last stop on this line. From this last stop, walk across the street towards St. Ignatius of Loyola Church. Enter the university via the gate next to the Church. Stayer Hall (residence hall) is the first building on the left. Corcoran Commons (workshop venue) is the third building on the left. If you follow these directions explicitly, there is no charge to travel this route from Logan Airport to Boston College. If you return to Logan Airport via Public Transportation, you will need to pay $2.75, payable at the Boston College Green Line station. Estimated travel time: 1 hour and 10 minutes.
For a faster route, you can pay $5 for a Logan Express bus from the airport to the Hynes Convention Center. At Hynes, take the Green Line B trolley to Boston College station. You will pay an additional $2.75 for the trolley from the Hynes to Boston College.
For more information on riding the “T” – please view the MBTA website: www.mbta.com.
(3) Rental Cars: All of the major rental car vendors are located at Logan Airport. Please contact your preferred vendor to make a reservation.
Driving Direction from Logan Airport (from Google Maps):
Get on I-90 West from Harborside Drive:
- Head southeast
- Slight right toward Transportation Way
- Merge onto Transportation Way
- Continue onto Harborside Drive
- Turn left onto the Williams Tunnel ramp
Follow I-90 West to Washington Street in Newton
- Merge onto I-90 West (Massachusetts Turnpike)
- Keep left to stay on I-90 West
- Stay on I-90 West for approximately 7 miles
- Take Exit 17 toward Newton/Watertown
There is a stop light at the top of the ramp. Go in a circle about 2/3 of the way around the Crowne Plaza Hotel. As you are traveling around the hotel, stay to your right. At the 2/3 mark, you will see a sign for Eaton’s Apothecary, turn right there onto Centre Street. Stay on Centre Street for 4 stop lights (you will pass the western campus of Boston College that houses the Law School and the Institute for Scientific Research). The fourth stop light is on Commonwealth Avenue. There is a running shop (Heartbreak Hill Running Company, Google still shows a former ski shop) at the intersection of Commonwealth and Centre.
Turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue. Now continue on it for three stop lights (one on Grant; one Hammond; and one by St. Ignatius of Loyola Church).
Turn right at St. Ignatius Church, onto Fr. Herlihy Drive. Then turn right again (at the stop sign) onto Campanella Way, the lower campus of Boston College. The workshop will be held in the Heights Room of Corcoran Commons. Corcoran Commons is the third building on the left.
Parking: If you are bringing a car onto the campus, you may park in the BC Commonwealth Avenue garage for a fee of $10/day. Access to the Commonwealth Avenue garage is along the same road. Just drive past Corcoran Commons and proceed until you come to the garage on your right.