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Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • A bike
  • A mean set of sneakers
  • Weasel a friend into a ride
  • Wellesley Taxi Service
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • "Logan Direct Bus Service,
  • A cab ride to the airport costs about $40.
  • Bonanza Bus Lines, (401) 751-8800
  • MBTA Commuter Rail, (617) 222-5000. (You can catch a train right out of Wellesley, just check for arrival and departure times at the Reynolds Information Desk.)
  • Zebra Airport Shuttle Service, (508) 481-7300

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Transportation is not readily accessible in Wellesley except for the Babson Shuttle, which only operates sporadically. This bus has a weekly schedule with specific traveling times and days, and sometimes it doesn’t run at all because of bad weather. Almost everyone has at least one car on campus, but, for some reason, parents of first-year students are apprehensive to give their babies a car for their first semester in college. But no need to worry: The school parking lots have a variety of vehicles ranging anywhere from a Ford Focus to a Ferrari M3, so if you have a good friend with a car, you are almost guaranteed a ride in comfort to your desired destination.

The commuter rail is the cheapest way of traveling into Boston and the surrounding area, but you also need to get to the train from the College, and that consists of a 30-minute walk. Oh, the horror! Woodland, one of the T stations, is also widely used but only if dropped off by a taxi or a friend. It’s not really feasible to walk there, but if you are up for a one-hour stroll and you’re athletic, then it can be done. With this being said, a car is the easiest and the fastest way of travel.

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Transportation at Babson College

pizzaface1234567

Business Administration and Management '11

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Shuttle

sometimes they cancel the shuttle and don't even tell us

Nov 03, 2010

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Transportation at Babson College

Anonymous

Babson College Student

Walking or running distance if the...

Walking or running distance if the weather is nice, but hopefully someone you know will have a car to get you to the T if the weather is bad.

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Transportation at Babson College

Anonymous

Babson College Student

There is not really anything to do...

There is not really anything to do around town so there is no real transportation besides going in someone’s car. Everybody is allowed to have a car on campus, so it’s definitely worth investing in one if you don’t.

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User rating for Babson College - Transportation is 1.2 out of 5 based on 12 user reviews.

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Rate the convenience of long-distance transportation to travel between home and school

How convenient is the campus-provided transportation?

How necessary is it to have a car on campus?

How easy is it to get around town?

Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Babson Escort

You can request a ride from Office of Public Safety

(781) 239-5555

Public TransitWhat's This?

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)

Pick up schedules from the Reynolds Information Desk

(617) 222-5000

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Boston Logan International Airport

(800) 235-6416

www.massport.com

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Greyhound

The second Greyhound Bus Terminal is on Commonwealth Ave, which is approximately 11 miles from campus.

775 Commonwealth Ave., Boston

(617) 266-1391

www.greyhound.com

Greyhound

The downtown Boston terminal is located approximately fourteen miles from campus

700 Atlantic Ave., Boston

(617) 526-1800

www.greyhound.com

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Boston Amtrak South Train Station

The Amtrak Train Station is in downtown Boston, approximately 14 miles from campus.

Atlantic Avenue, Boston

(617) 345-7460

www.amtrak.com

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