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Best Ways to Get Around Town
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to the airport costs $28 - $32.
- Take the T Red Line to the Park Street stop.
- Transfer to the Blue Line and take it to the Airport stop ($1).
- Transfer to the Green Line and take it to the Government Center stop.
College Prowler Take
Students frequently utilize public transportation in Boston, and almost always give nothing but high marks for the system. Boston’s public transportation provides Harvard students with a reliable and safe method of reaching almost anywhere they wish to go. The local T has frequent stops throughout Cambridge and Boston, while the commuter rail takes students throughout Massachusetts and as far as Providence, RI. Moreover, the MBTA bus system provides additional routes throughout the area.
Public transportation in Boston is inescapable because the expense of parking and maintaining a car can be just as absurd as the rates that Boston cabbies charge. Harvard students benefit greatly from this resource, especially because the Harvard T stop sits in the exact center of Harvard Square, providing all points on campus easy access to wherever they need to be.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
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Anonymous says:  |
The subway is right in the Square...
The subway is right in the Square and gets to Boston in about 15 minutes. The airport is 45 minutes on the T. You can get anywhere on the T. |
Anonymous says: |
It’s very convenient. Hooray for...
It’s very convenient. Hooray for the MBTA! |
Anonymous says: |
The T is the best public...
The T is the best public transportation system of any metropolitan city I have been in. It is safe and effective, except for the green line. |
Anonymous says: |
Public transportation is good....
Public transportation is good. Cabs here are expensive, but the subway and buses are just fine; they get you where you need to go. |
Anonymous says: |
You would probably be less than a...
You would probably be less than a minute walk from your dorm room to the subway or buses, and from there, you can get just about anywhere in Boston or Cambridge. |
On-Campus Transportation
www.uos.harvard.edu/transportation/ - The shuttle runs through the Campbridge and Allston campuses.
University Shuttle Service
(617) 495-0400
Public Transportation
The MBTA offers buses and the T.
Taxi Cabs
Ambassador-Brattle Taxi
(617) 492-1100
Cambridge (Yellow) Taxi Co.
(617) 492-1100
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