Boston - Transit & Parking?

My family and I are planning to visit Boston and will stay at a relative's house in Billerica, MA. We are planning to drive to downtown Boston then ride the transit system to tour Boston. Please tell me more



1. Where to park at outside of downtown that is easily access by transit?

2. Our trip schedule are

Day 1 - Harvard University then to MIT

Day 2 - Freedom Trail then to Museum of Fine Are

Day 3 - New England Aquarium then to Skywalk Observatory

Day 4 - Museum of Science, Boston Harbor, then last is JFK Presidential Library %26amp; Museum



Please tell me what type of trasnit and line number to take. Thank you Judy ChenBoston - Transit %26amp; Parking?
Other answerers are more complete and correct, so I'll just add a few frills.



Park at Alewife and take the Red line. It's easy to get in and out of Alewife.



On the day you do the Freedom Trail (which I agree should be the day you do the Aquarium, they are very close), take the water shuttle between the USS Constitution/Navy Yard and Aquarium/Long Wharf. For 1.70 per person, it's the cheapest Harbor Cruise you'll ever see. The Constitution is on the Freedom Trail, the Aquarium is a block away.



On the day you do Harvard and MIT, go to the MIT Museum. No one ever does, and it's great.



On the day you do the MFA and the Skywalk, see if your schedule can fit the Mapparium at the Christian Science Mother Church. It's a stained glass globe that you walk through. Again, really great and no one goes there. The Church is almost next to the Pru.



Oh, and when you are on the Freedom Trail, before crossing over to the North End, on Hanover Street and Surface Road, look for the bronze trash embedded in the asphalt.



One last: Aquarium is on the Blue Line, but it is only a couple of blocks away from Haymarket on the Orange and Green Lines. Don't change from Orange to Green to Blue, you'll spend more time walking underground and waiting for trains than you need to.
I don't know much about the T but here's the webbie:

http://mbta.com/

But I do think the Green line can get you to the Aquarium... somehow.Boston - Transit %26amp; Parking?
Hi Judy-

I can see you're trying to plan carefully and get the most out of your trip to Boston. First, parking. You are coming south from Billerica, and Alewife Station, the terminus at the northern end of the MBTA's Red Line, has a large garage. Harvard and MIT are both located at Red Line stops, Harvard and Kendall respectively. The information kiosk for the Freedom Trail is at 148 Tremont St. in Downtown Boston. Take the Red Line (either an Ashmont or Braintree train will do) and exit at Park St. Station. Go upstairs 2 floors to street level. Tremont is the street at the east end of the Common. The Museum of Fine Arts and the Skywalk Observatory are actually quite close to each other. Both are on the "E" branch of the Green Line. The Green Line intersects with the Red Line at Park St.; that's where you can make a transfer. The New England Aquarium is on the Blue Line. Take the Red Line to Park, transfer to the Green Line and travel to Government Center (one stop); transfer to the Blue Line at Gov't Center. Boston Harbor is hard to nail down--it's not a specific site. Consider a one day visit to the Boston Harbor Islands State Park.



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The JFK Presidential Library is at Columbia Point and is actually at part of the Harbor. Red Line to JFk/Umass Station (again, you can take either an Ashmont or Braintree train). Buses at this station go the the library as well as to Umass Boston. The Museum of Science is on the Green Line. Red Line to Park St, transfer to a Lechmere train at Park St; exit at Science Park Station. Last,but not least, I recommend getting 7-day transit passes for your group in advance of your trip. http://mbta.com/fares_and_passes/passes/
well i'll tell u which lines you can take ok to get to harvard University and MIT you take the red line and get off at harvard yard or harvard square they are near each other



the museum of fine arts you take the green line train E to heath street and be careful because there is also a C and D train so make sure it's the E train and you get off at the stop museum of fine arts and it's to your right.



the new england aquarium you get to state by orange line from wherever you are so then you take the blue line towards the aquarium



to get to the museum of science take the orange line and go to north station, and from north station you need to take the green line and it can be anygreen line heading towards lechmere and you get off at museum of science and it's the second to last stop



the jfk library you take the orange line and head towards downtown crossing, then after take the redline either ashmont or braintree, it's the same and you get off at the station JFK / UMASS, when you get off go to where the buses stop at the station and you will find shuttle busses that go to JFK or UMASS, but make sure you ask the shuttle driver if it goes to JFK i believe shuttle # 2 goes there but just make sue

Have a great trip, and sorry about the rest that's all i can think of now you can go to www.mbta.com to see the train map



Have fun :)
For heaven's sake (and your own sanity) DO NOT TRY TO DRIVE INTO DOWNTOWN BOSTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



For parking without any traffic hassles: drive to Anderson/Woburn Transit Center (Rte 95/128 to Rte 93 north to first exit) and take the Purple line Commuter Rail (Lowell line) to North Station. Trains run every hour or more (check for exact schedule at www.mbta.com). At North Station change to either the Green Line or the Orange Line subway (the Orange Line is faster and usually more comfortable) then change to the Red Line (either at Park Street from Green or at Downtown Crossing from Orange) destination Alewife, to Harvard.



For the rest Mira is 2/3 right and one third not, or confusing.



Harvard and MIT are not "near each other", she was referring to Harvard University and Harvard Square (actually the main university gate is right at Harvard Square, across from the subway station entrance). For MIT you get off at Kendall MIT station, which is actually located at the easterly edge of the campus, about a 10 minute walk from central MIT campus.



The Freedom Trail actually starts at Park Street Station. Also, the Freedon Trail goes very near the Aquarium so you might as well see the fishes on the same jaunt.



Get back onto the Orange Line for the Prudential Skywalk Observatory (get off at Back Bay then cross Dartmouth Street and walk through the Marriot Hotel promenade to the Prudential walkway; after that retrace your steps only to the Huntington Avenue Prudential gateway; there is a Green Line E (destination Heath Street) "Prudential" station there for going to the Museum of Fine Arts. Or walk it -- it is a nice walk and you will pass Symphony Hall, the New England Conservatory of Music, and pass through Northeastern University.



From there follow Mira's directions for the JFK Library and Museum. To get to the Orange Line from the Museum of Fine Arts walk diagonally southeastward through the Northeastern central campus buildings and you will be at Orange Line Ruggles station (about a 5 minute walk, unless you wish to check out the school).



The Science Museum, being close (just one Green Line destination Lechmere stop - you can walk it) from North Station, might be visited before you take your train back.

Actually, your itinerary list is probably going to take you at least 2 days; plan time accordingly.