Easy to get to, and easy to get around. Accessible by car, bus, rail, boat and air, Massachusetts has an array of travel options available to you.
TRAFFIC UPDATE
WHAT'S NEW
- Find out the latest security changes in effect at Logan Airport.
- MassTransit is the first and only app to give you quick access to all of Boston's bus, commuter rail, and ferry schedules with no need for an internet connection. The schedules are stored in your iPhone or iPod Touch for quick access anytime, anywhere. Download the app from Sparkfish Creative.
- OpenMBTA will show you today's remaining scheduled arrival times for MBTA buses, subway trains, commuter rail lines, and ferries. It also has a section that shows you the latest T Alerts, which are service delay announcements from the MBTA. >Learn More.
- Airports and Airlines
- Commuter Boat Service
- Ferry Service
- Train Service
- MBTA Rapid Transit
- Regional Transit Authorities
- Commercial Bus Service
- Motor Coach Tours
- Rental Car Companies
- Care Sharing
- Car Service
- Transportation to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket
- Roads & Directions
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Boston, MA; 800-23LOGAN
List of airlines serving Logan Airport
- Logan Airport is located three miles from downtown Boston and is easily accessible by public transportation, taxi and limousine services. A free shuttle bus marked "MASSPORT" stops at each airline terminal, the Airport MBTA Station on the Blue Line and the water shuttle dock.
- The MBTA will take you to all downtown points; one bus or train ride is $1.50 - $3.50 depending on mode and transfers; 617-222-3200.
- Water shuttles to/from Logan:
- Harbor Express: Logan to Long Wharf, Boston; Logan to Quincy; 617-222-6999.
- City Water Taxi: Logan to 20 landings in Boston Harbor; 617-422-0392.
- Bus Service to/from Logan:
- MBTA Silver Line: from South Station (Red Line/Commuter Rail); 800-392-6100.
- Other
- Boston Airport Shuttle Service. Call Toll Free 1-877-716-2520 to speak with a reservation specialist.
- Logan Express: Logan to Braintree, Framingham, Peabody and Woburn; 800-23LOGAN.
- Logan Direct: Plymouth and Brockton St. Railway Co.: Logan service to the Massachusetts Information Center, (Rt. 3 South at Exit 5), Plymouth; 508-746-0378, and throughout Cape Cod; 508-746-0378.
- C&J Trailways: Logan to Newburyport, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Dover, NH to South Station, Boston; 800-258-7111.
- Concord Trailways: Logan to South Station, Maine, and New Hampshire; 800-639-3317.
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Other Airports
- Albany International Airport (ALH)
Albany, NY; 518-242-2200
(Serves the Berkshires and Mohawk Trail) - Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA)
Hyannins, Cape Cod; 508-775-2020 - Bradley International Airport (BDL)
Windsor Locks, Connecticut; 860-292-2000
(Serves Greater Springfield, Franklin County, the Berkshires and Mohawk Trail) - T.F. Green Airport (PVD)
Warwick, Rhode Island; 888-268-7222, 401-737-8222
(Serves Southeastern Massachusetts) - Hanscom Field Airport (BED)
Bedford; 781-869-8000 - Manchester/Boston Regional Airport (MHT)
Manchester, New Hampshire; 603-624-6539
(Serves North of Boston and Greater Merrimack Valley) - Martha's Vineyard Airport (MVY)
West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard; 508-693-7022 - Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)
Nantucket Island; 508-325-5300 - New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB)
New Bedford; 508-991-6160 - Plymouth Municipal Airport Plymouth; 508-746-2020
- Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)
Provincetown, Cape Cod; 508-487-0241 - Westover Metropolitan Airport Chicopee; 413-593-5543
- Worcester Regional Airport (ORH)
Worcester; 508-799-1741
- Albany International Airport (ALH)
- Long Wharf, Boston to the Charlestown Navy Yard; Charlestown Navy Yard to Lovejoy Wharf, North Station. Lovejoy Wharf to John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse and the World Trade Center
Boston Harbor Cruises, 877-733-9425, 617-227-4321 - Rowes Wharf, Boston to Hewitt's Cove, Hingham
Boston Harbor Cruises, 877-733-9425, 617-227-4321 - Hingham Shipyard, Hingham to Rowes Wharf, Boston Boston Harbor Cruises, 877-733-9425, 617-227-4321
- Pemberton Pier, Hull to Long Wharf, Boston
Harbor Express, 617-222-6999 - USS Constitution, Tudor Wharf, Lovejoy Wharf, Lewis Wharf, Christopher Columbus Park, Rowes Wharf, John Joseph Moakley Courthouse, World Trade Center
City Water Taxi, 617-633-9240 - Blaney St. Dock, Salem to Central Wharf, Boston
The Salem Ferry, 617-741-0220 - Boston to Provincetown (high-speed and regular)
Baystate Cruise Company, 866-683-3779, 617-748-1428 - Long Wharf, Boston to Boston Harbor Islands
Boston Harbor Cruises, 617-227-4321 - From New Bedford to Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven
New England Fast Ferry Company 866-453-6800, 617-748-1428 - Quonset Point, Rhode Island, to Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Fast Ferry, 401-295-4040 - Amtrak
800-USA-RAIL, 800-523-6590 (TTY)Amtrak is the best way to begin your trip to Massachusetts.
Convenient Amtrak service, featuring high-speed Acela Express and the Northeast Regional train from Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; New York; and New Haven, Connecticut, provide a fast ride with wide, comfortable seats, appetizing café menus and all the charm of scenic New England just outside your window.
Amtrak provides service to Boston (Westwood, Back Bay Station and South Station), Framingham, Worcester, Springfield, Amherst and Pittsfield.
The Downeaster departs from North Station in Boston and makes several stops in southern New Hampshire and southern Maine on it's way to Portland.
For more Amtrak information and reservations, call 1-800-USA-RAIL or check amtrak.com.
- MassTransit is the first and only app to give you quick access to all of Boston's bus, commuter rail, and ferry schedules with no need for an internet connection. The schedules are stored in your iPhone or iPod Touch for quick access anytime, anywhere. Download the app from Sparkfish Creative.
- OpenMBTA will show you today's remaining scheduled arrival times for MBTA buses, subway trains, commuter rail lines, and ferries. It also has a section that shows you the latest T Alerts, which are service delay announcements from the MBTA. >Learn More.
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
617-222-3200, 800-392-6100 TTY 617-222-5146The T runs daily service on buses, boats, trains and trolleys throughout Boston and surrounding towns. Stations can be identified by a black T on a white circular sign: .
Purchase fare on a CharlieTicket with cash, debit or credit card at fare-vending machines in any station or aboveground trolley stop, or with cash only at a bus farebox. One bus or train ride is $1.50 - $3.50 depending on mode and transfers. Children 11 or under ride free with a paying adult, while customers 65 and over pay a reduced fare. The MBTA Web site has information more about fares, schedules, routes and the automated fare equipment.
Visitors benefit from multi-day LinkPasses for unlimited bus, train, trolley and Inner Harbor Ferry access for one ($9.00) or seven ($15.00) days effective from date of purchase. Passes are available at any in-station or Logan Airport fare-vending machine or at vendors throughout the city. For information about fares, schedules, routes, sales locations, group sales information, and automated fare equipment visit mbta.com.
- Wachusett Regional Transit Authority Serving the towns Auburn, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Leicester, Millbury, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Spencer, Webster, West Boylston, and Worcester.
- Discount trips from Boston to New York City
Bolt Bus - Boston to Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire
C&J Trailways, 800-258-7111 - Boston to points north of Boston, Maine and New Hampshire
Concord Trailways, 800-639-3317 - USA and Canada;
Easy Bus Rentals, LLC
800-519-0567 - Boston and Newton (Riverside terminal) to Worcester and Springfield; Boston and Newton to Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse and New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C.
Greyhound Bus Lines, 800-231-2222 - Low cost daily express bus service in the US and Canada
MegaBus, 877-GO-2-MEGA - Boston to Bourne, Falmouth and Woods Hole, Cape Cod (service to Hyannis ferry terminals); Boston to Fall River and Providence, Rhode Island; Boston to Hartford, Connecticut; and Boston to New York, New York
Peter Pan/Bonanza Bus, 888-751-8800 - Boston and Newton (Riverside terminal) to Framingham, Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton, Amherst, Lee, Lenox and Pittsfield; Boston and Newton (Riverside T terminal) to Albany and New York, New York; Hartford, Connecticut; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington, D.C.
Peter Pan Bus Lines, 800-343-9999 - Boston to Plymouth, Hyannis and Provincetown with local stops on Cape Cod (services to ferry terminals)
Plymouth and Brockton Bus Lines, 508-746-0378 - A Yankee Line, 800-942-8890
- Boston Chauffeur, 866-570-5466
- Brush Hill/Gray Line Tours, 800-343-1328
- Castaway Motor Coach Tours, 800-664-3616
- DATTCO, 800-453-5040, 508-993-5040
- Entertainment Tours, 800-310-9900
- Five Star Tours, 877-348-7827
- Fox Bus Lines, 800-342-5998
- Furtado Bus Lines, 800-778-9481
- King Ward Coach Lines, 800-639-4805
- New England Tours, 508-543-7600
- Peter Pan Bus Lines, 800-237-8747
- Plymouth & Brockton Bus Lines, 508-746-0378
- Wilson Bus Lines, 978-632-3894
- Zip Car has many locations throughout Boston and Cambridge and on several college campuses.
- Boston Limo
800-832-3406 or 617-933-9077 - Bristol Coach & Limousine
888-222-2817 or 508-222-1772 - Worcester Airport Limosine
800-660-0992 or 508-756-4834 - Cranberry Transportation Service - Nantucket
508-825-9793 - All Point Taxi, Inc - Nantucket
508-228-5779 - Interstates:
- I-90 (Boston - West Stockbridge, east/west)Massachusetts Turnpike ("The Mass Pike")
- I-95 (Attleboro - Salisbury, north/south)
- I-93 (Lawrence - Randolph, north/south)
- Massachusetts Highway System
- Driving directions, provided by Mapquest.
Get started here:
Airports
Logan International Airport (BOS)
Commuter Boat Service
Ferry Service
Train Service
MBTA Rapid Transit
Regional Transit Authorities
Commercial Bus Service
Bus service is widely available throughout Massachusetts. The bus terminals in Boston are South Station, Atlantic Avenue; and Back Bay Station, Dartmouth Street.
Motor Coach Tours
Rental Car Companies
All the major car rental companies have locations at Logan Airport, and most have downtown Boston locations. At most locations the minimum age to rent a car is 25.
Car Sharing
Car Service
TRANSPORTATION TO CAPE COD, MARTHA’S VINEYARD & NANTUCKET
To help you get to and around Cape Cod and the Islands, click Smart Guide for your free Smart Guide to Transportation.
Air Service
Airlines
Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines, 800-352-0714
Island Airlines, 800-248-7779
Nantucket Shuttle, 508-771-2711
US Airways Express
Continental Airlines
Scheduled Air Service
To Cape Cod (Barnstable Municile Airport, Hyannis) Served by Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines, Island Air, US Airways Express
To Cape Cod (Provincetown Airport)
Served by Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines
To Martha's Vineyard Served by Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines, US Airways Express
To Nantucket Served by Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines, Continental, Island Airlines, US Airways Express
Charter Air Service
Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines 800-352-0714
Coastal Air Charter 888-359-2785, 978-927-5005
Continental 800-523-3273
Desert & Island Air Charter 800-835-9135
Direct Flight 508-693-6688
Eagle Air 888-993-2453
Heliops Helicopters 781-934-7079
Linear Air 877-254-6327
Ocean Wings 800-346-2140
Tradewind Aviation
800-376-7922
Island Ferries
Island ferries are seasonal except where indicated by (YR). Only the Steamship Authority transports vehicles to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island. Space is limited; reservations are required and should be made far in advance. Reservations are not required for passengers, bicycles, and motorcycles. If you plan to leave your car on Cape Cod, parking is avaialble for a fee at the Steamship Authority docks. For more infformation click on islandferry.com.
Ferry Service
To Cape Cod
From Boston to Provincetown (high-speed and regular)
Baystate Cruise Company, 866-683-3779-, 617-748-1428
From Boston to Provincetown (high-speed)
Boston Harbor Cruises, 877-SEE-WHALE, 617-227-4321
From New Bedford to Wood's Hole
New Bedford/Woods Hole Ferry, 508-992-0200
From Plymouth to Provincetown (high-speed)
Capt. John Boats, 800-242-2469
To Martha's Vineyard
From Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven (YR)
Steamship Authority, 508-477-8600, 508-693-9130
From Hyannis to Oak Bluffs
Hy-Line, 800-492-8082
From Falmouth to Edgartown
Falmouth-Edgartown Ferry, 508-548-9400
From Falmouth to Oak Bluffs
Island Queen, 508-548-4800
From Nantucket to Oak Bluffs
Hy-Line, 888-778-1132
From Quonset Point, RE to Oak Bluffs
Vineyard Fast Ferry, 401-295-4040
From New Bedford to Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven (YR)
New England Fast Ferry Company, 866-453-6800, 617-748-1428
To Nantucket Island
All ferries arrive and depart from Nantucket Harbor.
From Harwichport
Freedom Cruise Line, 508-432-8999
From Hyannis (YR)
Steamship Authority, 508-477-8600
From Hyannis (High-speed catamaran) (YR)
Steamship Authority, 508-477-7447, 508-477-8600
From Hyannis (high-speed catamaran) (YR)
Hy-Line, 800-492-8082
From Hyannis
Hy-Line, 888-778-1132
From Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard
Hy-Line, 888-778-1132
To Cuttyhunk Island
From New Bedford (YR)
Cuttyhunk Ferry Company, 508-992-0200
Bus Service Including Ferry Terminals
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority,
800-352-7155, 508-775-8504
From Boston to Hyannis, Provincetown, and local stops on Cape Cod
Plymouth and Brockton Bus Lines, 508-746-0378
From Boston to Bourne, Falmouth, and Woods Hole
Peter Pan Bonanza Bus, 888-751-8800
Roads & Directions
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