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TRAVEL INFORMATION
Arriving in Boston is fairly easy. The city is South Station, as do bus carriers. From here,
served by Logan International Airport as well the subway, known as the “T,” connects to
as by the smaller satellites in Manchester, NH, almost every part of the city. Boston also
and near Providence, RI, which are both makes an ideal base from which to take day or
located within 50 miles (80 km) of the city weekend trips to the numerous places of
center. Amtrak trains come into Boston’s interest throughout the New England area.
Arriving by Air
Situated in East Boston, Logan
International Airport is the
major airport serving Boston
and the surrounding area,
although some inter national
charter flights and several
domestic carriers use the
smaller and less crowded
Manchester New Hampshire
Airport and T.F. Green Airport
in Warwick, Rhode Island. Both
are a bus ride of around an
hour from Boston.
Boston is served by almost
all North American airlines and
by most international airlines,
either directly or in partnership Control Tower at Boston’s Logan International Airport
with U.S. carriers. Often the Airfares
least expensive flights, espe take 30 minutes or more, with
cially between contin ental much of the trip spent in For cheap air fares, search
Europe and Boston, require bumpertobumper traffic. online on websites such as
making a connec tion in New The least expensive means www.lastminute.com and www.
York. There are frequent non of get ting from the airport expedia.com. The more you shop
stop flights available between to down town Boston is via around, the better deal you will
Boston and the United the M.B.T.A. subway (see get, and it is worth taking the
Kingdom and Ireland on U.S. pp182–3) on the Silver Line time to do some research. For
carriers, as well as British to South Station. This takes inexpensive consolidated tickets,
Airways and Aer Lingus. 18–25 minutes. There are contact Kayak.com online or
Logan International lies also bus services that run give AirlineConsolidator.com
within Boston city limits on between the airport and a try. The easiest way to find the
a peninsula across the inner Boston’s suburbs. Arguably the best fare is to use the website
harbor from the central city. most scenic approach into CheapTickets.com.
Harbor tunnel crossings tend to Boston is the Boston Water High season runs from June to
act as a bottle neck, which slows Taxi, with stops at Logan August, as well as around Easter
taxi services between the air Airport, and Central and Long and Christmas, when flights are
port and down town. At busy wharves. The journey takes at their most expensive. Travelers
times, a taxi ride ($20–30) can about 20–25 minutes. should also be aware of price
hikes when scheduling a visit
around large events like the
Boston Marathon (see p36) and
university commencement
ceremonies. May, September,
and October are generally less
expensive, and any other time
of the year is considered off
peak. Flights are usually least
expensive for travel from Tuesday
to Thursday. APEX tickets, usually
the best deal, must be booked a
few weeks in advance. However,
note that these tickets must
City Water Taxi, running from Logan Airport to Central and Long wharves include a Saturday night.
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