We’ve compiled a list of directions that we hope will make it easier for you to get around Boston/Brookline!
This is long, brace yourselves! But we’ve put in helpful headers to get you through.
Plenary and Concurrent Session Locations
All events except for concurrent sessions will be held in the Murray Function Room on the 4th floor of Yawkey Athletic Center at 2400 Campanella Way on the Boston College campus. The remaining events will be held in Stokes Hall and Fulton Hall. Specific room numbers are available on the schedule.
For those of you parking on campus, please use the Beacon Street Garage. We will have a very limited number of validated parking tickets available that day. Otherwise parking is $25/day.
Here’s a map of the important campus buildings!
A Google map of Boston College is embedded at the bottom of the page.
Please note that the conference will NOT be offering transit between the airport and the hotel or the hotel and the campus. However, it is an approximately 2 mile/$17 dollar Lyft/Uber fare from the hotel to the campus.* You can also take public transit to both the hotel and the campus as detailed below. Notes for navigating the “T” are below.
A map of the T is available here: http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/
Traveling from Boston Logan Airport to your Hotel
By TAXI
Airport taxis are located outside the baggage claim of your terminal. Simply give your driver the hotel address and enjoy the city views on your ride.
By UBER/LYFT
We have not verified this but according to a recent Massport statement:
“Passengers in Terminals A and B will meet [transportation network company] vehicles in the terminal limo lots. Passengers at Terminals C and E will have a new dedicated TNC pick up area between the two terminals.”
By TRAIN
Courtyard by Marriott Boston – Brookline
Option #1: From the airport, follow signs for the MBTA Blue Line bus to Airport Station. Take the Blue Line from Airport Station to Government Center. From Government Center, take the Green C Line toward Cleveland Circle. Deboard at the Coolidge Corner stop. Cross Beacon Street in the Direction of Trader Joe’s and turn right to head West on Beacon. At the end of the block (Paper Source will be on the corner), turn left onto Webster Street. Courtyard by Marriott will be on your right.
Option #2: From the airport, take the Back Bay Logan Express to Copley Square. From the bus stop, walk across Copley Square to Copley Station in the Outbound direction. Take the Green C Line toward Cleveland Circle. Deboard at the Coolidge Corner stop. Cross Beacon Street towards Trader Joe’s and turn right to head West on Beacon. At the end of the block (Paper Source will be on the corner), turn left onto Webster Street. Courtyard by Marriott will be on your right.
Holiday Inn Boston – Brookline
Option #1: From the airport, follow signs for the MBTA Blue Line bus to Airport Station. Take the Blue Line from Airport Station to Government Center. From Government Center, take the Green C Line toward Cleveland Circle. Deboard at the Saint Paul Street stop. The Holiday Inn will be directly to your right.
Option #2: From the airport, take the Back Bay Logan Express to Copley Square. From the bus stop, walk across Copley Square to Copley Station in the Outbound direction. Take the Green C Line toward Cleveland Circle. Deboard at the Saint Paul Street stop. The Holiday Inn will be directly to your right.
Crowne Plaza Boston – Newton
Follow the signs for the Silver Line T bus. Take the Silver Line to South Station. Exit South Station through the main doors onto Atlantic Avenue and take an immediate right onto Essex Street. Turn left onto John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road. Stop at the bus stop “Surface Artery @ Kneeland Street” to catch the 504 Watertown Express bus. This is a non-stop bus that drop you off at Washington Street @ Bacon Street, right in front of the Crowne Plaza.
Navigating the T
In order to take the T, you will need to purchase a Charlie Ticket or a get a plastic Charlie Card. Tickets are sold for individual rides, as well as 1-day and 7-day link passes for unlimited subway and bus rides. Cards can be loaded with your selected value. One ride is $2.75. The fare is reduced on Charlie Cards but please note that you can only buy passes as paper tickets. You can get tickets at the airport or at Airport Station on the Blue Line. You can pay cash on the Green Line as well.
Please note that the Green Line branches into the B, C, D, and E Lines which can be incredibly confusing (long time Bostonians sometimes still end up on the wrong train occasionally). The Holiday Inn and the Marriott are on the C train. The B, C, and D trains will all get you to various spots on campus. While the C line is the closest from the hotel in terms of walking, it will require you to take a shuttle. The B and D trains are easily walkable, with the B line having a Boston College stop. However, unless you’d like a morning stroll, we advise that you take the C train.
Directions to Boston College
By TAXI or UBER/LYFT
All three services are available from your hotel to the campus. Our main meeting space will be in the Murray Function Room on the 4th floor.
By TRAIN
From Courtyard by Marriott Boston Brookline
Board the train at the Coolidge Corner stop in the direction of Cleveland Circle. Deboard at Cleveland Circle, the train’s final stop, and switch to the Boston College free campus shuttle, which departs every 8-10 minutes. Cross the street to your left, walk past Dunkin Donuts, and turn left on Chestnut Hill Avenue. Walk up the ramp to the Reservoir (D Line) train and bus stop. Board the maroon and white Boston College Shuttle labeled “Comm Ave Express” and deboard at Alumni Stadium. Turn left to walk behind the Stadium and the conference building, Yawkey Center, will be the next building on your right. Our main meeting space will be in the Murray Function Room on the 4th floor.
From Holiday Inn Boston – Brookline
Board the train at the Saint Paul Street stop in the direction of Cleveland Circle. Deboard at Cleveland Circle, the train’s final stop, and switch to the Boston College free campus shuttle, which departs every 8-10 minutes. Take cross the street to your left, walk past Dunkin Donuts, and turn left on Chestnut Hill Avenue. Walk up the ramp to the Reservoir (D Line) train and bus stop. Board the maroon and white Boston College Shuttle labeled “Comm Ave Express” and deboard at Alumni Stadium. Turn left to walk behind the Stadium and the conference building, Yawkey Center, will be the next building on your right. Our main meeting space will be in the Murray Function Room on the 4th floor.
From Crowne Plaza Boston – Newton
At the Washington Street @ Bacon Street bus stop right outside the hotel, take the 57 Kenmore bus to the Washington Street @ Lake Street stop. Turn left onto Lake Street and, after crossing Commonwealth Avenue, continue onto St. Thomas More Rd. Take a left onto Campanella Way and follow it to Alumni Stadium. Walk past the Stadium and the conference building, Yawkey Center, will be the next building on your right. Our main meeting space will be in the Murray Function Room on the 4th floor.
Please note: This requires a one mile walk. We recommend using a car service.