Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Charlestown; and no. 77, along Mass.
Ave. north of Harvard Square to Porter
Square, North Cambridge, and Arling-
ton. The Washington Street branch of the
Silver Line, which runs from Temple
Place, near Downtown Crossing, to the
South End and Roxbury, is considered a
bus line.
The fare on the local bus and Washing-
ton Street Silver Line is $1.25 with a
CharlieCard (transferring to the subway
costs 45¢), $1.50 with a CharlieTicket or
cash. Children under 12 ride free with a
paying adult. If you're paying cash, exact
change is required.
By Ferry
The MBTA Inner Harbor ferry connects
Long Wharf (near the New England
Aquarium) with the Charlestown Navy
Yard —it's a good way to get back down-
town from “Old Ironsides” and the
Bunker Hill Monument. The fare is $1.70,
or show your LinkPass. Call &
Brattle ( & 617/492-1100) or Yellow
Cab ( & 617/547-3000). Boston Cab
will dispatch a wheelchair-accessible
vehicle upon request; advance notice is
recommended.
The fare structure: The first 1 4 mile
(when the flag drops) costs $2.25, and
each additional 1 8 mile is 30¢. Wait time
is extra, and the passenger pays all tolls, as
well as a total of $7.50 in fees, which
includes the tunnel toll on trips leaving
Logan Airport. Charging a flat rate is not
allowed within the city; the police depart-
ment publishes a list (available on the air-
port website, www.massport.com/logan)
of flat rates for trips to the suburbs. If you
want to report a problem or have lost
something in a cab, call the police depart-
ment's Hackney Unit ( & 617/343-
4475; www.cityofboston.gov/police; click
“Taxi Issues” for the complaint form).
BY WATER TAXI
Three companies serve various stops
around the waterfront, including the air-
port, in covered boats. They operate daily
year-round, from 7am until at least 7pm
(later in the summer). One-way fares start
at $10. Reservations are recommended but
not required; you can call from the dock
for pick-up. The companies are City
Water Taxi ( & 617/422-0392; www.city
watertaxi.com), Rowes Wharf Water Taxi
( & 617/406-8584; www.roweswharf
watertransport.com), and Boston Harbor
Water Taxi ( & 617/593-9168; www.
bostonharborwatertaxi.com).
BY WATER SHUTTLE
Seaport Express ( & 617/939-4802;
www.seaporttma.org) is a weekday-only
scheduled service operated by Rowes
Wharf Water Transport (see above). It
connects Rowes Wharf, behind the
Boston Harbor Hotel; the Seaport World
Trade Center on the South Boston water-
front; and Central Wharf, behind the
New England Aquarium. It's a commuter
617/
227-4321 for more information.
BY TAXI
Taxis are expensive and not always easy to
find—seek out a cab stand or call a dis-
patcher. Always ask for a receipt in case
you have a complaint or lose something
and need to call the company.
Cabs usually queue up near hotels.
There are also busy cab stands at Faneuil
Hall Marketplace (on North St. and in
front of 60 State St.), South Station, and
Back Bay Station, and on either side of
Mass. Ave. in Harvard Square, near the
Harvard Coop bookstore and Au Bon
Pain.
To call ahead for a cab, try the Inde-
pendent Taxi Operators Association, or
ITOA ( & 617/426-8700; www.itoataxi.
com); Boston Cab ( & 617/536-5010 or
617/262-2227); Town Taxi ( & 617/
536-5000; www.towntaxiboston.com);
City Cab ( & 617/536-5100); or Metro
Cab ( & 617/782-5500; www.boston-cab.
com). In Cambridge, call Ambassador
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