![]() It is adjacent to Cambridge, so if you work at Harvard or MIT it is an absolutely ideal location, close to Universities, museums and Boston itself. Since the pandemic, traffic patterns have also changed, and more people working from home has improved traffic at all hourĪrlington - Arlington has been up and coming for about fifteen years now and allegations of those living outside the Heights being solely a blue collar are outdated. Generally, the farther you are from the city, the more your airport drive will be delayed at rush hour. Typically, the closer you are to I-93 or I-90, the faster you can get to the airport. As rush hour and construction traffic around Boston can be so unpredictable, you should always allow more time. Each town has its own unique offerings and there are many possible matches for you to consider.Īirport commute times noted are estimates without traffic first (ie - 6AM or 11PM) and then in typical traffic (not excessive such as Friday afternoon). Once you've read these over, take a look at my BEST BETS choices to see some popular choices for different sets of town criteria but please don't conclude that these should be your you final choice. This list keeps growing and the explanations are broad stroke, but they can start you on your way to narrowing the choices. People moving to the Boston area (unless they are just wanting to move to the downtown city) have such a dizzying array of choices, that its almost impossible to decide where to live unless you really have the kind of local 'feel' that I do. While the city itself barely housed 600,000 people, growth is returning as redevelopment of key areas around Fenway as well as South Boston are experiencing building booms, with apartments and sky rise condos adding thousands of new bedrooms. The majority of Greater Boston's residence live outside of the city, with a vast core of suburbs and exurbs extending first into the I-95 ring, and then well into and beyond I-495 as well. We have the usual round of bus services such as Greyhound and Fox Bus Lines. Finally the train terminates at South Station in downtown Boston. There are three Amtrak stops for Boston, the first is at the Route 128 station in Dedham (RTE) and the second is Back Bay. Of particular use is the Acela Express train, which goes from South Station to New York's Penn Station in under four hours. They can add 30 minutes to your trip but will save you quite a bit of parking money.īoston also has daily train service via Amtrak, loosely following the I-95 corridor North and South. Do not expect these to save you any time or efficiency. Logan does have several off site parking options such as PREFLIGHT as well as their own new ECONOMY PARKING GARAGE (which is now as expensive as Central Parking once was). ![]() ![]() Parking at Logan Airport costs a whopping $35/day whereas you can pay as little as $10/day in Manchester. These airports pale in comparison to Logan's size and options, but those trying to reach the suburbs can sometimes find less expensive direct flights, with shorter drive times and much much cheaper and quicker parking and access. Bostons outer limits are also accessed by smaller airports, Manchester-Boston Airport (MHT) in Manchester NH and TF Green Airport (PVD) in Warwick (Providence) Rhode Island.
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