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T / subway: the T
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  • Updated By kazander on July 8, 2004
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  • well it rhymes with t.... - Boston
    well it rhymes with t....
    by kazander
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    Parking in Boston is terrible! Better just to walk or if you'll be travelling a distance take the subway known as the "T". It is a very comprehensible system with maps posted in the stations on the trains. Cost is $1.25 or a tiny token with a T emblazoned on it. It will take you one way, including transfers.. You pay on the train by the conductor.

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    Driving: Driving really IS horrible in and around Boston
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  • By jessicadf on November 18, 2003
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  • There! THERE! THAT'S the road we want! GO GO GO! - Boston
    There! THERE! THAT'S the road
    we want! GO GO GO!
    by jessicadf
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    Yes, I'd read plenty about this in warnings here on VT, and heard it by word of mouth over the years. But with needing to go to Stow and Weymouth Heights, we really did need to drive. So... there we were. Why does driving stink so much? Street signs that tell you one thing and then disappear for miles at a time... if you stop to ask for directions, people call streets different names than they're labeled (if they're labeled)... traffic, even on a Sunday, can be bad... Oh, and toll roads. Yikes! We went through the Ted Williams Tunnel 3 TIMES in one day, paying $4.50 each time. Ouch!!

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    T / subway: Ride the T. It smells like Pee!
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  • Updated By garridogal on July 27, 2006
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  • "I haven't anything to wear on
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    There's no rhyme or reason to it's schedule. They run single car trains at the height of rush hour so you either have to feel (and likely smell) like a sardine or continue to wait, the a/c is either broken or blasted so high that icicles will form from your nose. The new Green line cars just suck for a variety of reasons and baseball season is a nightmare beyond words.

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    Bus Service: Cheap bus service between Boston and New York City
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  • Updated By diver-x on September 29, 2005
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  • This question is often posed in the forums so here goes:

    What is the inexpensive bus service that runs between Boston & New York?

    The Fung Wah bus goes from Chinatown Boston to Chinatown New York and back for $15 each way. See http://www.fungwahbus.com for more information.

    Bonanza Bus has a service from 150 Huntington Ave., Boston to either 32nd St. x Corner of Broadway or E. 86th Street. x 2nd Ave. in NYC and is also $15 each way. See http://www.ivymedia.com/busschedule/ and click on the Boston=>NY schedule.

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  • Website: http://www.fungwahbus.com

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    Taxi Cabs: Make sure your cab has a meter
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  • By saccharinicity on May 28, 2006
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  • I never really thought about this until it happened to me recently but when getting into a cab, especially from the airport, MAKE SURE it has a meter. I ended up climbing into the first car I saw asking if i needed a taxi and halfway home, realized there was no meter...actually there was nothing in the car to make me think it was a cab at all. Once I got to my place the guy tried to tell me it was $40 flat rate and I have never had to pay more than $25 (tip included) to get home from the airport.

    Sometimes after long flights we don't really think that any yahoo that asks if you need a cab might not be the best choice, but it is just a general warning because the outcome of that ride was a messy and loud one. Needless to say he didn't get the full amount and he was pissed.

    Make sure your cab has a real meter to avoid any ripoffs.

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    T / subway: Take the T! Leave the car at home.
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  • Updated By moirholj on August 12, 2003
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    Do yourself a favor, don't try to drive around Boston. If you drove to get to Boston, leave your car at the hotel and take the T! Driving in Boston could quite honestly ruin your trip. Not only are the roads croweded but I swear, with the big dig, the roads literally change overnight. The T is the local subway system and it is EASY to use. Please don't be intimidated by the T, it is nothing like the confusing NYC subway system. It is pretty clean and the maps are quite simple to understand. If you are on the T and you get totally turned around - look for a your person to ask directions. Boston is FULL of college students who know there way around and are not out to get you. Find a friendly, young face and quietly ask directions.

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  • Website: http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_index.asp

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    T / subway: Which Letter Did They Say
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  • Updated By moiraistyx on October 23, 2006
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  • My first week in Boston I was terrified of riding the T because I never had been on a subway before. Well what a mistake that was. I went home my first weekend to visit my boyfriend and had to navigate the T trains by myself. Well, B, C, D, they all sound similar. I got on the wrong train and ended up at Boston College instread of Boston University. Luckily the T driver was nice and he let me back on and directed me at Kenmore Square to the right train. Once you have the letters down then you master the colors, green line, red line, orange line, purple line and blue line. Can you remember all that. When in doubt grab a T map, it will definately help. On most lines the T-Fare will run you $1.25 in each direction. If you are visiting Boston and plan on using the T a lot, you can invest in a visitors pass or one of the monthy passes offered depending on your length of stay. The last trains leave at 12:10 AM, so if you are partying late you'll need to find an alternative, such as a cab.

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    T / subway: Public transit makes so much sense
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  • By jessicadf on January 13, 2004
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  • Boston Transportation
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    In a town where there is no grid pattern to the layout of the streets, drivers are routinely called "massholes" and streets are terribly marked, if at all, taking the T (subway) is one of the sanest transportation choices you can make. The underground stations are warm on a cold day, too. :-)

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    By Airplane: Get’in There
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  • By LrSorr on May 14, 2007
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  • By plane:
    Logan International Airport (Airport Code is BOS). Direct flights from all major points in the U.S. For international travelers, this is closer to Europe so you should be able to find direct flights to BOS from major European cities like Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, Dublin, London, Paris, Milan, Zurich, Reykjavik, to name a few. From Asia and other continents: Tough! Go through another U.S. point of entry to connect to Logan. No other way around it! The airport offers shuttle buses from all terminals to subway, parking lot, and even to the water taxi.

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    Commuter Rail: Getting there
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  • By LrSorr on May 14, 2007
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  • By rail:
    Domestic travelers -- check out www.Amtrak.com for train schedule. Amtrak stops at the South Station as well. About 4 hours from New York. Approximately $60-$70 one way depending on your choice of seating.

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