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Yep, super-easy to catch from the Airport. It's basically just a special bus to South Station.
As far as driving in Boston goes - just assume people will do the most aggressive thing possible and you'll be fine.
This is far better advice
One quick question how late do the trains run? Based on what I looked it I can just pre-load a Charlie card and swipe it when I get on the train? Sounds like the Oyster card in the UK for the Tube. Should be easy enough hopefully.
Thanks for all the tips!
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Last train leaves each Terminal station at 12:30am in general, so my suggestion is to make sure you're out a midnight (which is when PAX shuts down anyway) to make sure you make it to your hotel.
EDIT: Oh hey they went and proved me wrong! One-year trial run of running the trains until 3am on Saturday/Sunday mornings starts in late March!
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It will tell you the nearest stop (currently does not support green line or commuter rail, but all others are fully supported), and it will give you live times for the trains running through it. I'm fairly sure it's also available for Android. Not necessary, but if you plan on using the subways, definitely a helpful app.
Also, based on the winter we've had so far, it's entirely possible there will be snow or slush on the ground (or in this case, the roads and rails). It's a good idea to have a backup plan in case the MBTA ends service for the day or a segment of a line gets cut off.
PAX EAST 2015 IS A GO!
Thanks to the MBTA site which looks similar to what San Francisco uses
From the Airport I would take the Silver line south from terminal E, take the subway redline Alewife to Kendall get off at Kendall and take the 4 min walk to my hotel
Cost is $2 for 30 mins vs a $30 cab ride for 10 mins
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EDIT: As of April 1st, the closures are still in effect.
Actually I've only ever taken the silver line with luggage, I'm not likely to have any issue taking a single full size rolly suitcase on transit as long as it's in offpeak hours, yeah?
In other news, it's official that late night T service will start before PAX! All T lines will now run until 3AM on weekends starting March 28th. Not as important this year since PAX ends at midnight, but still handy for those that plan on being out and about.
The mbta will not be running trains between Alewife and Harvard on 4/12 and 4/13.
Shuttle buses will be provided instead. This will increase your transit time by about 10 minutes.
Oh cool
If they will have lane restrictions this weekend, definitely seek alternate routes of travel than the Pike, and give yourself some extra time to get to the BCEC.
ETA: There will be NO lane restrictions this weekend. Thank heavens. Still have to plan for regular traffic issues, but this helps a lot.
A note for anyone on the red line or planning on parking at alewife (which I'd usually recommend), the MBTA is running busses from harvard to alewife over the weekend which usually extends the commute time a bit. And yes; the late night service works and is great, but runs a bit slower than usual.....
-skexy
The Government Center closure is a big deal, which is the reason why I think it needed to be said again now that we are only days away. You should definitely try to plan your travels prior to arriving in Boston so that you have a better feel for your options, rather than doing it on the fly when you get there. This is still very new, so even the locals aren't 100% on what to do unless it is a part of their daily travels.