TRAVEL

Cambridge is easily accessible by plane (via Logan Airport), the national train line Amtrak (information is available here) and by various bus lines (information is available here).

From the airport, you can get into Boston by taking the free MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) shuttle bus called the Silver Line. The Silver Line is a bus that is free from the airport to South Station, which is home to Amtrak, the commuter rail, the main bus station and the Red Line subway.

To get from South Station to Cambridge (which is next to Boston, just on the other side of the Charles River), you take the Red Line subway (going outbound to Alewife). The Foundry is located about 5 minutes from the Kendall Red Line stop. If you are staying closer to a Green Line subway, you can transfer to the Green Line from the Red Line (at Park Street Station) and take the Green D subway lines towards Union Square or Medford/Tufts and get off at Lechmere Station in Cambridge. From the Lechmere Station, it is for a short, 10-minute walk to the Foundry. (Note, be careful: Unlike the Red and Blue Lines, the Green Line has four branches – the B [Commonwealth Avenue], the C [Beacon Street], the D [Highland] and the E [Huntington Avenue]. Only the E goes to the Longwood Medical Area Stop.) More information about public transportation from the airport into town is available here.

A subway map and fare schedule are available here.

Cabs are also safe and easy to find near most of the city’s museums and other attractions, hotels, train stations and airport. A cab from the airport to the area called The Foundry (or, as the locals say, “The Fens”) will take anywhere from a half hour to an hour, depending on the traffic, and cost approximately $30-$50+. Ubers and Lyfts are also available in Boston and Cambridge.