Administrative Services

Parking and Transportation

MIT Parking and Transportation
Office: W20-022; Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30am-4:30pm. The most up-to-date information can be found there.

Services

Parking
Emergency Ride Home
Snow and Street Cleaning
Traffic Violations (on-campus)
Zipcar
TPass
Shuttles
Carpools, Vanpools, Commuter Boats, etc.
Taxi Services
Buslines
Trains
Air & Rail Discounts
Maps
Getting To MIT

Parking

To apply for parking privileges at MIT, Libraries' Staff and Support Staff should contact Departmental Parking Coordinator Michael Smith: masmith@mit.edu | 253-7096

MIT parking lots and zones
Parking for Visitors

Snow and Street Cleaning

Traffic Violations (on-campus)

http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/parking/regulations.html.
Appeals forms are available at the Parking Office or from Departmental
Parking Coordinator Michael Smith
masmith@mit.edu | 253-7096

Zipcar (A rental service for people who occasionally need a car, for periods as brief as an hour, but don't want to own one.)

Zipcar
Information on MIT- sponsored zipcar membership, and the location of nearby zipcars.

TPass

To apply for an MIT-subsidized T-Pass, Libraries' Staff and Support Staff should contact Departmental Parking Coordinator Michael Smith : masmith@mit.edu | 253-7096

MIT's subsidized TPass program.
Applying for a pass
MIT's TPass Office also provides Boston Visitor Passes

For more information on Public Transportation in and around Boston, visit the MBTA website.

Shuttles

Shuttle services located near or connected with MIT

CambridgeSide Galleria Shuttle "The Wave" is an additional free service not listed on the MIT Shuttle page. It runs between the Kendall/MIT T-Stop, Kendall Theatre, and CambridgeSide Galleria. The "Wave" bus stop is located in front of the MIT Coop at 3 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square and runs every 20 minutes. Hours of operation: Monday - Saturday 9am-6pm; Sunday 12pm - 6pm.

Carpools, Vanpools, Commuter Boats, etc.

Caravan for Commuters, Inc. Massachusettes' statewide commuter services organization, provides assistance to commuters looking for alternate modes of transportation.

Taxi Services

See this convenient list of local taxis.

Buslines

Perer Pan Bus Lines
(800) 343-9999
South Station Bus Terminal
Boston
http://www.peterpanbus.com/

Greyhound
For information and bus terminal locations see
http://www.greyhound.com/

Trains

For information and schedules see http://www.amtrak.com/

Air and Rail Discount fares

Discounts for official MIT business: see http://controllers.mit.edu/travel

Maps

To plan travel time from MIT to destination see MapQuest at http://www.mapquest.com.

To get around MIT, visit http://whereis.mit.edu

Getting To MIT

Arrival by train

At North or South Stations in Boston, taxi service and public transportation are available

Arrival by car

See MapQuest

Arrival by public transportation:

MBTA

Arrival by air (from Logan Intl Airport to the campus):

During rush hour allow at least an hour travel time. Public transportation from the airport to MIT is available. Although an inexpensive alternative, it is cumbersome with luggage.

The Boston Coach car service can provide a chauffeured limousine or a New Yorker sedan for travel between the airport and the hotel. To contact them call 800-672.7676. Provide the airline name, flight number and arrival time for best service.

 

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