Getting to and around MIT

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MIT is located in Cambridge, MA, just over the bridge from downtown Boston. Please refer to the transportation information below as you plan for your visit on April 23.

Getting to MIT

TRANSPORTATION FROM OUTSIDE OF CAMBRIDGE AND BOSTON

We strongly advise that visitors planning to drive to Cambridge park at an MBTA commuter rail or subway station and use public transportation to travel to campus. Many of the MBTA subway and commuter rail stations offer parking, which you may prefer over driving into the city. Please refer to the MBTA's trip planner to find the station nearest to you—the MBTA website is also useful for finding fare information and daily parking rates at individual stations.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN CAMBRIDGE AND BOSTON

The closest MBTA subway stations to MIT are:

Kendall Station (Red Line)
Central Square (Red Line)

MBTA Buses are available from Boston and other parts of Cambridge:

1 Bus
CT1 Bus

MBTA Maps & Schedules

VISITOR PARKING

Parking in Cambridge is expensive and very difficult to find on an average day. Complicating things further are the occasional detours and road closures due to ongoing construction. On April 23, we anticipate thousands of visitors to campus, and we strongly encourage you to use public transportation to get to MIT.

Once you're here, you can get around campus on the MIT shuttles that will run throughout the day.

For Under the Dome activities, limited on-campus parking is available:

Paid parking lots and garages can be found around campus:

1 Memorial Dr.
1 Broadway
7 Cambridge Center
800 Technology Square
Marriott Hotel
Hyatt Regency Hotel

Getting around campus

SHUTTLES

Two MIT shuttle routes will be available as you explore campus. You may pick up this map on-site at one of our guest services tents.

ACCESSIBILITY

Visitors may refer to the MIT Accessibility Map.