Directions to the Charles River Campus

From South or West:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) East to Exit 18, Allston/Cambridge. Exit left. Follow signs to Cambridge to the second set of lights. Turn right at the lights; this is Soldiers Field Road/Storrow Drive. Exit Storrow Drive at the Kenmore exit. Follow Local Directions below.

From Southeast:
Take I-93/Route 3 (Southeast Expressway) North to Boston. Exit onto Storrow Drive (Exit 26). Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore exit. Follow Local Directions below.

From North:
Take I-93 or Route 1 South to Boston. Exit onto Storrow Drive (Exit26). Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore exit. Follow Local Directions below.

From the North Shore/Logan Airport:
Take Route 1-A through the Sumner Tunnel. Follow signs onto the Expressway North. Take the Back Bay/Storrow Drive exit (Exit 26), and follow signs onto Storrow Drive. Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore exit. Follow Local Directions below.

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LOCAL DIRECTIONS from the Kenmore Square/Commonwealth Avenue exit of Storrow Drive:
At the first set of traffic lights, turn right onto Beacon Street. At this point, the road forks; the right fork is Bay State Road. The left fork will take you into Kenmore Square; in the Square, bear right onto Commonwealth Avenue. The Office of Human Resources is approximately one mile down Commonwealth Avenue; at the second set of lights after the B.U. Bridge, turn right onto Buick Street, which is on the corner of 881 Commonwealth Avenue.

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By Public Transportation:
Boston University is easily accessible by public transportation. The"B" branch of the MBTA Green Line passes through the campus along Commonwealth Avenue. Get off at the St. Paul Street stop. St. Paul Street is on one side of Commonwealth Avenue; Buick Street is on the other. Directions to the "B" line are as follows:

By Red Line:
Take the Red Line train to Park Street Station; transfer to the Green Line "B" Train.

By Blue Line (including Logan Airport):
Take the Blue Line Train to Government Center; transfer to the Green Line "B" Train.

By Orange Line:
Take the Orange Line Train to Downtown Crossing; follow the underground concourse to the Green Line Park Street Station, then board the "B" Train.

By Green Line:
From Lechmere, Science Park, North Station, or Haymarket - Take any train to Government Center; transfer to the "B" Train. From the Suburban "C" (Cleveland Circle) or "D" (Riverside) Lines - Take any train Inbound to Kenmore Square; change to the Outbound platform and board the "B" Train. From the "E" (Heath Street) Line - Take any train Inbound to Arlington Station; change to the Outbound platform and board the "B" Train.

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