Click on the slide show above to hear tips from two T experts.

Although it squeaks and groans and can sometimes be a trifle late, greater Boston’s public transportation system — known simply as the T — has been getting BU students around town for more than 100 years.

The recent addition of an electronic ticketing system may well make the whole process easier for young T rookies, but like mass transit everywhere, the T has its quirks.

In the slide show above, Laurel Koller (CAS’09) and Paola Mora (CAS’10) take the T through Boston, offering helpful tips and information on efficient riding. For more information about the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (the T), click here.

Fares
CharlieCard (a reusable, rechargeable plastic card): $1.70
Free transfer to local bus and discounted transfer to express bus

CharlieTicket (a reusable, rechargeable paper ticket) or cash on board: $2

Monthly LinkPass: $59
Unlimited travel on subway, plus local bus

Weekly LinkPass: $15
Unlimited travel on subway, local bus, commuter rail zone 1A, and inner-harbor ferry for seven days

Daily LinkPass: $9
Unlimited travel on subway, local bus, commuter rail zone 1A, and inner-harbor ferry

BU stops
B Line: Numerous stops inbound between Packard’s Corner and Kenmore Square
C Line: St. Mary’s Street, Kenmore Square
D Line: Fenway, Kenmore Square

For access to other lines
Red Line: Park Street
Blue Line: Government Center
Orange Line: Park Street or Haymarket
Silver Line: Boylston Street

Edward A. Brown can be reached at ebrown@bu.edu.