Travel Information

Boston Logan International Airport

Boston Logan International Airport is New England’s largest transportation center. The airport has four passenger terminals, A, B, C and E, each with its own ticketing, baggage claim, and ground transportation facilities. The terminals are connected to the central parking garage by a walkway system. In all, there are 94 gates with contact jet bridges and nine regional jet gates at the airport and more than 40 airlines fly nonstop to more than 100 domestic and international destinations.

The Hynes Convention Center and selected conference hotels are located just 20 minutes from Boston Logan International Airport. Ground transportation options from the airport to the Hynes Convention Center and conference hotels include shuttle service, taxi, or local public transit.

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Shuttle Service

Go Boston Shuttle provides shuttle service between Boston Logan International Airport and the Hynes Convention Center and conference hotels for approximately $17 per person each way. Reservations are required and can be made by phone at (888) 437-4379 or online.

Taxi Service

Taxi service is available at Boston Logan International Airport and can be accessed outside the baggage claim area. Fares originating from the airport to the downtown area and conference hotels are approximately $35 each way.

Public Transportation

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority operates Boston’s subway system. Detailed information, including the subway map, can be found on their website.

For subway service from Boston Logan International Airport to the Hynes Convention Center, take the subway bus from any terminal to the airport subway station, transfer to the blue line and board the westbound train (marked Bowdoin Station) to Government Center. Get off the train and follow signs to the green line and board the green line train D (Riverside) to the Hynes Convention Ctr/ICA station. Once you get off the subway, choose any exit and follow the signs to the Hynes Convention Center.

The conference hotels are also accessible via the subway system. They are all located near the Back Bay station on the orange line.

Rental Cars

Boston Logan International Airport offers convenient car rental options. To access rental car agencies, you will need to board the appropriate shuttle located on the baggage claim level of the airport. For your convenience, we have provided information on several major car rental companies below.

Rental Car Companies
(click on the company logo to be taken to their site)
Local Phone Number Toll-Free Reservation Number
(617) 567-4140 (800) 777-5500
(617) 561-4100 (877) 222-9075
(617) 561-3500 (800) 331-1212
(617) 497-3733 (800) 527-0700
(617) 634-0006 (800) 800-3665
(617) 561-4488 (800) 261-7331
(617) 569-7272 (800) 654-3131
(617) 569-6700 (800) 222-9058
(617) 568-0100 (800) 847-4389

Driving Directions

Driving Directions to the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center

From Boston Logan International Airport and Ted Williams Tunnel/I-90 Westbound
Merge onto I-90 West/Mass Pike/Ted Williams tunnel and take exit 24 toward I-93. Merge onto I-93 South via exit on the left. Take Massachusetts Avenue exit, Exit 18. Take a slight right onto Massachusetts Avenue Connector and take your next right onto Massachusetts Avenue.  Follow Massachusetts Avenue 1.4 miles and take a right onto Boylston Street. The Hynes Convention Center’s main entrance and driveway will be immediately on the right.

From I-90 Eastbound
Take Exit 22 (Prudential/Copley Place). Stay left and take ramp toward Prudential Center, as you exit onto Huntington Avenue, staying right while on Huntington Avenue. At the next set of lights turn right onto Belvidere Street then take right onto Dalton Street. At the first set of lights on Dalton Street take a right onto Boylston Street. The Hynes Convention Center’s main entrance and driveway will be immediately on the right.

From I-93 Southbound
Follow Route. 93 South staying to the far right as you get closer to Boston. Take Storrow Drive Exit 26. Follow Storrow Drive approximately 2 miles to the Fenway/Kenmore Exit (1st exit after Massachusetts Avenue, on left). Stay left as you exit Storrow Drive going toward the Fenway. Continue to first set of lights, staying left, going onto Boylston Street. Go through 4 sets of lights on Boylston Street. The Hynes Convention Center’s main entrance and driveway will be immediately on the right.

From I-93 Northbound
Take Exit 18 Massachusetts Avenue/Roxbury, at your third set of lights turn left onto Massachusetts Avenue Connector then turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Follow Massachusetts Avenue 1.4 miles and take a right onto Boylston Street. The Hynes Convention Center’s main entrance and driveway will be on the right.

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