Shuttles

Shuttles

Shuttle Schedule

To/From Fairfield Inn

For ScienceWriters2015 attendees staying at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, the Hampton Inn, or the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, shuttles provided by Knight Science Journalism at MIT will carry passengers to the conference sites each morning, and back to the hotels at the close of activities each evening.

The shuttle, a large commercial bus, will pick up and drop off at the Fairfield Inn only due to parking constraints. Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn guests should leave a little extra time to walk to the Fairfield Inn to meet the bus. (Please note that Monsignor O'Brien Highway is a busy boulevard. Holiday Inn guests should walk to Third Street and use the crosswalk there.)

If you miss the shuttle or need to travel at different times, please see below for alternate options.

Friday, 9 October

6:00PM to 9:30PM Fairfield Inn to Walker Memorial

Saturday, 10 October

7:15AM (1 trip) Fairfield Inn to Hyatt Regency
9:15PM (1 trip) Hyatt Regency to Fairfield Inn

Sunday, 11 October

7:00AM to 8:15AM Fairfield Inn to Kresge Auditorium
5:30PM* to 6:00PM Kresge Auditorium to Fairfield Inn

Monday, 12 October

7:00AM to 8:15AM Fairfield Inn to Kresge Auditorium
5:30PM* to 6:00PM Kresge Auditorium to Fairfield Inn
(Please note the return shuttle will drop off Broad tour participants before stopping at hotel.)

Tuesday, 13 October

6:30AM (1 trip) Fairfield Inn to Hyatt Regency
8:00AM (1 trip) Fairfield Inn to Hyatt Regency

Unless otherwise noted, buses will run between the hours listed in approximately 15-20 minute intervals depending upon traffic.

*If sessions run late, the first bus will be held for attendees but will leave within 5-10 minutes of session’s end.

To/From Hyatt Regency and MIT Campus locations

Friday, 9 October

6:00PM to 9:30PM Hyatt Regency to Walker Memorial

Sunday, 11 October

7:00AM to 8:15AM Hyatt Regency to Kresge Auditorium
5:30PM* to 6:00PM Kresge Auditorium to Hyatt Regency

Monday, 12 October

7:00AM to 8:15AM Hyatt Regency to Kresge Auditorium
5:30PM* to 6:00PM Kresge Auditorium to Hyatt Regency

Buses will run between the hours listed in approximately 10-15 minute intervals depending upon traffic.

  • If sessions run late, the first bus will be held for attendees but will leave within 5-10 minutes of session’s end.

To/From Science Writers Party at Boston Globe

Sunday, 11 October

6:40PM (1 trip) Fairfield Inn to Boston Globe
10:00PM (1 trip) Boston Globe to Fairfield Inn

6:40PM to 7:40PM* Hyatt Regency to Boston Globe
9:40PM to 10:20PM Boston Globe to Hyatt Regency

  • Departing in approximately 10-minute intervals from 6:40 to 7:00 and 20-minute intervals from 7:00 to 7:40. If buses fill early, they may leave ahead of schedule.

If you miss the Fairfield shuttle, the Lechmere stop on the MBTA Green Line is a short walk from the hotels. To get to the Hyatt, take the Green Line to Park Street, change to a B Line train, ride it all the way to the Boston University Central stop, then walk across the Boston University Bridge to the Hyatt. To get to Kresge Auditorium on the MIT campus, change at Park Street to the Red Line outbound toward Alewife, go two stops to Kendall/MIT, and walk from there to the Kresge Auditorium.

For help navigating on/around the MIT campus, please check http://whereis.mit.edu.


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