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Simmons College
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
617-521-2000
Contact Information

The historic, tree-lined Simmons campus is located on the
borders of Boston’s lively Fenway neighborhood and the Longwood Medical area, and is easily accessible by public transportation.

  Please note: Parking on campus is currently unavailable due to construction, and visitors are strongly urged to take public transportation. Prospective students should contact their admission office for parking information.

Main Campus:

School of Management Campus:

See also:

 


Directions to the MAIN CAMPUS, 300 The Fenway

By Public Transportation

MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or the T)

Take MBTA green line E train (Heath Street) to Museum stop. Turn right onto Louis Prang Street. From here you can see Simmons’s green cupola. Walk past Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on left. Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, will be on left. (See www.mbta.com for more information about the T.)

Bus Terminals

All buses arrive and depart from South Station Transportation Center, 700 Atlantic Avenue, Boston.

Take MBTA Red Line from South Station inbound to Park Street. At Park Street, take Green Line E train and follow directions above.

By Car

  • From the West (including NYC and CT)
    Take Route 90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike) to Exit 22. Stay left and follow signs marked "Prudential Center/West 9.” Stay on Huntington Ave. west approximately 1 mile. Pass Museum of Fine Arts on right, then turn right at next light on Louis Prang St. Continue through two lights. The main building of Simmons will be on left. Turn left on Avenue Louis Pasteur. Simmons’s library is on left. Passengers may be dropped off here. See parking information that follows.
  • From the South
    Take I-93 North to Exit 26, “Storrow Drive”. Follow local directions below.
  • From the North
    Take I-93 South to Exit 26, Storrow Drive west/North Station. Keep left on exit and follow signs for Storrow Drive west. Follow local directions below.
  • From Logan International Airport
    Take airport exit following signs for I-93 North. Go through tolls then into Sumner Tunnel. Get in right lane. At end of tunnel, take “3 North/Storrow Drive” exit. Stay right onto Storrow Drive and follow local directions below.

  • Local Directions
    Look for sign “Kenmore Square, Fenway, Route 1 South” and exit left, following sign for “Fenway 1 South.” Do not take Kenmore Square exit. Stay right at light, following sign for “Boylston St. Outbound, Riverway 1.” Get in left lane and proceed to first light. Turn left onto Park Drive. Follow Park Drive to lights (gas station on right corner) and cross Boylston Street and Brookline Avenue. Stay left. At next set of lights, bear left following “Fenway” sign to reverse direction. At lights, continue straight, crossing Brookline Avenue again. You will be on “The Fenway.” Turn right onto Avenue Louis Pasteur after Emmanuel College. Simmons’s library is on left. Passengers may be dropped off here. See parking information that follows.
     

Parking

  Due to construction, parking is currently unavailable to visitors. Please use public transportation whenever possible. Prospective students should contact their admission office for parking information.

Visitors are encouraged to park at private garages in the area, including:

  • Landmark Center
    401 Park Drive
    617-927-0398
  • Masco Garage
    375 Longwood Avenue
    617-632-2310
  • Standard Parking Garage
    333 Longwood Avenue
    617-542-7275

See www.simmons.edu/parking/offcampus for additional options and rates.


DIRECTIONS to The School of Management, 409 Commonwealth Avenue

By Public Transportation

The SOM is easily accessible from the MBTA green line. Take the B, C, or D green line train to the Hynes Convention Center stop. Take right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Walk one block, turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue. The SOM is one block down on your right.

Another option is to take the B, C, or D green line train to the Kenmore Square stop. Exit right onto Commonwealth Avenue. The SOM is two blocks away on your left.

  • From the West
    Follow Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) East to Boston. Merge left, take “Brighton/Cambridge” exit — exit 18. After tolls, move into right lane, go through one set of lights and turn right immediately onto Storrow Drive eastbound. Take “Kenmore Square” exit. Turn left at 2nd set of lights onto Commonwealth Avenue. Continue about two blocks and turn left onto Hereford Street. Take immediate left back onto Commonwealth Avenue. The SOM is within two blocks on your right.
  • From the South
    Take I-93 north to Exit 26, “Storrow Drive”. Follow local directions below.
  • From the North
    Take I-93 south to Exit 26, “Storrow Drive West/North Station”. Keep left on exit and follow signs for “Storrow Drive West”. Follow local directions below.
  • From Logan International Airport
    Take airport exit following signs for I-93 North. Go through tolls then into Sumner Tunnel. Get in right lane. At end of tunnel, take “3 North/Storrow Drive” exit. Stay right onto Storrow Drive and follow local directions below.

Local Directions From Storrow Drive Westbound
From Storrow Drive, look for “Copley Square” signs and exit left. Turn right on Beacon Street, then left onto Clarendon Street. Cross Marlborough Street, and turn right onto Commonwealth Avenue. The SOM is within seven blocks on your right.

Parking

Visitors to the SOM are encouraged to park at the following parking garages:

  • Danker & Donohoe Garage
    341 Newbury Street
    617-536-3380
  • General Trading Co.
    200 Newbury Street
    617-247-0588

 


Information accurate as of July 2006.

 

see also

SOM Directions
Academic Calendar
Admission Events
Campus Events
Campus Maps

Campus Map

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transportation links

Amtrak
Boston's "Big Dig"
Logan Airport
MBTA

 

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