Boston is referred to as “America””s walking city” and as the name says, it is a great city for walking and has more on-foot commuters compared to any other city in the United States.
Boston is a bicycle-friendly city as well. Boston is densely or closely packed together, so getting from one place to another by bikes is preferred. It also reduces pollution and serves as a good exercise. Apart from walking and biking, there are other ways to travel in Boston.
“Vanpooling” is an ideal, yet affordable way to get around places. If driving by car is your option you can consider vanpooling, which is a group of people sharing a van for specific destinations in the city. By vanpooling, not only fuel and maintenance costs are saved, the environment is also prevented from heavy pollution. For other road transportation purposes you always have the taxi/cab services. If you need to get to your hotel/train station from the airport, a taxi or a cab can get you there. Station wagons which are accessible taxis for persons with disabilities, and credit card taxis are available upon request at the airport.
If you choose to use the public transportation, you can do so as well. Thousands of residents and visitors use the extensive system of MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) trains and buses to get around the city each day. Boston’s subway system though not as extensive as that of New York, is an effective mode of travel between major locations in the city. Referred to simply as “the T,” Boston’s subway has color-coded lines in Red, Orange, Green, Blue and Silver, and it is operated by the MBTA. Commuter trains are also available for those travelling from the suburbs to the city of Boston.
Besides the subway system, the MBTA operates a bus service with routes same as that of the subway and many other places too. Bus schedules are available at most subway stations and are usually posted on the sign at bus stops and do run on schedule.
Some prefer the water shuttles, water taxi’s, boats and ferries to get to places, while some enjoy Boston’s best cruises and water rides for sight seeing, pure pleasure and for fun. The city water taxi also provides a safe, reliable and affordable means of transportation within the city.
If you rather fly to destinations, Boston is home to Logan International Airport. Major places around the city and within the city can be reached using airplanes at an affordable price.