Boston Airport, officially General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, is located very close to the city centre. It serves as the home base for JetBlue and Delta Airlines and is the largest airport in the state of Massachusetts as well as in the New England region.
You will find a large number of restaurants, fast foods, snack bars and cafes at Boston’s airport, with most of them being in post-security zone (airside).
The airport operates 4 terminals, which are connected by a free airport bus to each other, the metro station and the port. Airport also offers a wide range of shops selling travel essentials, news kiosks and some fashion. There are ATM’s, lounges and pet relief areas in every terminal. Outside the airport, you may spend your long layovers in nearby hotels in either Hilton or Hyatt Regency.
Boston Logan Airport has four terminals: Terminal A, Terminal B, Terminal C, and Terminal E. All terminals are connected by a free shuttle bus service that runs 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Additionally, there is a walkway that connects Terminals A and E, and a shuttle bus that connects Terminals B and C.
International arrivals are headed to Terminal E, from which you will need approximately 1 hour for a comfortable transfer to your connecting flight.
It is possible to visit the city of Boston during longer layovers at Logan Airport. The airport is located in East Boston, which is just a short drive away from downtown Boston. Depending on the length of your layover, you can take a taxi, Uber, or public transportation to explore the city.
In the event of a transfer, you must always pick up your luggage and check it in again, so you must have an ESTA permit issued prior to your travel.
Boston Logan Airport Transfer
Airport – Boston Downtown (subway/metro)
Metro is the widely used transport from Boston’s Logan Airport. The airport station is part of the Blue metro line on the route from Wonderland – Bowdoin.
To get to the Airport metro station, get a bus no 22, 33, 55 or 66. The buses departure from the airport every couple of minutes, taking just about 4-7 minutes to get to the metro station, depending from which terminal the bus departures. (
Bus 22 – from/to terminal A, B
Bus 33 – from/to terminal C, E
Buses 55 – from/to all terminals
Bus 66 – from/to all terminals and harbour
The blue metro line then operates 7 days a week, departing every 5 minutes on weekdays 7:00 – 9:00 and 16:00 – 18:30 or departing every 9-13 minutes during off-peak hours and weekends.
The journey by metro to Bowdoin station takes 8 minutes.
Fares
Single one-way ticket costs
2.40 USDcurrently £1.92
You can also purchase 1 day pass using Charlie ticket (prepaid paper top-up card) - Unlimited travel for 24 hours on subway, Local bus and Silver Line, Commuter Rail Zone 1A, Charlestown Ferry for
12.75 USDcurrently £10.20
or 7 day pass using Charlie ticket (same conditions as 1 day pass) for
22.50 USDcurrently £18.00
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Airport – Boston South Station (bus)
There is a direct bus line (Silver Line – SL1) between the Boston Logan Airport and South Station. The buses sometimes stop underground and use fare gates, just like subway/metro stations.
Buses operate daily between 5:38 – 1:03,
Departure every 7-12 minutes during peak hours and every 10-12 minutes during off-peak hours and weekends.
Buses run by the Peak Service schedule during Weekdays between 7:00 – 21:00 and 16:00 – 18:30.
Fares
Single one-way ticket costs
2.40 USDcurrently £1.92
You can also purchase 1 day pass using Charlie ticket (prepaid paper top-up card) - Unlimited travel for 24 hours on subway, Local bus and Silver Line, Commuter Rail Zone 1A, Charlestown Ferry for
12.75 USDcurrently £10.20
or 1 day pass using Charlie ticket (same conditions as 1 day pass) for
22.50 USDcurrently £18.00
You can download an official PDF for subway/bus map, fares and timetables here.
