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Summer Symposium 2008

Travel Tips/Directions to Wellesley College
All Symposiasts are responsible for arranging their own transportation to and from campus.

Please use the information below to assist you with your travels. If you need more detailed information please visit the College travel site.

Arriving By Plane
Please use your travel agent to procure the best fares to Boston’s Logan Airport.

The Airporter (781-899-6161 or Toll Free 877-899-6161/ www.theairporter.com) operates multi-passenger van services from all terminals to the Newton/Wellesley area. Call directly or visit their website for current rates and reservations.

Logan Express runs a bus service direct to Framingham from all airport terminals. The one-way trip takes about an hour. Call 1-800-23-LOGAN for schedule and fare information or visit their website. From the Logan Express terminal in Framingham, you will need to take a taxi to the College (about 15 minutes). If no taxis are waiting, call Veteran's Taxi (781-235-1600) or another local taxi company (see list below). No shuttles from campus to Logan Express will be offered this year.

Arriving by Train
Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Service stops at Rte. 128/Westwood-Dedham. It is a 20-minute taxi drive to Wellesley College. Please arrange to have the taxi meet your train, as there are no station services. Local taxi companies include Wellesley Transportation (781-235-2200) and Veterans' Taxi (781-235-8294), others can be found listed below.

Arriving by Car

From Boston/Points East:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) to Exit 16 (West Newton). Follow Rte 16 West for 4.7 miles to a 5-way intersection in the town of Wellesley and take a slight left to continue on Rte 16 West/Washington Street. The entrance to the College is at the next stoplight on the right, about 0.5 miles down. Stone-Davis Hall is on the left of College Road past the College Club.

From Points West:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) to Exit 14 (Weston/Rte 128). Take Interstate 95/Rte 128 south for 0.5 miles to Route 16 West, Exit 21B. Follow Rte 16 West for 2.9 miles to a 5-way intersection in the town of Wellesley and take a slight left to continue on Rte 16 West/Washington Street. The entrance to the College is at the next stoplight on the right, about 0.5 miles down. Stone-Davis Hall is on the left of College Road past the College Club.

From Points North:
Take Interstate 95/Rte 128 South to Exit 21B (Rte 16 West). Follow Rte 16 West for 2.9 miles to a 5-way intersection in the town of Wellesley and take a slight left to continue on Rte 16 West/Washington Street. The entrance to the College is at the next stoplight on the right, about 0.5 miles down. Stone-Davis Hall is on the left of College Road past the College Club.

From Points South:
Take Interstate 95 (Rte 128) North to Exit 21 B (Rte 16 West). Follow Rte 16 West for 2.9 miles to a 5-way intersection in the town of Wellesley and take a slight left to continue on Rte 16 West/Washington Street. The entrance to the College is at the next stoplight on the right, about 0.5 miles down. Stone-Davis Hall is on the left of College Road past the College Club.

Local Taxi Information:
Veterans Taxi 781-235-1600
Wellesley Transportation 781-235-2200
JFK Taxi 508-653-4500
Newton Yellow Cab 617-332-7700
Red Cab 617-734-5000
Sun Taxi 800-SUN-TAXI
The AirPorter (by reservation only!) 781-899-6161 or toll Free 877-899-6161

For more information about Symposium, contact Katie O'Hara, Director of Special Programs at 781-283-2392.