Travel

Accommodations

Reservations have been made at the Inn at Harvard for conference participants.

The Inn at Harvard
1201 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
(617) 491-2222

http://www.theinnatharvard.com/

Additional hotels and bed-and-breakfasts within walking distance to Harvard are listed below. We suggest that you make reservations directly with the hostelries as soon as possible.

Hotels

The Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 864-1200

Harvard Square Hotel
110 Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 864-5200

Bed and Breakfasts

A Friendly Inn
1673 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-7851

Irving House
24 Irving Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-4600

Mary Prentiss Inn
6 Prentiss Street
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 661-2929

Directions to Harvard Square

By Car
Due to heavy construction in and around Harvard Square please allow an extra 15-20 minutes of travel time.

From the West (I90 – Massachussetts Turnpike): Take Exit 18 (Cambridge/Allston). Bear right after the toll booth at the end of the exit ramp. At the third set of lights (over the bridge), turn left onto Memorial Drive. After the second set of lights, turn right onto JFK Street. Go through two sets of lights. At the third set of lights, turn right. This is the center of Harvard Square. Please see the list below for parking in Harvard Square.

Public Parking Around Harvard Square: As a convenience for our visitors we list below several commercial garages which may offer spaces. None is endorsed by Harvard.

Pilgrim Parking/Church Street
41 Church Street
(617) 661-5614

Harvard Square Garage
15 Eliot Street
(617) 354-4168

University Place Garage
124 Mt Auburn Street
(617) 491-0801

By Air
From Logan Airport
By subway (the “T”): Take the SILVER Line to South Station. Switch to the RED LINE outbound (toward ALEWIFE), go six stops and get off at HARVARD. The subway ride from Logan Airport takes approximately 45 minutes. The fare is $2.00.

By Taxi
The ride to Harvard Square takes about 20-30 minutes, depending on traffic, and costs about $35.

From South Station (Bus/Train Station)
Take the RED LINE toward ALEWIFE from South Station six stops to HARVARD SQUARE.

Campus Map

The Barker Center is located at 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. The building can be found in the lower right-hand corner of the following map:

Map of Harvard

Other images of the Harvard campus can be found at map.harvard.edu.