Fenway travel advice (1 Viewer)

[houston]

Can those familiar with Boston help me get to Fenway? This will be my 1st time to Boston.

I'm staying in Milford (not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, looks like a nice Sheraton)

I will have a car

Plan to attend Aug. 2 day game

Need to get out of Fenway in time to be at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield by 7-730 for a concert

My hope would be to drive 1/2, 3/4 of the way to the stadium, be able to park my car easily, and then hop on a train to get to Fenway.

Any advice is appreciated on how to get there as well as any problems we might run into during the evening rush hour.

Thanks in advance!

 

[tikigods]

I always take the train in. Not sure what stations are over in Milford or where the nearest place is but best advice would be to head to Sullivan Station off 93. Take Orange to Haymarket then switch over to the Green. Take any one of them but E to Kenmore.

Good luck with traffic. Mansfield is a ways away.

 

[SteelCurtain]

A couple options....

Park at Riverside and take the green line in. Problem with this train is that it goes really slowly and I think there is construction right now, so there are some busses being used instead of train.

Take the commuter rail in from a place like Norwood and get off at Ruggles and take complimentary Red Sox shuttle to Fenway. Positive here is you will avoid much of the traffic to Tweeter (hopefully). Negative, you need to find Norwood train station, the commuter rail schedule is not as regular (hourly), and getting back you'll probably have to leave from BackBay (10 minute walk) as I have never taken the shuttle back to Ruggles.

If I were you, I'd probably do the commuter rail. You can try taking the commuter rail from Mansfield or Route 128 station. Obviously Mansfield takes the traffic piece out of the mix and the Route 128 station is VERY easy to find. I don't know if parking is always available. I know some MBTA railroad lots will fill up. Norwood Central never fills up.

Hope that helps a little. www.mbta.com for more information

 

[wilked]

I always take the train in. Not sure what stations are over in Milford or where the nearest place is but best advice would be to head to Sullivan Station off 93. Take Orange to Haymarket then switch over to the Green. Take any one of them but E to Kenmore. Good luck with traffic. Mansfield is a ways away.

why would he park north, when he is going south?My advice? Forget parking and riding, just head straight into the city, pay the $25-30 for the game for parking, then drive to mansfield after. Your drive to Mansfield will take at least two hours, prob closer to three. You may have bit off more then you can chew here. I would go to the game, get there early enough, get a sausage outside, head in, leave around the 8th inning (I know, but well worth it for traffic savings), get on the road by 4 at the latest, and that's about it.

 

[SteelCurtain]

I always take the train in. Not sure what stations are over in Milford or where the nearest place is but best advice would be to head to Sullivan Station off 93. Take Orange to Haymarket then switch over to the Green. Take any one of them but E to Kenmore. Good luck with traffic. Mansfield is a ways away.

why would he park north, when he is going south?My advice? Forget parking and riding, just head straight into the city, pay the $25-30 for the game for parking, then drive to mansfield after. Your drive to Mansfield will take at least two hours, prob closer to three. You may have bit off more then you can chew here. I would go to the game, get there early enough, get a sausage outside, head in, leave around the 8th inning (I know, but well worth it for traffic savings), get on the road by 4 at the latest, and that's about it.

Or park in a meter in Brookline and walk 10 minutes to Fenway......

 

[wilked]

how long the meters go for? 2 hrs?

 

[SteelCurtain]

how long the meters go for? 2 hrs?

depends on which ones you go for. 2,3,4,6, or 10 hours. I think its $0.25 for 30 minutes.

 

[houston]

Thanks for the info, I think we're planning to drive in or take the advice of taking the commuter train in from Mansfield or near by.

If we do the commuter train, it is a pretty easy walk to the ballpark? You say 10 mins, which doesn't sound bad, but is it possible to get lost and screw that up?

I'm assuming that public transportation will give us the best chance to get back to Mansfield in time for the concert.

Any pros/cons about the Milford area that we're staying in.

Also, anyone have a good "insider" route to Tweeter? Unfortunately it looks like one of those 1 road out, 1 road in amphitheatres that also make for a traffic nightmare.

Thanks again to all for taking the time to reply.

 

[wilked]

Thanks for the info, I think we're planning to drive in or take the advice of taking the commuter train in from Mansfield or near by.If we do the commuter train, it is a pretty easy walk to the ballpark? You say 10 mins, which doesn't sound bad, but is it possible to get lost and screw that up? I'm assuming that public transportation will give us the best chance to get back to Mansfield in time for the concert.Any pros/cons about the Milford area that we're staying in. Also, anyone have a good "insider" route to Tweeter? Unfortunately it looks like one of those 1 road out, 1 road in amphitheatres that also make for a traffic nightmare.Thanks again to all for taking the time to reply.

Milford is a suburb...very quiet town. Not sure what you are looking for thereAs for getting to the park, follow the huge crowd of people, can't miss it.

 

[HellToupee]

Any pros/cons about the Milford area that we're staying in.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g4...sachusetts.htmllink to trip advisor's reviews of the sheraton in milford

 

[SteelCurtain]

If you are walking from Back Bay train station, there won't be huge crowds, but you'll probably see some fans who are heading to the game....just ask them.

If you are taking the Red Sox shuttle from Ruggles, then there will be plenty of people.....just follow everyone.

 

[houston]

Belated thanks to all who offered advice.

Trip was a success. A friend provided last minute help with tickets, so I have no story to tell of my experience with the pros outside the stadium.

We took the commuter train from Mansfield and it worked fine. We walked to Fenway pregame and hopped on the shuttle back to the train station postgame. We got to the Tweeter Center in plenty of time for the concert after seeing the Sox game.

Fenway was great, I can't believe how small it is once you're inside. Great place to watch a game, at least once you get over the tiny seats. The only other old historical park I can compare it to is Wrigley. I liked Fenway better from the inside, but think that Wrigleyville offers way more in terms of pre/postgame environment.

I couldn't get over the number of references I heard to the Yankees. For a first place team, their fans sure seem to be concerned about their rivals to the South.