HILS Public Transportation and Shuttle Bus Information
Getting To and From Harvard Affiliated Hospital Labs and Research Centers
There are a large number of Harvard affiliated hospitals and research centers that are within easy reach of HILS students. Getting from one hospital campus to another via the Boston regional public transportation and Harvard's shuttle bus systems is very doable, but the many existing transit options and routes can be confusing at times. We've compiled this list of 'HILS-accessible' transportation services to hopefully make getting around our Harvard hospital network a little easier for you. If you have any concerns or suggestions for the list below, please send them to hils@fas.harvard.edu.
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Late Night Travel around the Cambridge Campus : The Evening Van Service is designed to transport faculty, staff and students safely about the campus area as a supplement to the shuttle bus system. The service operates between 7 p.m. and 2:30 a.m., seven days a week throughout the entire year, including summer and break periods. No advance arrangements are needed. However, the last call for a ride must be received by 2:30 a.m. For more information, or to request a ride, please call 495-0400.
- Longwood Medical Center (in Boston) : including the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Dental School, and Harvard Medical School
- There is currently (until 12/31/07) a pilot program allowing Longwood-affiliated students to travel on
all the shuttles servicing Longwood but operated by institutions other than their own for free - click here for details
- To/From Harvard University:
Use the M2 shuttle, which stops at Lamont Gate at Harvard Yard in Cambridge and Vanderbilt Hall at the Longwood Medical Center in Boston
- click here for schedule
- To/From Ruggles MBTA Stop: Use the Ruggles Express, which stops at the Orange Line Ruggles stop and proceeds to make several stops around Longwood - click here for schedule
- To/From JFK/UMASS MBTA Stop: Use the JFK/UMASS shuttle, which stops at the Red Line JFK/UMASS and proceeds to make several stops around Longwood - click here for schedule
- To/From Harvard School of Public Health and Landmark Center: Use the Landmark – Longwood Shuttle, which stops at HSPH as well - click here for schedule
- To/From Mass General Hospital: A shuttle goes between MGH, the Prudential Center, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital - click here for schedule
- Mass General Hospital: Massachusetts General Hospital is located at 55 Fruit Street in Boston. Mass General has a number of shuttles available that are far too numerous to list here in total. See their webpage for the full list. Additionally, an internal shuttle around MGH can be found here. Of particular interest are the following shuttles:
- From any MBTA station: The Red Line Stop Charles/MGH is right by the MGH campus - see the MBTA's website for information about the T
- To/From Longwood Medical Center: A shuttle goes between MGH, the Prudential Center, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital - click here for schedule
- To/From Charlestown Navy Yard: A shuttle goes between the Charlestown Navy Yard, North Station, and MGH - see the weekday schedule here or the weekend schedule here. Additionally, Partners sponsors a taxi voucher program for travel between the Charlestown Navy Yard and Harvard Medical. Details of this program can be found here.
- McLean Hospital:
McLean Hospital is located at 115 Mill Street in Belmont, Massachusetts (west of Boston).
Take the #73 bus from Harvard Square to the end of the line, then either walk or take the shuttle. Alternatively take the Fitchberg commuter rail from Porter or North Station to Waverly, then either walk or take the shuttle - click here for detailed directions
- Mount Auburn Hospital:
Mount Auburn Hospital is located at 330 Mount Auburn St. in Cambridge. You can either walk from Harvard Square or take the #71 or #73 buses from Harvard Square - click here for detailed directions
- Brockton/Jamaica Plain VA Hospital: There exist a number of shuttles between these two Boston-area Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospitals - click here for details
