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Is it necessary to have a car in Boston? I was just wondering...
steve0036 said:Is it necessary to have a car in Boston? I was just wondering...
steve0036 said:Is it necessary to have a car in Boston? I was just wondering...
howui3 said:i lived in Boston last year and having a car there is very, very, very expensive! If you live in Back Bay/Beacon Hill area it will be $200-$300/months on top of rest for a parking spot. You can get a parking permit but finding a spot on the street is crazy! and if there is a snow storm you have to move your car or it gets towed. If you like in other, slightly cheaper places like Coolidge Cornet you can find a spot for about $150/months on top of rent (that's what my buddy pays).
Also, the only organized grid in the city is in Back Bay, the rest of the city is crazy with many one-ways streets that curve left and right. There is A LOT of traffic in the city, I mean A LOT! The pike is like a huge garage during rush hour.
I would not recommend having a car there, especially if you like close to school. You will be in class, lab, or in the library most of the time anyways. Plus Boston had a good public transport system and the taxi is pretty cheap. If you want to make snowboarding drips you can rent a car. And there is a cheap bus that takes you to New York or you can fly.
good luck.
SweetTooth85 said:How much is it for a bus ride to NYC and how long does it take?
steve0036 said:Is it necessary to have a car in Boston? I was just wondering...
noOMFSdoc said:
howui3 said:peter pan is one of many bus companies that go from boston to ny, here is their website:
http://www.peterpanbus.com/
it takes out 4 hours and costs $55 (from their website) but you can always find cupons for $15 each way. Also Boston University has a bus that leaves on friday and return on sunday for a weekend trip to NY.
but the cheapest is the Chinatown bus which goes from Chinatown in Boston to Chinatown in NY. check out this website:
http://www.staticleap.com/chinatownbus/
or you can find a cheap jetblue flight to NY and be there in 40min.