<p>Hey Im looking to be in that area over spring break, flying to boston coming back to DC, whats the easiest way to travel. Renting a car is something like $400 :(, i could take the acela train but then how would I get around the city? and Im thinking it would end up being just as expensive.</p>
<p>Whats the cheapest way? most convienient?</p>
<p>try airtran. They fly almost every hour from Boston to BWI and I am pretty sure they fly into DC too.</p>
<p>within DC, there is very good public transportation. The metro (underground rail) and bus system can get you basically anywhere pretty cheap.</p>
<p>Southwest flies BWI to Manchester, NH, and has some good prices. Even though Manchester is in NH, it is very close to the MA border, and you can easily access everywhere you'd want to go around Boston.</p>
<p>As a citizen of the wonderful District of Columbia, I can tell you that the best way around the city is the Metro. Anywhere else you can walk. I I'm 20 years old and lived in DC my entire life (except college) and still don't have a drivers license because I never needed one.
To get from DC to Boston, the easiest way is probably Amtrak. A metroliner ticket is relatively cheap. Can't quote time, but probably around 6 hours.
You can also take the Chinatown bus from DC to NYC to Boston, which is cheap, but I'm not sure if you've ever done a long public bus ride...</p>
<p>^I'm from Boston and take the bus to NYC a fair amount-- I take Greyhound/Peter Pan instead of the Chinatown buses. Slightly more expensive, but I get the impression they're much safer.
Any kind of student discount on the Acela?
Sometimes my family flies out of Providence instead of going from Logan, which apparently is sometimes less expensive. Might be worth looking into (there is a commuter rail to Providence as well).</p>
<p>Its pretty easy to get around Boston for a few days without a car. They have a good subway system.</p>
<p>Most convenient is flying, it's a short flight and there are tons of people moving between Boston and DC every day so flights are cheap. JetBlue is about 60-70 bucks both ways if I remember, and they're hardly the most inexpensive option.</p>
<p>Whats the cheapest way to travel from NYC to Boston?</p>
<p>I know someone some chinese bus lines or greyhound/ how would you get to the subway systems in those areas? are they safe? Does greyhound take you directly to the subway or do you have to take the taxi.</p>
<p>Never been to either one of those places</p>
<p>oh and easiest way from manchester to boston?</p>
<p>Don't rent a car for DC driving; it's not worth the aggravation. Take the metro.</p>
<p>I love Amtrak...its always on time, and the Metroliners are actually very comfortable. I frequently take Amtrak from NYC/ NJ to D.C. and points south.</p>
<p>If you are flying into Baltimore, trust me, you can go just as cheaply on Airtran from Logan without the hassle of going to Manchester. I know. My daughter goes to school in Baltimore. You just need to book in advance. And Airtran has a flight amost every hour.</p>
<p>Bus from NYC to Boston brings you right into South Station. We have done the chinese bus, but my daughter recently went to NYC and we found that by getting the efare on Greyhound, it was $15.00 one way, $18 with tax. You just need to click on the efare on the left of the screen. The only catch is it's nonrefundabled or changeable, but for $15 it's a great deal. From south station, you can get anywhere.</p>
<p>MBTA</a> > Riding the T > Getting Around Boston</p>
<p>this might be more helpful</p>
<p>MBTA</a> Subway 'The 'T' > Maps, Schedules, and Fare Information for the Boston Area Subway System</p>
<p>Rolen>> if you go from NYC to Boston, you can go to NY Port Authority and take a Greyhound/Peter Pan bus to Boston for $30 round trip. (Just order your ticket online and enter in coupon code nybosr.) That'll take you to South Station in Boston, which is a big transportation center--there are subways there that are really easy to figure out.</p>
<p>Oh, and if you're trying to get to NY Port Authority from Penn Station, it's just one subway stop uptown--you don't have to go outside or anything, the subway runs in between the two.</p>
<p>Oh, whoops, looks like I said all the same things as curlygirl</p>
<p>Def. fly airtran into BWI, then hop on the MARC train to get down to DC. As you can see, getting around DC is no problem with the subway.</p>
<p>The Boston T system is unbelievable and safe.</p>
<p>I think the DC Metro system is one of the city's best qualities.</p>