Travel Information
Boston is on Eastern Daylight Time. The Boston Logan International Airport is located within 10 miles of the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center (Hynes) and is served by all major airlines. For more information about Logan Airport, see www.massport.com.
The official airline for the meeting is United Airlines. Participants are encouraged to book their flights for the meeting, where possible, with United or United Express and receive special pricing on scheduled service to Boston on applicable carriers. Book your airline reservation with United by calling the toll free reservation line (1-800-521-4041), united.com, or going through your preferred travel professional. Please be sure to reference the Meeting ID / Tour Code 587FL. Reservation agents are available Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (ET) at 1-800-521-4041. The specialized meeting reservations center will be closed on all major holidays.
Special pricing includes:
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5% off Published Fares - a percentage discount off published fares for qualifying travel in or between the domestic 48 States, Hawaii and Canada when the tickets are purchased subject to all restrictions and rules applicable to the fare purchased and issued in the United States; see table below for other discounts available with over 30 days advance ticketing.
DOMESTIC-US 48 states, Hawaii & Canada
Booking Class Discount Account Code All Classes (F,J,A,C,D,Y-L) - 5% Over 30 Days Advance Ticketing A,Q,V,W 7% M,E,U,H,F,J,C,D,Y,B 10% - 5% Percent Discount off united.com bookings. Not applicable for discounts off internet only fares. Applicable for US/Canadian locations only.
Additional benefits are:
- Mileage Plus® miles - Each Mileage Plus member will receive full credit to their account for all their miles flown when attending this meeting.
- Special Discounts on Car Rentals with Hertz - Hertz will offer, to participants of the Joint Mathematics Meetings, discounts of up to 20% off the applicable rental rates plus unlimited mileage when reservations are made in conjunction with United Airlines air reservations. To make reservations with Hertz and take advantage of this discount, call 888-444-1074 or to go www.Hertz.com. Please make sure you reference use Hertz Discount number CV# 02R30006. To make reservations with Hertz without using United Airlines, see below.
Hertz is the official car rental company for the meeting. To make a reservation using our special meeting rates, please provide our convention number: CV# 04N30002 when making reservations. Details on rates and general instructions can be found here. You can make reservations online at http://link.hertz.com/link.html?id=23051&LinkType= HZLK&TargetType=Homepage&ret_url=www.ams.org or call Hertz directly at 800-654-2240 (U.S. and Canada) or 405-749-4434 (other countries). At the time of reservation, the meeting rates will be automatically compared to other Hertz rates and you will be quoted the best comparable rate available.
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Taxi Service: Taxis are available outside the baggage claim areas at all terminals 24 hours a day. The fares currently range from US$25-30 (for the Omni Parker House) to US$35-40 for the hotels close to the Hynes (Sheraton and Marriott). Travel time will be approximately 15-20 minutes. It is recommended that you ask the taxi driver for a receipt showing the driver's name, company, and amount paid.
Airport Shuttle: Service is available through GOBostonShuttle (formerly Ultimate Shuttle), 888-437-4379, or www.gobostonshuttle.com/; reservations are required. The shuttle operates 24 hours/seven days a week. Fees are currently US$17 per person each way for the Hynes and all meeting hotels except the Colonnade, which is US$21 per person each way. However, participants of the Joint Mathematics Meetings may receive discounts on their fees, which will vary based on their destinations in Boston, if they book their fares by going directly to http://zebrashuttle.hudsonltd.net/res?USERIDENTRY=MATH&LOGON=GO.
If you have more than two bags per person, an additional US$5 per bag fee applies. There is no charge for children under three years. To find the shuttles, exit the terminals from the baggage claim area and look for signs that say "Shared and Scheduled Vans".
Driving Directions to the Hynes Convention Center: The Hynes Convention Center is located at 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115. Please see the hotel pages for the specific addresses of the meeting hotels. Also see the map, which shows optional directions from Google maps when you click on a meeting hotel. The Sheraton Boston and the Marriott Copley Place are connected to the Hynes/Prudential Center complex, which includes the Convention Center, the Prudential Center, the Prudential Center Mall and the Copley Place Shopping Galleries. The Colonnade Hotel and the Hilton Back Bay Hotel are adjacent to the complex.
From Logan International Airport and I-90 Westbound: Merge onto I-90 West/Mass Pike/Ted Williams tunnel and take exit 24 toward I-93. Merge onto I-93 South via exit on the left. Take the Massachusetts Avenue exit, Exit 18. Take a slight right onto the Massachusetts Avenue Connector and take your next right onto Massachusetts Avenue Follow Massachusetts Avenue 1.4 miles and take a right onto Boylston Street. The Hynes Convention Center is on the right.
From I-90 (Mass Pike) Eastbound: Take Exit 22 (Prudential/Copley Place). Stay left and take the ramp toward the Prudential Center as you exit onto Huntington Avenue. Stay right while on Huntington Avenue, and at the next set of lights turn right onto Belvidere Street, then take a right onto Dalton Street. At the first set of lights on Dalton Street take a right onto Boylston Street. The Hynes Convention Center's main entrance and driveway will be immediately on the right.
From I-93 Southbound: Follow I-93 South, staying to the far right as you approach Boston. Take Exit 26 (Storrow Drive). Follow Storrow Drive for approximately two miles to the Fenway/Kenmore Exit, which is the first exit after Massachusetts Avenue, on the left. Stay left as you exit Storrow Drive, going toward the Fenway. Continue to the first set of lights, staying left, onto Boylston Street. Go through four sets of lights on Boylston Street. The Hynes Convention Center's main entrance and driveway will be immediately on the right.
From I-93 Northbound: Take Exit 18 (Mass Avenue/Roxbury). At the third set of lights, turn left onto the Massachusetts Avenue Connector, then turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue Follow Massachusetts Avenue for 1.4 miles, and take a right onto Boylston Street. The Hynes Convention Center's main entrance and driveway will be on the right.
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA, known locally as the "T") is Boston's public transit system. It includes the subway system, buses, boat/ferries, and the commuter rail. Please refer to www.mbta.com for information, schedules and maps. All subway trips are US$2; the senior/disabled fare is US$0.60. Bus fare is US$1.50 per trip; the senior/disabled rate is US$0.40. The commuter rail fares range from US$1.70 to US$8.25.
From Logan Airport to the Hynes Convention Center by Public Transportation
Via the MBTA (subway): Board the complimentary Massport shuttle bus which stops outside the baggage claim area of all terminals, and get off at the Airport "T" station. Take an inbound Blue Line train (marked Bowdoin Station) to Government Center. Change at Government Center to an outbound Green Line. Follow the signs to board either the Green Line "B", "C", or "D" trains to the Hynes Convention Center stop. Turn left as you leave the subway, and left again at Boylston Street. The Hynes (and the Prudential Tower) will be straight ahead. An alternative route is to board the Green Line "E" train ("Arborway/Heath Street") and exit at Prudential Station. Enter the Prudential Center Mall, go up the escalator, turn left and proceed down the Belividere Arcade to the end where you will see a Dunkin Donuts. There will be a garden on your right most of the way. Go past Dunkin Donuts (turning slightly left) into Hynes Court. The entrance to the Hynes is just past Dunkin Donuts. The entrance to the Sheraton is to the left of the entrance to the Hynes.
Via MBTA (bus): Take the Silver Line Bus (SL1) which stops at Logan Airport's Terminals A, B, C, and E. There are signs directing you to the Silver Line bus as you leave the baggage claim areas. Take this bus to South Station. See below for directions to the Hynes from South Station.
From the Boston Train Stations to the Hynes/Prudential Center Complex
There are usually taxis waiting near the train stations. To take public transportation, please refer to the following directions.
Back Bay Station (Amtrak's Acela and Regional trains, MBTA Commuter Rail and the "T" Orange Line): Exit the Back Bay station onto Dartmouth Street. Cross Dartmouth Street and enter the Copley Place Mall (to the left of Neiman Marcus entrance). Go up the escalator and walk straight through the Copley Place Mall to the Marriott Copley Place. To get to the Hynes Convention Center, cross the glass footbridge connecting the Marriott to the Prudential Center Mall, and walk through to the Center Court. Go straight through the Center Court down the Prudential Arcade and turn right at the end of the arcade at the Dunkin Donuts as you enter Hynes Court. The entrance to the Hynes is to the left of the Dunkin Donuts. The entrance to the Sheraton is near the entrance to the Hynes.
North Station (Amtrak's Downeaster trains, the MBTA Commuter Rail, "T" station for Orange and Green Lines): Take the outbound Green Line "B", "C", or "D" trains to the Hynes Convention Center stop. Once you get off the subway, go toward Boylston Street. Turn left at Boylston Street and the Hynes will be straight ahead. It is also possible to take the Green Line "E" train ("Arborway/Heath Street") to Prudential station, and enter the Hynes through the Prudential Center Mall. When you enter the mall, take the escalator up and at the top turn left into Belvidere Arcade. Go straight to the end until you see Dunkin Donuts. The entrance to the Hynes is just past Dunkin Donuts.
South Station (Amtrak's Acela and Regional trains, MBTA Commuter Rail and the "T" Red Line, also the bus terminal): From the South Station bus terminal or train station, go to the Red Line subway "T" entrance. Take an outbound Red Line train toward "Alewife" to the Park Street station. At Park Street, change to the outbound Green line "B", "C", or "D" trains to the Hynes Convention Center stop. Exit the subway turning left, and turn left again at Boylston Street. The Hynes will be straight ahead. You can also take the outbound Green Line "E" train to Prudential Station. (See directions from North Station.)
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JMM Hotels: See hotel page for parking information at the JMM hotels. Parking at the Hilton, Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston, and the Colonnade Hotels is convenient to the Hynes. Additional information on parking can be found at www.celebrateboston.com/parking.htm. All rates are subject to change. Other parking options include:
Auditorium Parking Garage, 50 Dalton St., 617-247-8006, pilgrimparking.com/boston-parking-garages/hynes-auditorium-garage.htm. Rates: US$5 each ½ hour; US$25 maximum up to 6:00 p.m.; US$30 maximum up to 24 hours. Early Bird Special is US$18 (arrive 3:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and leave by 6:00 p.m.).
Belvidere Street Lot, 53 Belvidere St, Boston, 617-536-0910, www.celebrateboston.com/parking.53-belvidere-street-parking-lot.htm (only 50 parking spaces in lot). Rates: up to 1 hour: US$12; up to 2 hours: US$20; 2-3 hours: US$24; 3-12 hours: US$26; 24 hours: US$29. Early Bird Special is US$19 (in before 9:00 a.m. and out before 7:00 p.m.).
Copley Place Parking Garage, 100 Huntington Ave. (corner of Huntington Ave. and Dartmouth St.), 617-369-5025. Rates: 1 hour: US$9; 2 hours: US$18; 3 hours: US$25; 3-10 hours: US$30; 10-20 hours: US$34; 24 hours: US$35. Early Bird Special: US$20 (Monday to Friday, in before 9:00 a.m., leave between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.).
Prudential Center Parking Garage, 800 Boylston St., 617-236-3060, www.prudentialcenter.com/parking/rates.php. Rates: up to 1 hour: US$9; 1 to 1.5 hours: US$18; 1.5 to 2 hours: US$27; 2-10 hours: US$35; 10-24 hours: US$39. Early Bird Special: US$19 (Monday to Friday, arrive between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., leave between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.).
MotorMart Garage, 201 Stuart St., 617-482-8380, www.motormartgarage.com. The garage is located across the street from The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers. Rates: up to 1 hour US$8; up to 2 hours US$12; 2-3 hours US$16.00; 3-12 hours US$20.00; 12-24 hours US$31.
Boston Common Garage, Zero Charles St., 617-954-2098, www.massconvention.com/bcg.html. This garage is located near the Public Gardens and approximately eight blocks from the Hynes. Rates: up to 1 hour: US$10; up to 2 hours US$14; up to 3 hours US$18; up to 10 hours, US$23; 24-hour maximum charge: US$28. Weekend rates: US$11 (Enter after 6:00 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday and exit by 8:00 a.m. the next morning).