Public Transportation

Subway: Take the Red Line to JFK/UMass Station. A free shuttle bus will carry you to the campus.

Commuter Rail: Take the commuter rail to the JFK/UMass station from the South Shore on the Middleboro and Plymouth lines.

Bus: Kenmore Square stop (service all day): the Number 8 bus; the last one leaves campus at 1 a.m.
Forest Hills stop (rush hour only): the Number 16.



By car from the north
Take Interstate 93 South through Boston to exit 15 (JFK Library/South Boston/Dorchester) and follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.

By car from the south
Take Interstate 93 North to exit 14 (JFK Library/Morrissey Boulevard) and follow Morrissey Boulevard north to the campus.

By car from the west
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) east to Interstate 93. Take I-93 South one mile to exit 15 (JFK Library/South Boston/Dorchester) and follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.

UMass-Boston Parking fees
$6 per single use. More information on overflow parking near the shuttle bus stop will be available soon.

Campus Map


All buildings except the Clark Center and Service Building are connected by a second-floor catwalk.

For information on housing and ride share options, please visit the BSF Plug In page.