how to spend 5 hours in boston

[LS21]

okay, so i picked a pretty long layover in boston airport to have lunch in town with a friend. then she went and got an internship in england so thats out of the question.

what can 1 do for 5 hours centered around noon, in boston? keep transit time (bus/taxi/etc) from airport in mind

 

[Zenmervolt]

My only experience in Logan International Airport involved having to sleep there overnight due to a canceled flight. I highly recommend that you do just about anything else other than that.

ZV

 

[krylon]

Why not just drink at the bar

 

[Capt Caveman]

Take the shuttle bus from your airport gate to the Blue line (subway) station and take it to the Aquarium stop. It'll put you right at Fanueil Hall. From there you can walk all over. The North End, Boston Common, New England Aquarium, Newbury St, Downtown Crossing, etc...

 

[HardcoreRobot]

30 min to get somewhere, 30 min to get back, 30 min to get thru security again + carrying my carryon everywhere would make it not worth my while to leave the airport

bar+tv
book
laptop+movie
sleep

all would work

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
30 min to get somewhere, 30 min to get back, 30 min to get thru security again + carrying my carryon everywhere would make it not worth my while to leave the airport

bar+tv
book
laptop+movie
sleep

all would work

This is what I was going to post. A 5 hour layover seems like a long time until you try to "do something" with that time. You'll have a a laptop with you, I'm sure. Take the laptop, go find a coffee shop/food place. Sit there, eat, drink something and surf. That's an easy two hours gone. Go buy a magazine, sit on the toilet and read it. That's another hour. By the time you get to the gate it's time to board.

Me personally, I wouldn't risk missing my flight just to "go do something." In a big city like Boston, getting to or from the airport is going to take an hour at least.

 

[Newbian]

Go dump some tea at the harbor.

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
30 min to get somewhere, 30 min to get back, 30 min to get thru security again + carrying my carryon everywhere would make it not worth my while to leave the airport

bar+tv
book
laptop+movie
sleep

all would work

forgot to copy my The Wire episodes before i left and airport internet too slow to stream Arrested Development


i want to eat good food. not possible in airport. what are some places in town? (anything not pizza or mexican)

 

[Doggiedog]

You can go to Reveya Beach

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: LS21

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
30 min to get somewhere, 30 min to get back, 30 min to get thru security again + carrying my carryon everywhere would make it not worth my while to leave the airport

bar+tv
book
laptop+movie
sleep

all would work

forgot to copy my The Wire episodes before i left and airport internet too slow to stream Arrested Development


i want to eat good food. not possible in airport. what are some places in town? (anything not pizza or mexican)

Do what I say and you'll be steps from the North End for Italian food or Fanueil Hall with it's large food corridor and the restaurants surrounding it.

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
30 min to get somewhere, 30 min to get back, 30 min to get thru security again + carrying my carryon everywhere would make it not worth my while to leave the airport

bar+tv
book
laptop+movie
sleep

all would work

This is what I was going to post. A 5 hour layover seems like a long time until you try to "do something" with that time. You'll have a a laptop with you, I'm sure. Take the laptop, go find a coffee shop/food place. Sit there, eat, drink something and surf. That's an easy two hours gone. Go buy a magazine, sit on the toilet and read it. That's another hour. By the time you get to the gate it's time to board.

Me personally, I wouldn't risk missing my flight just to "go do something." In a big city like Boston, getting to or from the airport is going to take an hour at least.

The airport is relatively close to the city, actually. It does not take even remotely close to an hour to get to/from the airport. With that said, I'd still stick to staying... 5 hours sucks, but it goes by a lot faster than you'd think-- and you don't want to risk being late for your flight.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
30 min to get somewhere, 30 min to get back, 30 min to get thru security again + carrying my carryon everywhere would make it not worth my while to leave the airport

bar+tv
book
laptop+movie
sleep

all would work

This is what I was going to post. A 5 hour layover seems like a long time until you try to "do something" with that time. You'll have a a laptop with you, I'm sure. Take the laptop, go find a coffee shop/food place. Sit there, eat, drink something and surf. That's an easy two hours gone. Go buy a magazine, sit on the toilet and read it. That's another hour. By the time you get to the gate it's time to board.

Me personally, I wouldn't risk missing my flight just to "go do something." In a big city like Boston, getting to or from the airport is going to take an hour at least.

The airport is relatively close to the city, actually. It does not take even remotely close to an hour to get to/from the airport. With that said, I'd still stick to staying... 5 hours sucks, but it goes by a lot faster than you'd think-- and you don't want to risk being late for your flight.

It's less than 30 minutes. A couple of minutes from the shuttle to the subway station and two stops to Boston.

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman


Do what I say and you'll be steps from the North End for Italian food or Fanueil Hall with it's large food corridor and the restaurants surrounding it.

i googled it and its just 2 miles from airport.k..so easy... thanks!

 

[Merithynos]

If you are traveling on a weekday, give yourself at *least* two hours to get back to Logan and through security. Rush hour traffic and airport security lines are not to be trifled with in Boston.

Post back here after you miss your flight.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: LS21

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman


Do what I say and you'll be steps from the North End for Italian food or Fanueil Hall with it's large food corridor and the restaurants surrounding it.

i googled it and its just 2 miles from airport.k..so easy... thanks!

Yup, Boston's airport is basically a tunnel away from downtown, and if you're accustomed to public transit system the MBTA isn't very hard to figure out. If you really want to make sure to not waste any time, a cab ride isn't going to cost more than ~$15 or so each way.

 

[bobdole369]

Why not just drink at the bar

No better time to get shitfaced.

 

[LS21]

im coming from a shuttle-stop in sao paulo, then a 12 hour ride, and another stop and plane switch in washington... i want to get away from airport asap

its actually 10am to 6pm so PLENTY of time to get hammared in town

 

[bobdole369]

That's 8 hours idn't it?

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Go to the Museum of Science.

 

[Flammable]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
You can go to Reveya Beach

wtf is that? do you mean Revere Beach? that beach is shit and sucks. Glass in the sand etc.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Merithynos
If you are traveling on a weekday, give yourself at *least* two hours to get back to Logan and through security. Rush hour traffic and airport security lines are not to be trifled with in Boston.

Post back here after you miss your flight.

Since he'll be taking the subway, he doesn't have to worry about traffic.

 

[JasonVaritekMVP]

Originally posted by: Flammable

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
You can go to Reveya Beach

wtf is that? do you mean Revere Beach? that beach is shit and sucks. Glass in the sand etc.

Several years ago a friend of mine, his twin brother and I went to see "Enemy at the gates" in theaters. The sound was out for the first few minutes of the movie (During the Siege of Stalingrad) while everything under the sun is exploding or being shot. Naturally this caused us in the audience to add our own soundtrack. After several comments from the audience such as "check out my big phallic gun" my friend's brother pipes in with the winning line (right after a deserter gets shot by his own CO I believe)

"Welcome ta Reveya Beach!"

That comment brought down the house.

All that being said, its better than it used to be (not that hard I know) and the sandcastle building competition during the summer is actually worth checking out.

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: Flammable

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
You can go to Reveya Beach

wtf is that? do you mean Revere Beach? that beach is shit and sucks. Glass in the sand etc.

My sad attempt at a Boston accent.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: Newbian
Go dump some tea at the harbor.

 

[marmasatt]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
You can go to Reveya Beach

Yeah, I was gonna say - not too many people are gonna get that. I did.

You can also take the water taxi across. It's actually a pretty cool ride across. Goes right into the city. Costs $ 15.00 I think but it will bring you right over to the financial district which is a hop skip and a jump from both Fanuel Hall and the Aquarium...