Getting to Worcester

Worcester is a city of 185k people located in central Massachusetts. It is accessible directly by plane, train, bus, or car. And it has easy access to several other airports. Details of how to reach Worcester are below, but if you have any questions please do let us know! We’d be happy to help you figure out the best way to get to Worcester.

For our guests traveling from out of town the closest airpots are:

  • Worcester Regional Airport (OHR): Our regional Airport has direct flights from JFK on JetBlue. Shuttle, taxi or car would be needed to get from Worcester Airport to downtown Worcester.
  • Boston Logan International Airport (BOS): International Airport with direct flights to London and other major cities. It is located in the center of Boston and has access via 2 transit lines to enter Boston (Silver Line and Blue Line). Shuttle, train or car would be the easiest way to travel from Boston Airport to Worcester, but taxi and bus are also options.
  • T.F. Green Airport in Providence (PVD) or Bradley International Airport in Hartford (BDL): International Airports which are significantly smaller than Boston. Car would be the easiest way to get to Worcester. Taxi may also be an option but would be expensive.

Getting Around Worcester

Worcester does not have great transportation links, only city buses which we would not recommend relying on. There are taxis and ubers in the city that can be leveraged, but a car would be our recommendation.

Getting from Boston to Worcester

By Car

The primary route between Boston and Worcester is I-90, which we call the Mass Pike. This toll road directly links Boston Logan Airport to the city of Worcester. This route takes roughly 1 hour.

There are no toll booths on the road so the car will need to either have a transponder (EZpass) to automatically tally the tolls, or it will be charged on the license plate; the cost of a one-way journey in tolls is $4.40 (Mass Transponder), $5.80 (Non-Mass Transponder), or $8.40 (invoiced to license plate).

Worcester has 3 exits off of the Mass Pike – we recommend the last exit for Rt-146 (Exit 94, Old Exit Number 10a). Other options include the exit for Rt-122 (Exit 96, Old Exist Number 11) or for I-290/I-395 (Exit 90, Old Exit 10).

For those wishing to avoid tolls the only other viable route is painful, and involves Route 9 or Route 2, driving through the city (rather than the express way out), and can take almost double the time in driving, plus lots of traffic.

By Train

There is a commuter rail train that runs from Boston South Station to Worcester Union Station, and takes between 1 hour 20 minutes to 2 hours.

The train can be caught at several Boston stations: Boston South Station, Back Bay Station, Lansdowne or Boston Landing. As it originates from Boston South Station there will be more time given to board the train and settle into seats, where as the other stations are short stops.

The Boston-Worcester Timetable can be found on their website:
https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Worcester/timetable

Tickets cost $12.25 one way, or $24.50 round trip. They can be purchased at the station or onboard the train (for an extra $3 fee). There is also an App called mTicket that can be used: iPhone Apple Store or Android Play Store.

Compared to British trains these are quite spacious and relatively reliable, some delays can occur but they usually run on time.

By Coach /  Bus

There is a Coach / Bus that runs from Boston South Station (accessible to airport via the Silver Line) to Worcester Union Station.

It is operated by Peter Pan, and you can book with them on their website. Their schedule is erratic so you need to double check for buses on your specific date of travel. It takes around 1 hour to travel by bus from Boston to Worcester.

Tickets cost around $12 each way.

We would not recommend the bus and if you’re already traveling from South Station to Union Station we believe the train is a better option.