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Travel Tips

BOSTON SHUTTLE

Shuttle service will be offered to and from Boston. 

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Bus departure time: 7:00AM

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Bus departure location: (in front of)

Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Tufts University
136 Harrison Avenue; Boston, MA 02111

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For any questions regarding bus transportation, please contact our on-site volunteers Oscar Díaz at (559) 790-2466 or Fahra Mithila at (781)-244-2739

Getting There

The UMass Worcester Campus is located in Worcester, Massachusetts just north of Route 9, on the west side of Lake Quinsigamond, between Plantation Street and Lake Avenue North. The campus is easily accessible from many major highways.

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By Automobile

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From the Mass Pike:

Eastbound: At exit 10, take I-290 east to exit 21, turn right at end of ramp and follow Plantation Street south.

Westbound: At exit 11, turn left onto Route 122 north for one mile, turn right at third light onto Sunderland road, left at first light onto Lake Avenue for 2.5 miles and cross Route 9. Make U-turn at second break in divider, then turn right into campus.

From I-495:

Northbound: At exit 23, take Route 9 west. Follow Route 9 west for approximately 11 miles. After crossing the Lake Quinsigamond bridge, take first right onto Lake Avenue.

Southbound: At exit 25, take I-290 west to exit 22, turn right at end of ramp, at second traffic light turn left at onto Plantation Street and proceed south.

From I-190:

At the merge with I-290 Shrewsbury exit (watch for exit ramp on left), take I-290 east to exit 21, turn right at end of ramp and follow Plantation Street south.

From I-290:

Eastbound: At exit 21, turn right at end of ramp and follow Plantation Street south.

Westbound: At exit 22, turn right at end of ramp, at second traffic light turn left onto Plantation Street and proceed south.

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By other transportation

 

Worcester is served by rail, through the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA); by the Greyhound and Peter Pan bus companies; and from Boston's Logan Airport and Providence's T.F. Green Airport.

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More info: UMMS directions

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