Marsh Chapel [ printer friendly directions ]
735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 
Boston University's Charles River Campus

From the South or West

Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) East to Exit 18, Brighton/Cambridge.

  • Exit left. Follow signs to Cambridge to the second set of lights.
  • Turn right at the lights; this is Soldiers Field Road/Storrow Drive.
  • Exit Storrow Drive at the Kenmore exit.
  • Follow local directions below.

From the Southeast

Take I-93 Route 3 (Southeast Expressway) North to Boston.

  • Exit onto Storrow Drive (Exit 26).
  • Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore exit.
  • Follow local directions below.

From the North

Take I-93 or Route 1 South to Boston.

  • Exit onto Storrow Drive (Exit 26). Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore exit.
  • Follow local directions below.

From the North Shore/Logan Airport

Take Route 1-A through the Sumner Tunnel.

  • Follow signs onto the Expressway North.
  • Take the Back Bay/Storrow Drive exit (Exit 26), and follow signs onto Storrow Drive.
  • Continue on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore exit. Follow local directions below.

Local Directions to FREE parking
From the Kenmore Square/Commonwealth Avenue exit of Storrow Drive

At the first set of traffic lights, turn right onto Beacon Street.

  • Immediately thereafter, you'll come to a fork. Take the right fork, which is Bay State Road. (The large building in the middle of the fork is the Myles Standish Residence Hall).
  • Go straight on Bay State Rd for 4 blocks, at which point it ends at a guard house and a parking lot. On weekend evenings, the guard house is unattended and you can park there freely.
  • Walk away from the river toward Commonwealth Ave to get to the entrance to Marsh Chapel.

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By Public Transportation

By Green Line

  • From Lechmere, Science Park, North Station, or Haymarket: take any train to Government Center; transfer to the westbound "B" train.
  • On the suburban "C" (Cleveland Circle) or "D" (Riverside) Lines: take any train inbound to Kenmore Square; change to the outbound platform and board the "B" train.
  • On the "E" (Heath Street) Line: take any train inbound to Arlington Station; change to the outbound platform and board the "B" train. Get off at the "B.U. Central" stop