Driving Directions
FROM POINTS NORTH AND SOUTH:听Take Interstate 95 (Route 128) to Exit 24 (Route 30). Proceed east on Route 30, also known as Commonwealth Avenue, and follow for about five miles to Boston College.听
FROM POINTS WEST:听Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to Exit 17. At the first set of lights after the exit ramp, take a right onto Centre Street. Follow Centre Street to the fourth set of lights, and turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue. Follow Commonwealth Avenue 1-1/2 miles to Boston College.听
FROM DOWNTOWN BOSTON:听Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to Exit 17. Take a left over the bridge after passing the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Take the first right onto Centre Street. Follow above directions from Centre Street.听
Use this link to download a high resolution,听printable Approach Map with maps of our three main campuses as a PDF.
GPS AND GOOGLE MAPS NAVIGATION
If you plan to park on campus, please use the following addresses for navigation. Parking is extremely limited on middle campus. Adequate parking is available in the garages below. Please see the visitor parking information to the right for access times for each garage.
FOR THE BEACON STREET GARAGE:听Use the intersection of Beacon and Chestnut Hill Drive, Boston, MA 02135. Head west on Beacon and the entrance to the Beacon Street Garage is just a few blocks headed west on Beacon Street.听
FOR THE COMMONWEALTH AVENUE GARAGE:听Use the intersection of St. Thomas More Road and Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. From St. Thomas More Road, take Campanella Way to the Commonwealth Garage.听
To enter Boston College via its听Main Gate, use the 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA address for navigation.听
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The Boston College branch of the MBTA's "Green Line" (B) ends at the Boston-Newton boundary on Commonwealth Avenue. Cross the street and walk by St. Ignatius Church and follow the perimeter road around to campus entrances.
