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NEC is located in the epicenter of Boston’s arts community, easily accessible by multiple subway (“T”) and bus lines. Here’s all you need to find your way around.

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CMA concert featuring Aoife O'Donovan

Getting Here

Closest T Stops

Green Line E: Symphony 

Orange Line: Massachusetts Avenue

Closest Bus Stops

Bus Route #1: Massachusetts Avenue @ St. Botolph Street

Bus Route #39: Huntington Avenue @ Gainsborough Street

Closest Train Station

Amtrak: Back Bay Station

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Boston scene with Prudential building and sail boats

By Car, Air, and Train

NEC is located at 33 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA 02115.

From North of Boston

  • Take I-93 south to exit #26 (Storrow Drive). 
  • Follow Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Square/Fenway exit, and bear to the left towards Fenway. 
  • Go to the first light and bear left to Boylston Street Inbound. 
  • Go to the third light, which is Massachusetts Avenue, and turn right. 
  • Go to the fourth light, which is Huntington Avenue, and turn right. 
  • Go one block to the next light, which is Gainsborough Street, and turn left.

From West of Boston

  • Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) east to Exit 22.
  • Stay left to the Prudential exit and surface onto Huntington Avenue. Continue straight through the light, going under or crossing Massachusetts Avenue.
  • Turn left at the traffic light onto Gainsborough Street.

From South of Boston

  • Take I-93 north to exit 18 (Massachusetts Avenue) and continue north for six blocks. 
  • Turn left just before the white Symphony Towers onto St. Botolph Street.
  • Continue one block to Gainsborough Street.

Gainsborough Garage

10 Gainsborough Street

Christian Science Plaza Garage

235 Huntington Avenue

Westland Avenue Garage

35 Westland Avenue

Limited street parking is available on Gainsborough Street, St. Botolph Street, Huntington Avenue, and St. Stephen Street. Most meters are active Monday through Saturday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Pay with coins, card, or the Park Boston mobile app.
Get more info on parking in Boston.

There are limited city-designated handicapped parking spaces near NEC.

  • Two spaces next to the entrance to NEC’s Jordan Hall at 290 Huntington Avenue
  • Two spaces on Huntington Avenue outside the Cohen entrance to Symphony Hall
  • One space on St. Stephen Street next to the backstage entrance to Symphony Hall

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Boston, MA (BOS)

T.F. Green International Airport

Providence, RI (PVD)

NEC is located ½ mile from the Ruggles commuter rail station, which is a stop on the Franklin/Foxboro, Needham, and Providence/Stoughton lines. 
If arriving by train at North Station or South Station, use the subway, bus, or taxi/rideshare to get to NEC.

Preferred Hotels

The following accommodations, all within a mile of NEC, offer special rates to guests with a connection to NEC.

154 Berkeley Street, Boston

View website / Phone (617) 266.7200
Use code NEGNEC under “Special Codes/Rates” when booking online.

120 Huntington Avenue, Boston

View website / Phone (617) 424.7000
Book online using the above link to receive the preferred rate.

40 Dalton Street, Boston

View website / Phone (617) 236.1100
Book online using the above link to receive the preferred rate.

39 Dalton Street, Boston

View website / Phone (617) 236.2000
Use code D4439 under “Special Codes/Rates” when booking online.

Buildings & Performance Spaces

Concerts are held in the Jordan Hall building, the Student Life & Performance Center, and the St. Botolph building.

Postal address: 290 Huntington Avenue; street entrance: 30 Gainsborough Street. [Directions] 

Building hours: 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m., every day during the academic year

Performance spaces include:

  • Jordan Hall
  • Brown Hall
  • Williams Hall
  • Keller Room

Additional spaces:

  • Teaching studios, practice rooms, and some administrative offices.

255 St. Botolph Street [Directions]

Building hours: 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m., every day during the academic year
* Students living in Res Hall always have card access

Performance spaces include:

  • Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
  • Burnes Hall
  • Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
  • Joseph L. Bower Family Stage in the Speed Dining Commons

Additional spaces:

  • Blumenthal Family Library
  • Speed Dining Commons
  • Student Residence

241 St. Botolph Street [Directions]

Building hours: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday

12:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m., Sunday
* Building closes at 10:00 p.m. or 30 minutes after a Pierce Hall performance, whichever is later.

Performance spaces include:

  • Pierce Hall

Additional spaces:

  • Institutional Advancement
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Academic and Student Affairs

33 Gainsborough Street [Directions]

  • NEC Welcome Center
  • College Admissions
  • College Financial Aid
  • Preparatory School
  • Adult Education
  • Copy Center

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