Public Transportation

Subway:
Take the Red Line to JFK/UMass Station. A free shuttle bus will carry you to the campus.

Commuter Rail:
Take the commuter rail to the JFK/UMass station from the South Shore on the Middleboro and Plymouth lines.

Bus:

• Kenmore Square stop (service all day): the Number 8 bus; the last one leaves campus at 1 a.m.
• Forest Hills stop (rush hour only): the Number 16.

Take Interstate 93 South through Boston to Exit 15 (Columbia Road/JFK Library). Take a left at the end or the ramp onto Columbia Road, and then take your first right in the rotary. Follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.

By car from the south

Take Interstate 93 North to exit 14 (Morrissey Boulevard/JFK Library) and follow Morrissey Boulevard north to the campus.

By car from the west

Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) east to Interstate 93. Take I-93 South one mile to Exit 15 (JFK Library/South Boston/Dorchester). Take a left at the end or the ramp onto Columbia Road, and then take your first right in the rotary. Follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.

Parking fees

$6 per single use. $3 for up to 60 minutes in the Short-term Lot. For details, see On-Campus Parking and Parking Costs.

Please contact the Parking and Transportation Office (Service Building, Upper Level) for information about multipark, monthly and semester passes. You can call its automated information line at 617-287-5040. You can also get more information from Customer Service at 617-287-4000.

Finding us on campus

NERCHE is located in Wheatley Hall, in the Graduate College of Education on the first floor.