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  • Hey everyone, Welcome to hipfig's video

  • guide series on Boston. In this video we

  • will be discussing the most convenient and

  • economical way to get around Boston and

  • vicinity using public transportation.

  • Keep watching for tips to make your ride

  • T-rrific in Boston. The Massachusetts Bay

  • Transportation Authority or MBTA runs

  • the buses and T (subway) in Boston. The subway

  • system is referred to as T in Boston

  • Fares for the MBTA subway or T and

  • buses can be paid using the Charliecard

  • which is a reloadable card used to pay

  • for rides

  • you can also purchase paper tickets and

  • stored value cards for single or

  • multiple rides at any vending machine at

  • any T station

  • Using a Charliecards or Charlieticket

  • is a convenient, economical way to pay

  • for MBTA fares on buses and the T.

  • Instead of paying each time you use the

  • T, use the stored value on your charlie

  • card. Your fare will be deducted each

  • time you ride the T. Allowing you to pay as you

  • go on the subway and bus. When you use

  • the Charliecard, Boston subway (T)

  • transfers are discounted, and local

  • bus to local bus transfers are free when

  • you use the Charliecard. The most

  • convenient fast and economical way to

  • get around Boston is the subway or T as it

  • is known in Boston. The MBTA has five

  • subway or T lines within Boston. The

  • five T lines are designated by color: blue,

  • green, orange, red, and silver line. All

  • these lines are train lines with the

  • exception of the Silver line which is

  • run by a bus (rapid transit)

  • Please be aware that the green, red, and

  • silver line have multiple sub-routes. The

  • T-lines operate according to a spoke

  • wheel design with the lines running

  • radially to and from central Boston. The

  • various T-lines do not consistently run

  • in any given compass direction. The

  • directions refer to line directions as

  • inbound or outbound. Inbound trains

  • travel towards the 4 downtown transfer

  • stations and the outbound trains travel

  • away from these hub stations . The MBTA

  • also runs a commuter rail system. Trains

  • originate at two major terminals in

  • Boston: South Station and North Station

  • Both transportation hubs offer

  • connections to Amtrak, local bus, and

  • subway lines.

  • The MBTA also run a system of three ferry

  • routes via Boston Harbor. One of these is

  • an inner harbor service linking the

  • downtown waterfront with the Boston Navy

  • Yard in Charlestown. The other two routes

  • are commuter routes linking downtown to

  • Hingham, Hull, and Salem. The Massachusetts

  • Bay Transportation Authority operates a

  • hundred and seventy-eight bus routes in

  • the Greater Boston area. Check on hipfig's

  • website for links to maps and

  • information for bus routes. Bus stops are

  • conveniently located outside subway

  • stations. Hop on and hop off bus tours are

  • convenient if you don't want to deal

  • with public transportation, and your

  • visit is very short. Stops are near most

  • tourist sites and you can hop on and hop

  • off anytime the bus service runs.

  • There are several companies which run

  • these kinds of services and some have

  • discount with multi-attraction passes

  • like Citypass and Go Boston

  • Most bus tours originate around the

  • Aquarium (New England Aquarium). If you have time, take an MTA

  • ferry or a boat tour around Boston Harbor

  • Some of the hop on and hop off

  • services offer an additional boat tour

  • as well

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