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Directions
The MIT Security Studies Program is is located near Kendall Square, Cambridge. Parking in this area is very limited. Click here for a list of public parking facilities. A limited number of metered spaces are available on surrounding streets, and free parking is occasionally available along Memorial Drive, adjacent to the Charles River.
Our main offices are on the 4th floor of MIT Building E40.
Public transportation
By subway, take the MBTA Red Line to the Kendall Square station.
There are also several MBTA buses that stop across the street from our building: Routes 64, 68, 85 and CT2. In addition, on weekdays the EzRide Bus Service is available from Boston’s North Station.
Directions from Logan Airport
Taxi
Taxi fare from the airport is generally around $30-$35. The trip usually takes 15 minutes to half an hour, depending on time of day.
Subway
Take the Silver Line bus (SL-1) from Logan Airport to South Station. Change for the Red Line (inbound toward Alewife). Take the Red Line four stops to Kendall Square.
Driving
Take the Sumner Tunnel. Stay left and get on I-93 North. Take exit 26 (Storrow Drive) and stay in the left lane. Proceed 3/4 mile to the first exit on the left, Government Center/Kendall Square. Stay right. Turn right at the stop sign. Proceed across Longfellow Bridge to Broadway, in Cambridge. Take a left onto Ames Street and your second left onto Amherst Street.
Other driving directions
From the Mass Pike/Route 90
Take Exit 18, Cambridge/Allston. After the tolls, follow the signs for Cambridge. Go straight ahead, crossing Storrow Drive and a small bridge over the Charles River. Take a right onto Memorial Drive. Stay in the left lane and look for the sign for Kendall Square and veer right to the light. A half block past the light, on Wadsworth Street, make a left onto Amherst Street. A few short blocks later, make a right on Ames Street. At the light, make a right onto Main Street.
From Route 2
Take Route 2 East into Cambridge. The road changes from a major highway. Take a right onto Alewife Brook Parkway, passing the Alewife T station. (Or, if you want to avoid trying to park in Kendall Square, park at Alewife and take the Red Line inbound, to Kendall.) Alewife Brook Parkway becomes Fresh Pond Parkway, and eventually intersects with Memorial Drive, at the Charles River. Turn left on Memorial Drive. Stay on Memorial Drive for 3 or 4 miles, and follow the directions above (from Memorial Drive).
Routes 95/1/93 (north of Boston)
Take Route 93 to exit 26A (the Route 28 N/Leverett exit, toward Cambridge) Turn left onto Storrow Drive. Stay in the left lane and exit at Government Center/Kendall Square Cambridge. Follow the signs for Kendall Square, and and your second left onto Amherst Street.
Hotels
The following are hotels near SSP. The first three are a short walk away.
Cambridge
Marriott
2 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
617.494.0036
800.228.9290
Marriott Residence Inn
6 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
617.349.0700
800.331.3131
The Kendall Hotel
350 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
617.577.1300
Royal Sonesta Hotel
5 Cambridge Parkway
Cambridge, MA 02142
617.491.3600
University Park Hotel
20 Sidney Street
Cambridge MA 02139
617.577.0200
