Expert: Nicholas Cifuentes - 5/28/2008

Question
QUESTION: Hi. If I am staying in Boston, is it an easy commute to the Tweeter Center for a concert using public transportation? Or, is it possible to use a car service? Thanks

ANSWER: The tweeter center is about 30 minutes outside the city by car.  What you could do is take public transport...probably take close to an hour, but you could do this:


The Tweeter Center is a 14,000 seat amphitheater located about half an hour south of Boston in Mansfield, MA. Getting there by car is easy; just hop on the Pike to I-95 south to exit 7A. Be sure not to take a wrong turn onto I-93, and be prepared to sit in the parking lot for an hour after the show to wait for traffic to clear.

Getting there without a car is a bit more tricky, but not impossible. From South Station, take the commuter rail (Attleboro/Stoughton line, $8 round trip) to Mansfield. For a 7:00 show, a 6:00 train is perfect. From the Mansfield station, a cab ride to Tweeter costs $12, which can be split with other concert-goers waiting in the station’s parking lot. After the show, head to the Cumberland Farms gas station just down the street from Tweeter to catch a cab back to the station. The last train to Boston departs Mansfield at 11:55, so waiting for a ride can be rather nerve-wracking. Last time, I made it to the station a leisurely three minutes before the train arrived.


Hope this helps!!

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QUESTION: So, it's not possible to hire a car?

Answer
Yea, you can hire a car service...sure.


http://www.google.com/search?q=car+service+boston%2C+ma&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&r

Try that search, I am sure you can find a car to take you there and back....