Boston Cabs

[Janet19]

Are there cabs available right at the pier (Black Falcon) for private tours in the city and beyond? Approximate hourly rate???

 

TIA~

[descal13]

There will be cabs available at Black Falcon Pier, but it is my understanding there is a free shuttle to Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall, too. You can also take the Silver Line bus to South Station and then catch the T anywhere. If you take a private cab to tour the city, you will miss the best parts of it. Boston is a walking city, but the best way to get a general overview is to take a duck tour or trolley tour to get a look at everything, then get out and walk. Most of the best sights are all within walking distance of Quincy Market - Boston Common and Boston Public Garden, the Freedom Trail, the North End (lucious Italian food!), Newbury Street arts scene, and the "Cheers" pub (actually called The Bull & Finch - it is next to the Public Gardens). If you want to see Harvard Square in Cambridge or visit Fenway Park, the "T", our public transit system, is very inexpensive and very safe pretty much anyplace on the green, red and blue lines and fast to boot. My best recommendation is to book a duck tour - it is a ride on an amphibious vehicle that takes you on a trip around the city then out into the Charles River ("I Love that Dirty Water!"). You can make some mental notes about what you want to go back and more thoroughly explore later. Don't be afraid at all to ride on the T - the maps are very easy to understand and you can get almost anywhere you want to go. People are usually helpful and friendly to visitors. If you have children with you, you may want to check out one of the museums - the Children's Museum, New England Aquarium and the Museum of Science are all top notch, and for art we have the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Museum of Fine Art and the brand new Institute of Contemporary Art. They all rock. If you have a maritime interest, you may want to check out the Charlestown Navy Yard where the USS Constitution is docked. You may have to take a cab over there from Quincy Market or there may be a water shuttle available. Here is a T map - Haymarket, State and Govt. Center stops all serve the Quincy Market area, Kenmore is the Fenway area, Science Park is the Museum of Science stop (and the Cambridgeside Galleria with lots of shops and restaurants is right next door), Aquarium is the NE Aquarium, Boylston and Arlington are both near the Public Garden and Newbury Street, Copley Square is also on the green line and very picturesque, Park Street is near a lot of historical sites and the Boston Common and State House and the Theatre District is not far, Harvard Square is out on the red line. Easy as pie.

 

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Have a great visit!

[Maraprince]

Where in the pier area do you get the free shuttle to Quincy Market? As far as I know, you need to purchase a ticket on board (at least on Celebrity) if you do the Trolley Tour and decide to come back on your own to the ship.

 

 

MARAPRINCE

[Janet19]

There will be cabs available at Black Falcon Pier, but it is my understanding there is a free shuttle to Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall, too. You can also take the Silver Line bus to South Station and then catch the T anywhere. If you take a private cab to tour the city, you will miss the best parts of it. Boston is a walking city, but the best way to get a general overview is to take a duck tour or trolley tour to get a look at everything, then get out and walk. Most of the best sights are all within walking distance of Quincy Market - Boston Common and Boston Public Garden, the Freedom Trail, the North End (lucious Italian food!), Newbury Street arts scene, and the "Cheers" pub (actually called The Bull & Finch - it is next to the Public Gardens). If you want to see Harvard Square in Cambridge or visit Fenway Park, the "T", our public transit system, is very inexpensive and very safe pretty much anyplace on the green, red and blue lines and fast to boot. My best recommendation is to book a duck tour - it is a ride on an amphibious vehicle that takes you on a trip around the city then out into the Charles River ("I Love that Dirty Water!"). You can make some mental notes about what you want to go back and more thoroughly explore later. Don't be afraid at all to ride on the T - the maps are very easy to understand and you can get almost anywhere you want to go. People are usually helpful and friendly to visitors. If you have children with you, you may want to check out one of the museums - the Children's Museum, New England Aquarium and the Museum of Science are all top notch, and for art we have the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Museum of Fine Art and the brand new Institute of Contemporary Art. They all rock. If you have a maritime interest, you may want to check out the Charlestown Navy Yard where the USS Constitution is docked. You may have to take a cab over there from Quincy Market or there may be a water shuttle available. Here is a T map - Haymarket, State and Govt. Center stops all serve the Quincy Market area, Kenmore is the Fenway area, Science Park is the Museum of Science stop (and the Cambridgeside Galleria with lots of shops and restaurants is right next door), Aquarium is the NE Aquarium, Boylston and Arlington are both near the Public Garden and Newbury Street, Copley Square is also on the green line and very picturesque, Park Street is near a lot of historical sites and the Boston Common and State House and the Theatre District is not far, Harvard Square is out on the red line. Easy as pie.

 

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Have a great visit!

 

Thank you so much for your very detailed post! I now have a clearer picture of where to go and how to get there.:)

 

Thanks again!!

[Kansas Lady]

OK, so if we catch the shuttle from the pier to Quincy Market, walk around in that area and then need to get back to the pier, where & when can we catch that shuttle? Do you know the last time it goes back to the pier?

[Maraprince]

OK, so if we catch the shuttle from the pier to Quincy Market, walk around in that area and then need to get back to the pier, where & when can we catch that shuttle? Do you know the last time it goes back to the pier?

Where does one get this free shuttle from the pier to Quincy Market? Who runs it -- what company? Is there a schedule?

 

 

MARAPRINCE