Massachusetts · United States
Boston Sports Travel Guide
Boston is the most walkable major sports city in America and the only one where the two headline venues are a subway ride apart and both sit inside real neighbourhoods rather than parking lots. The complication is the football team, which plays in Foxborough about 25 miles southwest and is a genuinely separate trip. Everything else is close, old, and easy.
Major teams
Clubs we cover in Boston, each with its own matchday guide.
Major venues
Venues with a full guide link through to transit, hotel areas, and practical tips.
- Fenway Park, Fenway-KenmoreVenue guide
- TD Garden, West EndVenue guide
- Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
- Harvard Stadium, Allston
Major events in Boston
Events we track that bring visiting fans to this city.
Getting around
Airports
Logan International (BOS) is unusually close to downtown, about 15 to 20 minutes by Silver Line bus or Blue Line subway, and the Silver Line is free inbound from the airport. It is one of the few US airports where public transit is genuinely the fastest option.
Local transit
The MBTA subway covers everything in the city: Kenmore on the Green Line for Fenway, North Station on the Green and Orange lines for TD Garden. Gillette Stadium is served by special event commuter rail from South Station on game days only, and driving there means a long exit queue. The centre is walkable end to end in about 40 minutes.
Where to stay, eat and drink
Best areas to stay
- Back Bay (best base, walkable to Fenway, on multiple subway lines)
- Fenway-Kenmore (closest to the ballpark, good bars, limited beyond game nights)
- Downtown and Faneuil Hall (closest to TD Garden and North Station)
- Seaport (newest stock, good restaurants, short ride to both venues)
- Cambridge (better value, one subway stop across the river, strong food scene)
Nightlife areas
- Back Bay
- Seaport
- North End
- Fenway-Kenmore
- Cambridge around Harvard and Central
Sports bar neighbourhoods
- Lansdowne Street beside Fenway
- Canal Street beside TD Garden
- Faneuil Hall
- Seaport
A sports weekend in Boston
A worked example, not a fixed schedule. Adapt it to whatever is actually on.
- 1
Friday
Blue Line or Silver Line in from Logan and base in Back Bay or Downtown. Dinner in the North End, drinks in the Seaport or on Lansdowne Street if there is a game on.
- 2
Saturday
Freedom Trail in the morning, then Green Line to Kenmore for a ballgame or North Station for the Garden. Both are short rides and both drop you in a working neighbourhood rather than a lot.
- 3
Sunday
Cambridge across the river for brunch and bookshops, or event commuter rail to Foxborough if the football team is at home. Logan is 20 minutes from downtown either way.
Practical travel tips
Planning Boston
- The football stadium is in Foxborough, not Boston. Plan on 45 to 70 minutes each way and check whether event commuter rail is running for your game.
- Fenway is small and old, and that is the point. Seats have obstructed views and narrow legroom in places. Read the seat notes before buying rather than assuming a section is fine.
- Baseball runs April to September and the shoulder months are cold at night. A April evening at Fenway needs a real coat.
- The subway stops running earlier than in most large cities, generally around half past midnight. Check the last train before a late finish.
- Marathon Monday in April fills the city and closes streets across the route. Check the date before booking a spring trip.
Watch parties
Where fans watch in Boston
Bars and venues listed by city, reviewed before publishing.
Related team guides
Plan a trip around a specific club
Related venue guides
Transit, hotels, and what is walkable at each venue
TD Garden guide
Arena · Basketball
North Station sits underneath the arena and carries the Green Line, the Orange Line and commuter rail to the northern suburbs, so most of the crowd never sees a street. South Station and Back Bay connect the rest of the region a short ride away. Boston is a genuinely walkable city and the North End, Faneuil Hall and Beacon Hill are all fifteen minutes on foot from the door.
Open guideFenway Park guide
Ballpark · Baseball
Kenmore station on the Green Line B, C and D branches is a five minute walk and is the main route in. Fenway station on the D branch is a similar distance from the other side. Lansdowne commuter rail station sits directly behind the left field wall. The park is close enough to Back Bay to walk in about twenty minutes.
Open guideRelated events
What brings visiting fans to this city
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Last updated August 17, 2026
Sources and verification
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