{"id":2130,"date":"2017-11-30T08:16:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T13:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsa.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=2130"},"modified":"2023-11-20T15:32:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T20:32:02","slug":"travel-into-salem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/travel-into-salem\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel into Salem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Please note the following may contain affiliate links. Thank you.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Travel by air<\/h2>\n<p>The closest airport to Salem is Boston Logan (BOS) which is about a 30-45 minute drive away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/airport\/us\/bos.en-us.html?aid=1593437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6730 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boston-Logan-Airport.jpg\" alt=\"things to do in salem, hotels near boston logan airport\" width=\"730\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boston-Logan-Airport.jpg 730w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boston-Logan-Airport-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boston-Logan-Airport-24x5.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boston-Logan-Airport-36x7.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boston-Logan-Airport-48x10.jpg 48w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boston-Logan-Airport-600x123.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Travel by train<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The MBTA has a train station right in Salem, MA. Ticket info, schedules, maps and more can be found on the MBTA\u2019s web site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbta.com\/schedules_and_maps\/rail\/lines\/stations\/?stopId=184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. The MBTA also offers a trip planning tool which can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/trip-planner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6737\" src=\"http:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/trainstation.jpg\" alt=\"things to do in salem, travel into salem, salem ma train station\" width=\"598\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/trainstation.jpg 598w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/trainstation-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/trainstation-24x19.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/trainstation-36x28.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/trainstation-48x37.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Travel by car<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re visiting by car, be aware that parking can be limited and is largely not free. Please also know that many footpath\/tourist areas do not allow vehicles on the roads (outside of police or emergency vehicles) so be sure you don\u2019t turn down any streets you aren\u2019t supposed to be on. Downtown Salem offers on street parking (both metered and free) as well as three parking garages (the Museum Place garage, the South Harbor garage and the MBTA garage).<\/p>\n<p>Some helpful info&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To view an interactive map of parking in Salem, please <a href=\"https:\/\/salemma.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=6653171bc83544a3a49670ab1cf49ae4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I suggest you download the Passport Parking app prior to arrival so you can easily pay from your phone.<\/li>\n<li>Parking rates (as well as tickets!) may increase in the fall.<\/li>\n<li>The city of Salem offers a free shuttles from satellite lots on October weekends. Keep an eye for those details each year.<\/li>\n<li>To stay on top of road closures and other transit announcements, I suggest downloading the city of Salem&#8217;s official app and allowing push notifications for real time updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Travel by ferry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The ferry is a good option if you&#8217;re going back and forth between Salem and Boston. The ferry landing in Salem is located at 10 Blaney Street and in Boston at 1 Long Wharf. Schedules and ticket info can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityexperiences.com\/boston\/city-cruises\/salem-ferry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note the following may contain affiliate links. Thank you. Travel by air The closest airport to Salem is Boston Logan (BOS) which is about a 30-45 minute drive away. Travel by train The MBTA has a train station right in Salem, MA. Ticket info, schedules, maps and more can be found on the MBTA\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2130","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}