Parking
All visitors looking for Alumni Day parking, including guests needing accessible parking, should proceed to the Soldiers Field Park Garage on the Business School campus, located at 111 Western Avenue in Allston. Signs will be posted directing traffic to the Soldiers Field Park Garage or a nearby overflow lot. Please note: all parking is on a first-come, first-served basis, and is in satellite parking areas.
Guests with further questions on accessibility parking needs or accommodations can email haa_alumniday@harvard.edu. If you are looking for extended parking during this week, please contact the Parking Office at parking@harvard.edu. This is a busy week for the University and we may not be able to assist with all requests.
Please plan your visit accordingly as traffic in Cambridge may be busy, with delays going to and from Harvard Square.
Also, visitors and guests should know there are many commercial parking facilities in and around Harvard Square. Locations and additional information can be found at www.harvardsquare.com/venue_type/parking. We ask that you be respectful of the Allston and Cambridge communities by not parking on residential streets.
For additional details please visit Harvard University Transportation and Parking.
Motorist Assistance Program (MAP)
This service is available 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week. Transportation Services provides free on-campus emergency road service for faculty, staff, students, and visitors who need help charging a dead battery, changing a flat tire, or retrieving keys that have been locked inside a car. Please call 617-496-HELP (4357).
Shuttle Services
Alumni Day Service
We will provide continuous bus service between the main parking areas at the Soldiers Field lot to Harvard Square between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For other events, from 8:00 a.m. to midnight, we will have continuous shuttles looping from the Science Center (at the Oxford and Kirkland Street elbow) to the Quad and River Houses.
Additional Routes and Service Wednesday, May 29–Saturday, June 1
Shuttles will operate approximately every 15 minutes from the Allston campus between 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Additionally, from 8:00 a.m. to midnight, we will have continuous shuttles looping from the Science Center (at the Oxford and Kirkland Street elbow) to the Quad and River Houses.
For additional information on Harvard Shuttle Services for Alumni Day, please call 617-495-0400.
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Van Services
Day Time Van Service
We will operate fully accessible vans for people who, because of physical impairment or medical condition, find it difficult to use the fixed route shuttle buses. People who plan on using this service or who have guests coming to the University who wish to use the service should contact disabilityresources@harvard.edu.
Evening Van Service
This service will run between 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. with the last call taken at 2:30 a.m. It is open to the entire Harvard community, including visiting guests. It provides point-to-point ride service within our service boundaries around the Cambridge and Allston campuses. No advanced reservations are accepted. Rides can be requested at 617-495-0400.
Public Transportation
Harvard Station on the MBTA Red Line is directly across the street from Harvard Yard in the middle of the Square. All the stations below have parking at a nominal fee. For more detailed information on public transportation options, please visit the Harvard University Transportation and Parking website.
From South of Boston: Drive to Braintree Station (Exit 17 off Route 3 coming from Cape Cod or the South Shore), the southern terminus of the Red Line. Take a train to Alewife (all other destinations will stop short of Harvard). Harvard is 14 stops up the Red Line. Allow approximately 45 minutes for the subway portion of the trip.
From the North of Boston: Drive to Alewife Station in Cambridge, the northern terminus of the Red Line. Take any train and get off at Harvard, the third stop. Allow 15 minutes for the subway portion of the trip.
From the West of Boston: Drive to Riverside Station in Newton (Exit 22A from Route 128), the western terminus of the D branch of the Green Line. Take a train to Park Street. Go downstairs, following signs marked "Red Line to Alewife" and take a train four stops to Harvard. Allow one hour for the subway portion of the trip.