Directions
North
If you are approaching on routes 1 or 128 or interstates 95 or 93, take I-93 south to Exit 32, Medford Square. From the exit ramp, take the first right off the traffic circle, which is Route 60 west. At the second set of lights, bear left on Main Street and take an immediate right on to Route 16 west.
Continue on Route 16 for approximately 1.25 miles. An athletic field will appear on your right. Bear left through the next traffic circle and proceed up the hill on Powder House Boulevard. At the third traffic light turn left onto Packard Avenue. You are now on the Tufts campus.
Follow Packard over the top of the hill (the academic quadrangle will be on your right as you pass over the crest of the hill) and take the fourth right onto North Hill Road.
Follow North Hill Road to the end and turn left into the parking garage which is located in Dowling Hall. Garage patrons should purchase a token for $5 before exiting. Take the elevator to the seventh floor. The building exit is to your right when you reach the seventh floor. Proceed across the footbridge and climb the stairway between East Hall and Braker Hall. Walk to the right, to the opposite end of the academic quadrangle, past the Jumbo statue. Cross the street to 160 Packard Ave. and enter through the main entrance of Cabot Intercultural Center to your left.
Northwest
If you are approaching on Route 2 east, continue on Route 2, past the junction of Route 2 and Interstate 95. If you are approaching on Route 3, take I-95 south to Route 2 east (Exit 29A). At the junction of Routes 2 and 16, bear left through a full traffic light on Route 16 east.
Take Route 16 east through two full traffic lights. You will see blue signs on the right for Tufts University. Follow the blue signs and take a sharp right up the hill on Powder House Boulevard. At the third traffic light turn left onto Packard Avenue. You are now on the Tufts campus.
Follow Packard over the top of the hill (the academic quadrangle will be on your right as you pass over the crest of the hill) and take the fourth right onto North Hill Road. Follow North Hill Road to the end and turn left into the parking garage which is located in Dowling Hall. Garage patrons should purchase a token for $5 before exiting. Take the elevator to the seventh floor. The building exit is to your right when you reach the seventh floor. Proceed across the footbridge and climb the stairway between East Hall and Braker Hall. Walk to the right, to the opposite end of the academic quadrangle, past the Jumbo statue. Cross the street to 160 Packard Ave. and enter through the main entrance of Cabot Intercultural Center to your left.
West or Southwest
If you are approaching on Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) or I-95 take I-95 north to Route 2 east (Exit 29A). At the junction of Routes 2 and 16, bear left through a full traffic light on Route 16 east.
Take Route 16 east through two full traffic lights. You will see blue signs on the right for Tufts University. Follow the blue signs and take a sharp right up the hill on Powder House Boulevard. At the third traffic light turn left onto Packard Avenue. You are now on the Tufts campus.
Follow Packard over the top of the hill (the academic quadrangle will be on your right as you pass over the crest of the hill) and take the fourth right onto North Hill Road. Follow North Hill Road to the end and turn left into the parking garage which is located in Dowling Hall. Garage patrons should purchase a token for $5 before exiting. Take the elevator to the seventh floor. The building exit is to your right when you reach the seventh floor. Proceed across the footbridge and climb the stairway between East Hall and Braker Hall. Walk to the right, to the opposite end of the academic quadrangle, past the Jumbo statue. Cross the street to 160 Packard Ave. and enter through the main entrance of Cabot Intercultural Center to your left.
South or Boston
If you are coming from the south, take Route 3 north to Interstate 93 north. If coming from Boston, take I-93 north. If coming from the airport, follow signs to I-93 via the Sumner Tunnel. Take I-93 north to Exit 31. Follow the exit ramp to Route 16 west
Continue on Route 16 for approximately 1.25 miles. An athletic field will appear on your right. Bear left through the next traffic circle and proceed up the hill on Powder House Boulevard. At the third traffic light turn left onto Packard Avenue. You are now on the Tufts campus.
Follow Packard over the top of the hill (the academic quadrangle will be on your right as you pass over the crest of the hill) and take the fourth right onto North Hill Road. Follow North Hill Road to the end and turn left into the parking garage which is located in Dowling Hall. Garage patrons should purchase a token for $5 before exiting. Take the elevator to the seventh floor. The building exit is to your right when you reach the seventh floor. Proceed across the footbridge and climb the stairway between East Hall and Braker Hall. Walk to the right, to the opposite end of the academic quadrangle, past the Jumbo statue. Cross the street to 160 Packard Ave. and enter through the main entrance of Cabot Intercultural Center to your left.
Subway or Boston
If you are coming by subway, or "T", take the MBTA Red Line to the Davis Square Station. Exit the Davis Square Station on the College Avenue side. You may take the #94 or #96 bus or walk 15 minutes along College Avenue to the Tufts campus. If you board the bus, ask the driver to stop across from the Memorial Steps at Tufts University, just before the intersection of College and Boston avenues. If you walk, turn right out of the subway station and follow College Avenue around a traffic circle. The Tufts Campus will be on your left.
Logan Airport or South Station
By Car: Refer to directions from Boston, otherwise follow the directions below.
Board the airport shuttle bus to the Airport subway stop on the MBTA Blue Line. The airport shuttle is free and the subway costs $1.70. Take the Blue Line inbound to Government Center; then change to the Green Line westbound to Park Street Station. Change to the Red Line outbound to the Davis Square Station.
South Station (Amtrak/Bus)
Board the Red Line of the subway and take it to Davis Square Station and refer to directions in the preceding paragraph to walk or take the bus to the Tufts campus.
Davis Square Station
Exit the subway on the College Avenue side. You may take the #94 or #96 bus or walk 15 minutes along College Avenue to the Tufts campus. The MBTA bus costs $1.25. If you board the bus, ask the driver to stop across from the Memorial Steps at Tufts University, just before the intersection of College and Boston avenues. If you walk, turn right out of the subway station and follow College Avenue around a traffic circle. The Tufts campus will be on your left.
The Tufts Shuttle Bus is free and picks up riders across from the Holland Street exit of the Davis Square subway stop approximately every 20 minutes starting at 7:00 a.m. The shuttle makes five to six stops, one of which is in front of the Olin Center, just past The Fletcher School's Cabot Intercultural Center. Please note that the shuttle runs only during fall and spring semesters when classes are in session.