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Boston Guide
Top Experiences For Visitors Travelling on Return Flights to Boston
Freedom Trail
The Freedom Trail is one of the most popular attractions for tourists travelling with plane tickets to Boston. It’s made up of 16 historic monuments and sites that travellers can explore. Once your flights to Boston have landed, go to the Visitor Centre and pick up a brochure to learn more about the city’s history. Some of the top sites that you’ll get to see on the trail include the Old Granary Burying Ground, the Old South Meeting House, and the Old State House.
Beacon Hill
If you love exploring old buildings, carve out some time in your itinerary to explore Beacon Hill. As soon as your flights to Boston land, you can take a taxi to the neighbourhood. Here you’ll find the Nichols House Museum and boutiques along Charles Street. The area’s biggest attraction is the Bull and Finch pub. Popularised by the famous TV series Cheers it’s one of the reasons many people buy cheap flights to Boston.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is considered one of the best art galleries in the United States. Inside the impressive building, you’ll find collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts, Impressionist paintings, and pieces from ancient Greece. Some of the museum’s most famous pieces that people buy tickets to Boston to see are a Minoan Snake Goddess and a statue of an Egyptian pharaoh and his queen.
Packing Tips
Bring comfortable walking shoes
Boston is a walkable and small city, making it easy to see most of its top attractions on foot. Once you’ve booked your return flights to Boston, make sure you pack a pair of comfortable walking shoes that you’ve worn in. The city has plenty of brick sidewalks and cobblestones, so you’ll want to avoid wearing heels.
Pack layers
What most people who book flights to Boston don’t know is that the city has unpredictable weather conditions. Prepare for this by packing layers that you can easily take off or put on no matter what season you’re visiting. Some of the best things you can pack are leggings and jumpers.
What to wear in the winter
Pack your warmest if you’re booking flights to Boston in the winter. You’re going to be outside a lot, so you need to be prepared for low temperatures and a chilly wind. Make sure you bring along a pair of waterproof boots to insulate your feet from the cold, a thick coat, thermal socks and underwear as well as a scarf.
Major Events and Festivals
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is one of the biggest annual events in the city. Each year, hundreds of runners buy airfare to Boston to compete in the race. Keep in mind that if you’re travelling to the city over the third Monday of April, you’ll need to book your accommodation as soon as possible as hotels fill up fast.
Chinese New Year
Boston is home to one of the largest Chinese populations in the United States. As a result, it’s one of the best places in the country to experience the Chinese New Year celebrations. Book your flights to Boston around the event, and you’ll get to see the parade through Chinatown as well as traditional Lion Dances.
St Patrick’s Day
Another large immigrant population in Boston are the Irish. Each year, the city hosts one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the country. The festivities usually start with a parade in South Boston, and there’s also an Irish Film Festival you can attend. With more than one million people attending the event, you’ll need to book your flights to Boston well in advance.
Public Transport and How to Get Around When Landing on Cheap Flights to Boston
Public Transportation
One of the best ways to get around the different neighbourhoods of Boston is with the city’s public transportation system. It includes a network of subway trains, buses, trolleys and ferries that zig-zag across the metropolis. Fares cost as little as $2.75 USD ($3.86 AUD), and you can also buy a reloadable CharlieCard for discounts on tickets once your flights to Boston arrive.
Water Taxi
If you want to explore the Long Wharf and Shipyard Park, you’ll need to use the city’s water taxis. Once your flights to Boston have landed, you can buy tickets at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) or along the Boston Harbour. Most of the taxis run every day between 6:30am to 8pm.
Taxi
If you’re arriving at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) with a lot of bags, it’s easier to take a cab to your hotel. Once you’re in Boston, you won’t have a hard time flagging down a driver if you’re outside major hotels and popular attractions. You can also use Uber and Lyft to help you get around the city.
Car
It’s not super practical to hire a car for Boston. The parking spots and few and far between and they are not cheap. However, if you need your own set of wheels, you can reserve a car once you’ve bought your flights to Boston through Webjet or when you arrive at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
