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Directions to the Tufts Campus in Medford/Somerville

by car

for your GPS

419 Boston Ave. Medford, MA 02155
Dowling Hall, 7th Floor

Once you arrive, follow the instructions below for Parking on Campus.


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  1. Click the green school icon in the center of the map
  2. Click "Directions" and new map will open
  3. Enter the address you are starting from to the left of the screen and click "Get Directions"
  4. Turn by turn directions will be provided

Parking on Campus

Enter the parking garage at 419 Boston Avenue. Once parked, take the elevator to the seventh floor and check in at the Admissions reception desk in the main lobby. When you have concluded your visit, you will need to purchase a parking token for $5 in Dowling Hall so that you may exit the garage. Token machines are available on the 7th floor, directly across from the elevators.

by subway, or “T”

If you are coming by subway, or “T,” take the 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 to the Powderhouse Square traffic circle. Cross Powderhouse Circle to continue on College Avenue. As you continue of College Avenue, the Tufts Campus will be on your left. Continue on College Avenue, passing Lower Campus Road, Talbot Avenue, and Professors Row (all of which will be on your left), until you reach the Memorial Steps (also on your left). Walk up the steps and bear right. Turn right after you pass East Hall and walk across the footbridge into Dowling Hall. The Admissions reception desk is straight ahead.

from Logan Airport

By Car: Refer to map above. Enter "Logan International Airport" as your starting destination

By public transit: Board the Silver Line Waterfront Bus at the front of your airport terminal. Ride to South Station (15–20 minutes) and get off the bus. At South Station, board the Red Line (subway) to Davis Square, about a 15–20 minute ride. Follow the directions in the previous section on getting to Tufts by Subway.

from South Station (Amtrak/Bus)

Board the Red Line of the subway to the Davis Square Station and refer to directions in the preceding paragraph to walk or take the bus to the Tufts campus.

Maps

Click through for our interactive campus map, Campus Compass. 

to Tufts’ Other Campuses

Visitors who are interested in Tufts’ professional schools or Tufts’ partner institutions for dual degree programs in music and studio art may download directions:

Tufts University Health Sciences Campus (Boston)
Tufts University Veterinary Campus (Grafton)
New England Conservatory of Music
School of the Museum of Fine Arts

to Area Colleges and Universities

Taking a full Boston-area college tour? Stop by the front desk of the admissions office. Just ask and we’ll hand you printed directions from the Tufts campus to Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Harvard University/MIT, Wellesley College, and Amherst College.