Time to do a post on public transportation!
The transportation system is a little confusing – probably like in every big city – or at least the paying system is. Getting around is quite easy to figure out – especially if you use Google Maps to guide you, it works just as well as Rejseplanen in Denmark. The local transportation system for “inner” Boston consists of five subway lines called the T going to and from the city centre, and a lot of bus lines the other way between the T lines.
The paying system is a bit more complicated. When I arrived in the airport I took the Silver Line, which is basically a shuttle bus from the airport to some of the main subway lines. I didn’t have to pay anything for the ride which, I think, is quite normal for airport shuttle busses. When I was to change to the Red Line I looked for a terminal to buy a ticket, but without luck. I asked a local and he said, that once you’re in the system, you can change trains without any additional fare. So I got from the airport to my airport for free.
Later I have found out how it works. For all underground stations (all station near the centre is underground, but some stations away from the centre are above ground) you go through gates that open when you have paid the fare – like in the London subway. Then, when inside this “paid” area, you can change between the lines without paying extra. In the underground stations you can enter the train at any entrance you want. But on all above ground stations, there are no gate system, and you have to enter the train at the front of one of the carriages. Here you pay the fare and enter the train. Same goes for the local buses, just like in Denmark (or the Copenhagen area at least).
