| FAQs | contact us | site info | home |
A national park area
Boston Harbor Islands

EDIC Pier

Dock #10
Summer Street
Boston, MA

Ferry Schedule

Sundays: June 21 - Setember 1
A ferry operates between EDIC Pier 10 in South Boston and Thompson Island. Regular ferry fees apply, pay on the boat, cash only please. A free shuttle from Thompson Island is available to Spectacle Island.

Mainland: Depart EDIC to Thompson at 8:30AM, 12:00PM, and 2:30PM; Depart Thompson to EDIC at 11:30AM, 2:00PM, and 5:00PM.

Inter-island (Thompson/Spectacle): Depart Thompson to Spectacle at 12:35PM, 3:05PM, and 4:30PM; Depart Spectacle to Thompson at 12:50PM, 3:15PM, and 4:45PM.

Public Transportation

Take the MBTA Red Line to South Station and exit at Summer Street. From there you can take a cab, take a bus or walk. Buses #3, #6, and #7 from South Station will bring you close to EDIC Dock. Please call 617-222-3200 for the most current schedules. The #7 Bus will drop you off on Summer Street, across from the Marine Industrial Park entrance. The #3 and #6 will drop you inside the Marine Industrial Park, close to the guard shack.

Driving Directions

From the North
Follow I-93 North to exit 15. Take a right at the end of the ramp towards South Boston. Continue straight to the rotary and take the second exit off the rotary onto Day Boulevard (towards South Boston). Follow Day Boulevard along the shoreline. At the sixth set of lights (including the first blinking light) take a left onto L Street (approximately 0.8 miles). L Street becomes Summer Street. Continue over the bridge, and take the next right onto Drydock Avenue, into the Marine Industrial Park.

From the West
Follow I-90 (Mass. Pike) East towards Boston all the way to its end. Stay right towards Downtown/South Boston. At the end of the ramp, take a right onto Kneeland Street and follow signs to South Station. A detour will force you to take a left turn onto South Street. On South Street, get into the right middle lane to take a right at the second set of lights onto Surface Street. On Surface Street, get in the right lane again to take the first right onto Summer Street. Follow Summer Street for seven sets of lights. Following Summer Street Detour onto Congress Street, pass the Seaport Hotel on your left. At the seventh set of lights, take a right onto D Street, then left back onto Summer Street. Take a left at the first set of lights onto Drydock Ave.

A parking garage is available on Dry Dock Avenue.

   
This site brought to you by Boston Harbor Island Alliance and National Park Service