Parking and Driving
Traffic & Parking Advisories
Please be advised that as part of the demolition of the 115 Winthrop Square Garage there are traffic pattern changes to Devonshire Street as of June 9th until further notice. Devonshire Street is closed to vehicular traffic and bicyclists from the 100 Summer Street Garage to 75-101 Federal St. Devonshire Street is a two-way street from Summer Street to the entrance of the 100 Summer Street garage.
The sidewalk on the west side of Devonshire Street will remain open to pedestrians. Access to the 100 Summer Street parking garage, 100 Summer Street loading dock, Common Vines wine shop, and residential properties on Devonshire Street is available.
The Best Garages & Routes
Public Garages
Downtown Boston has more than 6,300 parking spaces in thirteen public parking garages. Most garages offer discounted parking rates on nights and weekends. We find that people are pleasantly surprised to discover how convenient parking in Downtown Boston really is.
The following is a list of some of downtown's largest public parking garages:
- 33 Arch Street garage (entrance on Hawley Street after turning right off of Franklin Street)
- 101 Arch Street garage (entrance on Hawley Street after turning left off of Franklin Street)
- 45 Province Street garage (entrance at 45 PROVINCE)
- 99 Summer Street garage (entrance at 22 Kingston Street)
- 125 Summer Street garage (entrance on Lincoln Street near the Surface Artery intersection)
- Boston Common Garage (entrance on Charles Street mid-block between Boylston and Beacon streets)
- One Devonshire Place (entrance on Devonshire Street)
- Hyatt Regency Boston garage (entrance at 2 Ave. de Lafayette adjacent to the hotel entrance)
- Lafayette City Center garage (entrance on Chauncy Street)
- Pi Alley Garage (entrance at 275 Washington Street after turning left off of School Street)
- Post Office Square Garage (entrance at 130 Congress Street)
- Theater District Garage (entrance at 47 Boylston Street)
Getting Here
The following directions offer the simplest routes to reach Downtown Boston.
From the north
Follow either I-93 or Route 1 to the Central Artery (I-93) and take Exit 20A toward South Station. Turn right on Summer Street to head into the heart of the Downtown District.
From the south
Follow I-93 and take Exit 20 toward South Station. Follow Lincoln Street into the District.
From the west
Follow the Mass Pike (I-90) to the I-93 interchange. Stay left toward I-93 N and take Exit 24 toward South Station. Turn left on Kneeland Street and then right on Lincoln Street or Washington Street into the District.
Zipcar In Downtown
Zipcar car-sharing service is easy and available in Boston with parking spaces throughout downtown. Use this link to discover all the possibilities of car-sharing in Downtown Boston.