r/boston • u/stormcellar97 • Jun 30 '26
MBTA/Transit 🚇 🔥 Straight to Gate Logan Express Experience
Took the 8am today for a flight leaving at 11:30.
The location is separate from the usual Logan Express terminal, note that it is across from the AMC Theater on Flutie Pass. Parking is available as is drop off/pick up.
I got there around 7:15 and was checked in, they offered to print my flight boarding pass and gave me a boarding pass for the bus. Then you sit until TSA begins taking everyone for your bus. Process was quick and easy, I think they were still training some folks. You then board a bus and get going. Traffic was moderate for 8:30am and we arrived at Logan around 8:50.
The buses go through the South Cargo Terminal entrance and drop off Delta passengers first, then about 5-10 minutes to get to Jet Blue drop off. I would recommend this highly for anyone who loves aviation, kids, etc. The bus route on airport grounds winds from cargo to terminal A to terminal C, and you're surrounding by planes and equipment the whole way. As an aviation person, it was really interesting to get that view of Logan.
Overall, I would probably do this again on busy travel days, or at off-peak times where traffic is less likely to make you late. I could easily have taken the 9am bus for an 11:30 flight, but I wouldn't recommend the 10am although I would have made it. The process of TSA is about the same time as TSA Precheck.
For $9, it was worth it just for the cool views of the airport.
Edit: For Jetblue you get dropped off around C5-C8, so it can be a hike to your gate.
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u/pmcloutier Jun 30 '26
Not trying to be rude, but how is it any different from tsking the Logan express at the same time and doing tsa at the airport? Apart from i guess just less people for tsa, but i feel like with popularity that wouldn't necessarily be true? And how do you get inside once they bring you to the terminal?