How to get fromSalem to Dorchesterby train, subway, bus, car, or taxi

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There are 5 ways to get from Salem to Dorchester by train, subway, bus, car, or taxi

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Train, subway
best
1. Take the train from Salem to North Stationtrain Newburyport/Rockport Line
2. Take the subway from North Station to Jackson Squaresubway Orange Line
54 min
$6–12
Line 450 bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from North St @ Essex St to Congress St @ Haymarket Stabus 450
1h 37m
$3–9
Line 450 bus, subway
1. Take the bus from North St @ Essex St to Congress St @ Haymarket Stabus 450
2. Take the subway from Park Street to Shawmutsubway Red Line
1h 36m
$5–7
Drive 20.4 mi
1. Drive from Salem to Dorchestercar 20.4 mi
34 min
$4–6
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Salem to Dorchestertaxi 20.4 mi
34 min
$65–80

Salem to Dorchester by train and subway

181Weekly Services

54 minAverage Duration

$6Cheapest Price

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Distance: 20.9 mi
Duration: 54 min

What companies run services between Salem, MA, USA and Dorchester, MA, USA?

MBTA operates a bus from North St @ Essex St to Congress St @ Haymarket Sta hourly. Tickets cost $1–5 and the journey takes 1h 2m.

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Dorchester(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Dorchester is a Bostonian neighborhood comprising more than 6 mi2 in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by Puritans who emigrated in 1630 from Dorchester, Dorset, England, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This dissolved municipality, Boston's largest neighborhood by far, is often divided by city planners in order to create two planning areas roughly equivalent in size and population to other Boston neighborhoods.

Things to do in Dorchester

Paragon Park Carousel(Opens in a new window)

The Paragon Park Carousel (PTC #85) is a historic carousel at 1 Wharf Avenue in Hull, Massachusetts. Built in 1928 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, it is one of the state's only surviving four-wide carousels, and is the only surviving element of the Paragon Park amusement park. The carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Places to stay in Dorchester

Holiday Inn Express Boston by IHG(Opens in a new window)

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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston Bayside(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

Residence Inn Boston Downtown/South End(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Holiday Inn Express - Boston South - Quincy by IHG(Opens in a new window)

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