Getting Around Campuses
Welcome to Tufts! Find the information and resources you need to get around Tufts campuses.
Our Campuses
Medford-Somerville
On the border of Medford and Somerville, Tufts University’s main campus is home to the School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), School of Engineering, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life.
Medford-Somerville to SMFA: Tufts Shuttles or MBTA Green Line from Medford/Tufts to Museum of Fine Arts
Medford-Somerville to Boston: MBTA Green Line from Medford/Tufts to Boylston
SMFA
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (SMFA) campus is located in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood next door to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
SMFA to Medford-Somerville: Tufts Shuttles or MBTA Green Line from Museum of Fine Arts to Medford/Tufts
SMFA to Boston: MBTA Green Line from Museum of Fine Arts to Boylston
MBTA UPass Program for SMFA Students
Beginning in fall 2024, all SMFA students will receive an MBTA Charlie Card providing unlimited access to use of the subway and local bus routes as part of a two-year pilot program. Additional program information and details about picking up your Charlie Card are listed on the Transportation webpage.
Boston
Tufts’ Boston campus is located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston. Next to Tufts Medical Center, the Boston Campus is home to Tufts’ Health Sciences buildings—School of Dental Medicine, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.
Boston to Medford-Somerville: MBTA Green Line from Boylston to Medford/Tufts
Boston to SMFA: MBTA Green Line from Boylston to Museum of Fine Arts
Schedules
Tufts' SMFA Shuttle enables you to travel easily between the Medford/Somerville and SMFA campuses. Tufts' Davis Square Shuttle makes visiting shops, restaurants, and public transportation in Medford and Davis Squares a breeze.
Shuttle service runs on a regular schedule and students can check the status of the university shuttles via live shuttle tracking. Students may also download the Tufts Mobile app to find maps and the live shuttle tracker.