New Shuttle Bus at BOS (Terminal A-C)

SteveHK · Feb 28, 12, 7:23 am

Last time I was at the BOS United Club earlier this month, the agent mentioned that they were going to start a shuttle bus between Terminals A and C on the secure side. She mentioned that they already had the busses and would start the service in mid-February.

Can anyone confirm that this has started? It would be great to have this connection until UA/MASSPORT can finally figure out what to do about consolidating BOS. Also, I like the UC in Terminal A much more than the one in C, but usually find myself flying out on PMUA in C.

tkey75 · Feb 29, 12, 6:44 am

I arrived at C yesterday and thought I saw a sign near the exit. I'm departing from A later this week and I'll check further.

This would be awesome if it were convenient enough since I have SC access but find myself on B6 a bit these days.

BostonFlyer1624 · Feb 29, 12, 5:43 pm

Talked to someone today about this...should be up and running now/within the week

somethinpositiv · Mar 16, 12, 11:16 am

nice!

**jackal** · Dec 7, 12, 5:08 pm

Just used the shuttle. I arrived at C and needed to transfer to B, and the walk from C to B (US side) is so insanely long, so I thought I would kill two birds with one stone and do a little research for everyone else on FlyerTalk and also shorten my walking time to B (A-B feels like half the distance as C-B.)

The bus departs from a small, almost unmarked area near the CSC just before the UC entrance. There is a small set of stanchions against the wall; one of the stanchions has a small placard above it that says, "Wait here for the shuttle to terminal A." I missed the sign at first, so I ducked into the club and asked the attendant if there was a shuttle to terminal A. She told me where it was and then said she would call the driver. Good thing she did, because there was no one at the CSC, and it didn't look like anyone was paying attention to the shuttle waiting area.

A couple minutes later, a guy walked up and opened the door for me and led me downstairs to board the shuttle. Note that he did ask me for a boarding pass; I stammered for a second and told him I only have a boarding pass for terminal B, but I was meeting a friend in the United Club in terminal A. He said that's fine; he just needed to see a boarding pass. I showed him my pass for the B concourse, and he whisked me through with no problems. The shuttle was already waiting at the door downstairs, so it definitely seems like it's on-demand. It's pretty quick, in any case, since it doesn't seem to be heavily used (given that probably not many people connect in BOS) and is a short ride anyway.

A few minutes later, we arrived at terminal A down at the end of the long lower hallway for the RJs (gates A9-A12). Another attendant then led me upstairs to the main part of A, where I exited security (after making sure he wasn't watching

) and walked to B, arriving 5 minutes later. Total time: probably 9 minutes versus what feels like a 15-minute walk from C.

I didn't notice where you are supposed to wait in A for the shuttle, but I'd assume its somewhere near the A9-A12 gate area.

tkey75 · Dec 17, 12, 6:31 pm

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Originally Posted by jackal

I didn't notice where you are supposed to wait in A for the shuttle, but I'd assume its somewhere near the A9-A12 gate area.

Took the A-C route last night. The waiting area is directly to the left of the 9-12 podium. It's a 4 seat pen with a small sign on a stanchion. I was originally told by an AirServ person to wait as the driver would be right back. 10 Minutes later I sought out a UA GA who called for the shuttle.

AS noted, it's not a quick ride. Allow plenty of time for the transfer to happen. At least 15 minutes. 20 to be comfortable. There goes my plans to use the SkyClub while waiting for JetBlue flights!