Transfer between Terminals E and B at BOS?
Aug 27, 2014, 2:59 pm
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Any international flight* on any airline that uses Terminal B will return you to Terminal E because that's where the customs and immigration folks hang out. Got a couple of days for the transfer?
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*Other than those that go to airports with U.S. pre-clearance. Those are all in Canada, Ireland, the Atlantic/Caribbean and the Middle East.
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*Other than those that go to airports with U.S. pre-clearance. Those are all in Canada, Ireland, the Atlantic/Caribbean and the Middle East.
Aug 27, 2014, 4:25 pm
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Habitrail tubes about describes them ( but hamsters/gerbils probably get better treatment in general :-). And better have a lot of stamina, a lot of time, and very little luggage.
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From the diagram above, I must have driven right past the new pedestrian connector at Terminal B, and not noticed.
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From the diagram above, I must have driven right past the new pedestrian connector at Terminal B, and not noticed.
Sep 2, 2014, 7:16 am
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It's a very easy walk. Probably about 20 minutes at a relatively leisurely pace. So if you have the time and can handle your luggage either on your own or using a cart, it's not a big deal. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think a 20-minute walk (with no hills) takes "a lot of stamina."
Many thanks for all the helpful responses.
Having never flown Southwest before the US/WN connection option sounded interesting but had to be discarded for lack of time!
Sep 2, 2014, 12:54 pm
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So just assume that every flyer is just like you? Same age, gender, and fitness level? Sorry you don't seem to have any empathy. Shoving a cart full of luggage or pulling a large bag with another on top for 20 minutes does indeed take stamina for some and is not the usual expectation of airport travel these days.
Sep 2, 2014, 1:29 pm
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So just assume that every flyer is just like you? Same age, gender, and fitness level? Sorry you don't seem to have any empathy. Shoving a cart full of luggage or pulling a large bag with another on top for 20 minutes does indeed take stamina for some and is not the usual expectation of airport travel these days.
I don't like doing it, though. I carried a car seat on my back from the A garage to the AS checkin counter at BOS and I did not like the walk through the hamster tubes one bit. I have since acquired wheels for said seat.
Sep 2, 2014, 1:32 pm
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So just assume that every flyer is just like you? Same age, gender, and fitness level? Sorry you don't seem to have any empathy. Shoving a cart full of luggage or pulling a large bag with another on top for 20 minutes does indeed take stamina for some and is not the usual expectation of airport travel these days.
Sep 2, 2014, 1:34 pm
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So just assume that every flyer is just like you? Same age, gender, and fitness level? Sorry you don't seem to have any empathy. Shoving a cart full of luggage or pulling a large bag with another on top for 20 minutes does indeed take stamina for some and is not the usual expectation of airport travel these days.
Nothing in the post suggests that he/she thinks everyone is just like them and that he has no empathy.
And lots of airports require lengthy walks, especially if parking lots are concerned.
Sep 9, 2014, 10:00 am
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With great respect, this is not about empathy, it's about reality, and preparing for it. In fact such long walks are the usual expectation of airport travel these days. You routinely walk a half mile or more between alighting from ground transportation and the door of your aircraft. A 20-minute walk, landside, airside, or combined, is not unusual.
Nov 22, 2014, 12:48 pm
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Sorry to bump the thread which is a few months old, but I have a quick question after reading it. I am doing a US (B) to BA (E) connection next year. I get the bit that there is no airside route, but is it quicker to us the internal landside walkways and walk via C to get to E, or walk through the central parking garage, or to get one of the shuttle buses (probably 11)? Thanks.
Nov 22, 2014, 10:19 pm
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Sorry to bump the thread which is a few months old, but I have a quick question after reading it. I am doing a US (B) to BA (E) connection next year. I get the bit that there is no airside route, but is it quicker to us the internal landside walkways and walk via C to get to E, or walk through the central parking garage, or to get one of the shuttle buses (probably 11)? Thanks.
Nov 23, 2014, 5:28 am
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Quickest transit: probably a tossup between waiting for the landside inter-terminal shuttle bus and hiking through the central garage -- the former option obviously easier. The longest option would be the terminal tour B-->C-->E. While B and C are reasonably close, C and E are a fair distance apart.
That's exactly what I wanted to know, I couldn't really tell from the terminal maps how long a walk the B->C->E walk really was. Looks like the bus or the parking garage then.
Nov 23, 2014, 5:06 pm
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From the US side of Terminal B, I think the best routing is to walk to Terminal A, then it's a straight shot through the parking garage to Terminal E. I would always do this over the bus since I'm too impatient to wait for the bus and know my way well. If you're not familiar with the route though, the bus might be a better bet (and likely will be quicker).
Nov 24, 2014, 2:21 am
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From the US side of Terminal B, I think the best routing is to walk to Terminal A, then it's a straight shot through the parking garage to Terminal E. I would always do this over the bus since I'm too impatient to wait for the bus and know my way well. If you're not familiar with the route though, the bus might be a better bet (and likely will be quicker).
Nov 24, 2014, 7:10 am
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I've never walked from B to C, but the walk from C (baggage claim level) to E is about 10 minutes at an average pace. Almost all inside through the old Terminal D area and well marked.
I measured it out in Google Maps - looks like going from B/US side to A, then across the garage walkways, versus crossing the B garage to the B-AA side, then going through terminal C to E both work out to about 3500' (give or take some added distance going up and down between levels or to find doors).
I measured it out in Google Maps - looks like going from B/US side to A, then across the garage walkways, versus crossing the B garage to the B-AA side, then going through terminal C to E both work out to about 3500' (give or take some added distance going up and down between levels or to find doors).
Nov 24, 2014, 1:58 pm
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I've never walked from B to C, but the walk from C (baggage claim level) to E is about 10 minutes at an average pace. Almost all inside through the old Terminal D area and well marked.
I measured it out in Google Maps - looks like going from B/US side to A, then across the garage walkways, versus crossing the B garage to the B-AA side, then going through terminal C to E both work out to about 3500' (give or take some added distance going up and down between levels or to find doors).
I measured it out in Google Maps - looks like going from B/US side to A, then across the garage walkways, versus crossing the B garage to the B-AA side, then going through terminal C to E both work out to about 3500' (give or take some added distance going up and down between levels or to find doors).