What a terrible airport. I attempted to drive and park tonight, but

there are no (or worse, incorrect) signs all over the roads
there’s no one with more than a single functioning brain cell to provide any useful information
and the whole place feels like its been under construction for what seems like the last 10 years everything keeps getting worse.

All that tax money wasted on a mess and apparently on an incredibly incompetent team of useless lazy contractors.

Also- what the hell is wrong with the gd ride share situation?

Comments

Barstomanid t1_iu2ze3n wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:11 AM

#276,369

Parking at Logan is for suckers. The blue line garages are cheaper, easier, and since it's the blue line it even won't catch fire on you.

marxiism t1_iu30due wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:21 AM

#276,519

Logan express Ftw

Mumbles76 t1_iu33hzo wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:54 AM

#277,024

Why would you go to park there if you are flying international? Like, unless you were going to Canada for 4 days...

We took Uber into Logan a few weeks ago and took a taxi back yesterday, was simple as pie.

tmotytmoty OP t1_iu34wve wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:09 AM

#277,226

Replying to Mumbles76 (#277,024)

Well good for you.

I was picking up an elderly relative and needed to park to help them get out of the airport.

benck202 t1_iu3v9uo wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:02 AM

#280,620

Replying to marxiism (#276,519)

Shhh! Don’t tell the angry tourist our secret!

charons-voyage t1_iu3y0bq wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:32 AM

#281,047

Replying to tmotytmoty (#277,226)

If this is something you need to do often, maybe bring a buddy who can wait in the car at arrivals and move it/circle if the staties tell you to. Parking at Logan is horrible.

Wtf_is_this1234 t1_iu3ysnb wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:40 AM

#281,176

Replying to marxiism (#276,519)

What is the draw of Logan Express? Pay an insane amount of money to park in some random suburban parking lot, pay an insane amount of money for a bus ticket, then wait up to 30 minutes to take a bus that can take over an hour to get to the airport?

Then on the return trip, you could be waiting almost an hour for a ride back depending on when you make it off the plane.

Wtf_is_this1234 t1_iu3yuik wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:41 AM

#281,184

Replying to Mumbles76 (#277,024)

It's not so simple when you've got a lot of bags, kids in car seats etc.

riski_click t1_iu3ywpo wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:41 AM

#281,192

I've noticed the signs are only incorrect if you don't know what they mean.. tbh, this sounds like more like an angry email to massport than a reddit post.

skipjack10 t1_iu407vt wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:54 AM

#281,450

You travel much domestically? Logan is a breeze compared to most airports servicing large metro areas.

brewce47 t1_iu40xtf wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:01 PM

#281,588

Always pay a little bit more on your flight and fly out of TF Green in Providence (Warwick). Very easy access, little to no traffic, only one terminal...etc Its worth it!

tmotytmoty OP t1_iu41jpk wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:07 PM

#281,705

Replying to riski_click (#281,192)

You’re right. I can’t read the word “parking” or “terminal” followed by an arrow sign… (I guess I found the redditor in charge of managing signage at the airport.)

tmotytmoty OP t1_iu41mjc wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:08 PM

#281,715

Replying to brewce47 (#281,588)

Thank you for this advice. I will do this.

brewce47 t1_iu43k1i wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:26 PM

#282,095

Replying to tmotytmoty (#281,715)

You’re welcome! Good luck in the future 😁

occasionally_ganache t1_iu44vwy wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:38 PM

#282,337

Replying to Wtf_is_this1234 (#281,176)

“An insane amount of money for a bus ticket” = 3$ ( if coming from downtown, which is where most public transit brings you)

https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/to-from-logan/transportation-options/logan-express/back-bay/

Wtf_is_this1234 t1_iu44ysw wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:39 PM

#282,352

Replying to occasionally_ganache (#282,337)

Logan express to/from the suburbs costs way more than $3

SkiingAway t1_iu4760i wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:57 PM

#282,818

Massport isn't funded by any taxpayer dollars.

Flying out of there regularly, I'd suggest you may be blind if you think the airport hasn't gotten significantly better in the past decade.

The roads are currently somewhat of a mess, yes. Considering that they're redoing the entire road layout in the terminal B/C area, I'm not sure how you'd expect them to do that without making a mess during construction.

SkiingAway t1_iu482ss wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:04 PM

#283,020

Replying to Wtf_is_this1234 (#281,176)

It's $18 for a round-trip ticket from the suburbs, and the daily parking rate is $7.

If you're parking for a week:

Logan Express will cost you $67.

Airport Terminal parking will cost you somewhere between $179 and $266.

The appeal should be fairly obvious.

Yes, Logan Express (from the suburbs) is a substantially less compelling choice if you're just going somewhere for a day or two.

Arguably it's also less intended for that, as while the claimed purpose is reducing car trips to the airport (and it does), it's obviously substantially about reducing the need for (expensive) warehousing of cars at a space-constrained airport - and long trips are the worst for that.

Wtf_is_this1234 t1_iu4879f wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:05 PM

#283,046

Replying to SkiingAway (#283,020)

$18 but I've got 4 people in my family. The math isn't as appealing.

[deleted] t1_iu48yrl wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:12 PM

#283,191

Replying to Wtf_is_this1234 (#282,352)

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SkiingAway t1_iu48zzg wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:12 PM

#283,200

Replying to Wtf_is_this1234 (#283,046)

If you're actually traveling with a fully loaded car of people your trip is vastly more efficient in both a congestion + environmental sense than a car with one person.

On the car trips side of things....your trip isn't really the one they're trying to push people to alter their behavior on.

They want to encourage people to stop coming to the airport in single-occupancy vehicles or making pick-ups/drop-offs of just one person.

Jer_Cough t1_iu4942i wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:13 PM

#283,232

Replying to Wtf_is_this1234 (#281,176)

Parking is $7/day and the r/t ticket is $18. You're in the wrong area if you think that's an insane amount of money

Wtf_is_this1234 t1_iu49z8v wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:19 PM

#283,432

Replying to brewce47 (#281,588)

It's often a lot more and the number of places you can fly to directly from there is a fraction of what Logan offers.

brewce47 t1_iu4hm0c wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:16 PM

#285,062

Replying to Wtf_is_this1234 (#283,432)

Accurate but if you can get a flight to your destination, I’d rather pay more than deal with the stress of Logan.

Maxpowr9 t1_iu4lxbi wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:46 PM

#285,932

Replying to Barstomanid (#276,369)

Why I try to get a ride to the airport over parking and riding. Logan is just awful for parking.

benck202 t1_iu4tnx2 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:38 PM

#287,647

Replying to Wtf_is_this1234 (#283,046)

Children under 17 ride free when with paying adults.

tmotytmoty OP t1_iu52d9s wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:36 PM

#289,403

Replying to SkiingAway (#282,818)

I have no expectations except common sense- which they lack as evidenced by the lack of accurate signage. Sorry if I offended your crew.

damnitnickfoles t1_iu74l3e wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:38 AM

#302,890

I fly about 3-5 times per year on average, almost always domestically but I’ve flown internationally twice in the last year. I’ve never once had trouble parking, or reading a sign. It’s wild to think about the simple things some humans struggle over.