Shift Your Semester · September 15 – December 15, 2026
The Berklee bike pavilion, and getting around Back Bay
Berklee’s gated bike pavilion at Cambria and Boylston Streets is secure, free, and opens with your Berklee ID.
Berklee students are also taking 10 active trips in 30 days to unlock a $15 reward on Shift. How that works
Getting around Berklee
What Berklee already runs — passes, shuttles, bike space and repairs — with a link to each program.
Transit
Semester MBTA passes covering the full fall or spring term, ordered through the college.
Berklee College of Music(opens in a new tab)Campus is steps from Hynes (Green Line) and near Back Bay Station (Orange Line, commuter rail, Amtrak) — one of the most transit-dense addresses in Boston.
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Bike
A gated bike pavilion at Cambria and Boylston Streets — secure, free parking with card access via your Berklee ID.
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Around campus
With gear on your back, the walkable Back Bay location means rehearsal spaces, venues, and the Esplanade are all minutes away.
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Programs and prices change each term. Check the linked school pages for current details.
- $15
- reward, unlocked
- 10
- active trips
- 30
- days to take them
- First 200
- to finish
For verified students, faculty, and staff at any Massachusetts college or university. One campaign code per account.
Join Berklee on Shift.
Get the free app and enter code SEMESTER. Then verify your @berklee.edu address inside the app. That puts you in Berklee’s group and starts your 30-day clock: 10 active trips unlock $15. Your account can stay on any email.
Installing from the App Store or Google Play? Enter the code after you sign up. Store installs don’t carry the link.
Where do I enter the code?
How the schools stack up
Schools by shift rate so far in October, the share of trips taken actively.
What’s around campus
Everywhere you can walk, bike, or ride to from Berklee. The live map opens centered on campus, with real-time arrivals for every route.
Trains & buses
- Hynes Convention Center1 min walkGreen Line BBoston College ↔ Government Center · every ~10 minGreen Line CCleveland Circle ↔ Government Center · every ~10 minGreen Line DRiverside ↔ Union Square · every ~10 min
- Symphony7 min walkGreen Line EHeath Street ↔ Medford/Tufts · every ~10 min
- Prudential7 min walkGreen Line EHeath Street ↔ Medford/Tufts · every ~10 min
- Kenmore8 min walkGreen Line CCleveland Circle ↔ Government Center · every ~10 minGreen Line DRiverside ↔ Union Square · every ~10 min
- Massachusetts Ave @ Newbury St1 min walkRoute 1Harvard Square ↔ Nubian Station · every ~11 minRoute 57Watertown Yard ↔ Kenmore Station · 1 trips a day
- Boylston St @ Massachusetts Ave1 min walkRoute 55West Fenway ↔ Arlington Station · every ~45 minRoute 57Watertown Yard ↔ Kenmore Station · 1 trips a day
Weekday daytime frequencies. The live map has real-time arrivals.
Bike routes
- Emerald Necklace Trail1 min ride away
Shared use path · 10 mi through the area
- Lost Emerald Necklace1 min ride away
Shared use path · 1.1 mi through the area
- Back Bay Fens Bike Paths2 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.7 mi through the area
- Massachusetts Avenue1 min ride away
Separated in stretches — some painted sections · 6.8 mi through the area
Bluebikes docks
Where you can get to
- Downtown Crossing
Bike 12 min · T & bus 17 min · Walk ~39 min
- Kendall / MIT
Bike 10 min · T & bus 18 min · Walk ~29 min
- Harvard Square
Bike 15 min · T & bus 20 min
- North Station
Bike 18 min · T & bus 23 min
- Logan Airport
T & bus 34 min · Bike 47 min
- Seaport
Bike 19 min · T & bus 37 min
Weekday morning times; ~ marks an estimate.
Events near Berklee
A few picks over the next 30 days — the full calendar has everything.
Roams to try
Guided routes — preview the full route here, then check in at each stop in the Shift app to earn the badge.
Emerald Necklace Bike Route
Starts 0.5 mi from campus · bike · 7.3 mi route · ~49 min · Boston · Brookline
Museum Hop
Starts 0.8 mi from campus · walk + transit · 3.6 mi route · ~180 min · Boston
The Freedom Trail
Starts 1.4 mi from campus · walk · 3.5 mi route · ~70 min · Boston
Your first 10 trips are worth $15.
Get Shift, enter SEMESTER, verify your Berklee email, and turn the walk to class into something more.