Shift Your Semester · September 15 – December 15, 2026
The Suffolk MBTA pass discount, and getting around Beacon Hill
Suffolk sells discounted semester MBTA passes to undergraduates and graduate students through the university’s online store.
Suffolk students are also taking 10 active trips in 30 days to unlock a $15 reward on Shift. How that works

Getting around Suffolk
What Suffolk already runs — passes, shuttles, bike space and repairs — with a link to each program.
Transit
Discounted semester MBTA passes for undergrads and grad students through the university’s online store.
Suffolk University(opens in a new tab)The Beacon Hill campus has several MBTA lines within a short walk — Park Street, Government Center, and Bowdoin are all close.
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Bike
Indoor bike storage in residence halls (ask your Residence Director) plus outdoor racks at six campus locations.
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Around campus
Suffolk deliberately limits campus parking to keep the neighborhood walkable — the campus is built for getting around on foot.
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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 Suffolk on Shift.
Get the free app and enter code SEMESTER. Then verify your @suffolk.edu address inside the app. That puts you in Suffolk’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. Suffolk University is 19 points behind #1.
What’s around campus
Everywhere you can walk, bike, or ride to from Suffolk. The live map opens centered on campus, with real-time arrivals for every route.
Trains & buses
- Government Center3 min walkBlue LineBowdoin ↔ Wonderland · every few minutes
- Bowdoin3 min walkBlue LineBowdoin ↔ Wonderland · every few minutes
- Park Street4 min walkGreen Line CCleveland Circle ↔ Government Center · every few minutes
- State5 min walkOrange LineForest Hills ↔ Oak Grove
- Tremont St @ Beacon St2 min walkRoute 15Fields Corner Station ↔ Ruggles Station · 1 trips a dayRoute 39Forest Hills Station ↔ Back Bay Station · 1 trips a dayRoute 57Watertown Yard ↔ Kenmore Station · 1 trips a day
- Beacon St @ Park St2 min walkRoute 43Ruggles Station ↔ Park Street Station · every ~45 min
Weekday daytime frequencies. The live map has real-time arrivals.
Bike routes
- Boston Common1 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.7 mi through the area
- Connect Historic Boston Bicycle Trail1 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.4 mi through the area
- Thoreau Path2 min ride away
Shared use path · 0.6 mi through the area
- Charles River Greenway3 min ride away
Shared use path · 10.7 mi through the area
Bluebikes docks
Where you can get to
- Back Bay
T & bus 12 min · Bike 15 min · Walk ~29 min
- Kendall / MIT
Bike 10 min · T & bus 13 min · Walk ~34 min
- Harvard Square
T & bus 19 min · Bike 25 min
- Seaport
Bike 12 min · T & bus 23 min · Walk ~29 min
- Fenway Park
Bike 22 min · T & bus 26 min
- Logan Airport
Bike 31 min · T & bus 35 min
Weekday morning times; ~ marks an estimate.
Events near Suffolk
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.
The Freedom Trail
Starts 0.3 mi from campus · walk · 3.5 mi route · ~70 min · Boston
Salem by Rail
Starts 0.5 mi from campus · transit · 16.6 mi route · ~240 min · Salem · North Shore
The Harbor Islands Hop
Starts 0.6 mi from campus · walk + transit · 13.6 mi route · ~420 min · Boston Harbor
Your first 10 trips are worth $15.
Get Shift, enter SEMESTER, verify your Suffolk email, and turn the walk to class into something more.










