Salem by Rail
Take the Newburyport/Rockport Line from North Station. It's a 30-minute ride that drops you right in downtown Salem.
Buy your ticket on the mTicket app or at the station. The Peabody Essex Museum alone is worth the trip, but there's also the waterfront, Derby Wharf, the House of Seven Gables, and enough good restaurants to make dinner a hard choice. Far From the Tree Cider for a cider, Life Alive for something healthy, Ledger for something fancy.
- Length
- 16.6 mi
- Time
- 4 hr
- stops included
- Stops
- 2 stops
Starts at North Station, ends at Salem station (downtown) · Directions
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Stop 1: North Station
Start
Trains to Salem leave from North Station, under TD Garden, on the Newburyport/Rockport Line of the commuter rail.
Bluebikes: Valenti Way at Haverhill St, 6 bikes there now, 3 min walk.
About this stopNext: Ride to Salem station (downtown)
16.6 mi · 1 hr 5 min
Half-hour ride from North Station and you're in Salem, one of the most walkable towns in Massachusetts. Wander the brick streets, visit the Peabody Essex Museum, grab a bite near the wharf.
Commuter Rail · Newburyport/RockportBoard at North StationSalemFare: Zone 2 — ~$7.25 each way; mTicket recommended
Both Newburyport and Rockport branch trains stop at Salem — check the platform sign before boarding.
Stop 2: Salem station (downtown)
Finish
Salem's train station, at the north edge of downtown. The Peabody Essex Museum, Essex Street and the waterfront are a short walk away.
About this stop
Getting there
- Bluebikes near the start, right now
- Canal St at Causeway St2 min walk · no bikes right now · 23 docks
- Valenti Way at Haverhill St3 min walk · 6 bikes · 18 docks
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