PatsDeb

After it took me 4 stressful hours in traffic to get from Nashua, NH to the stadium for the first game of the season, my hubby and I have decided to try the train from South Station for this Sunday's game. The train leaves South Station at 11:00 am. We are planning to take the red line from Alewife to SS then transfer to the commuter rail. Has anyone else done this? Any advice? Were you able to buy the tickets to Foxboro ahead of time? Any problem in terms of getting shut out of a seat on the train? Thanks in advance for any info.

Deb

Patspsycho

Transfer from Red line to South Station is very easy, you just walk upstairs, right into the station. Be sure to follow the "south station" signs when you disembark. I think you should be safe if you buy the ticket at the window rather than on the train, with let's say half hour to spare.

Perhaps other people have had different experiences. We'll see if we hear from them.

primetime

There's literally no chance you will be shut out of a seat if you leave from South Station. I would always go from Back Bay and there were always tons of seats. It's a great way to get to the game.

Satchboogie3

I've decided to take the Train to the game as well and I have some questions too. First, can I get the tickets right at the train? I'm going to be in CT/NJ for the weekend and won't be able to pick them up ahead of time.

Is there any worry of the train being sold out? I plan to get on at Mansfield, but I can get on a stop or two earlier. Also, is there decent parking at Mansfield? I don't want to have to spend 30 minutes looking for a parking spot only to miss the train.

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KontradictioN

This is about the time of the thread where I remind people of what I would give up just to be 4 hours away from Foxboro...

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I recommend that you DO NOT take the train to Gillette. I have done it several times and after last week's experience finally decided never again. The ride is long, slow, unreliable and understaffed. Last week the train from South Station (I boarded in Dedham) was 30 MINUTES LATE arriving in Foxboro. The schedule says it arrives at 12:05 for a 1 p.m. game, we got there at 12:35. Once the train stopped, the damn doors were stuck shut and couldn't be opened from the inside! We had to wait until a rail employee opened them from the outside. We had to practically run to the stadium, and ended up in our seats six minutes before kickoff. But that's not all. Waiting for the train to leave after the game, someone had a heart attack. The conductor issued a plea over the intercom for anyone with medical expertise (you'd think they'd have that covered), and departure was delayed until cops/paramedics arrived to render aid. (I saw the guy carried off on a stretcher from my window.)

Other times I've used the game-day train there have been delay problems for one reason or another. For the sleet/snow Jets game in 2007, it arrived halfway through the first quarter. In another instance there was a track problem that delayed the ride home by at least an hour.

If two of you go to the game it costs $12 each to ride the train plus $4 parking = $28. To me, it's worth paying $40 to park near the stadium knowing you'll get in and out safely and in reasonable time. The only times the train uses that leg of the track from Walpole to Gillette is for Pats games, and it literally crawls slower than most folks can walk. My guess is that the track is poorly maintained and must be traversed very carefully. Mark my words: someday, either that train or the track is going to break down and thousands of people will be stranded. I won't be one of them.

italia44

to lower your stress level even more,you ought to think about taking the bus down from NH.It leaves from inside South Station and goes pretty far up into New Hampshire.Cheaper,too,if you buy a round trip ticket.I used to do it on weekends to visit an old flame in Derry.Very relaxing ride.

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Satchboogie3

It's really that bad? Is there any reasonably priced parking near the stadium ($10-$20)? I'm driving up myself and meet people there and I don't feel like all 3 of us paying $40 each.

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Patspsycho

Now in the days of Sullivan, that may have been true.

$50 minimum "near" the stadium is the going rate these days.

Tunescribe

You guys need to meet up somewhere else and carpool, then split the parking cost. The cheapest outlying private lots are $40 per car. And STAY AWAY from the adjacent stadium lots, they take forever to empty out. Your best bet is a private business lot 1 to 1.5 miles from the stadium on either side of Route 1. It's a 10-15 minute walk and you'll be able to zip right out into traffic by the time you get back to your car after the game. Trust me, I've done this about 200 times.