Transportation and Lodging - Local to Needham, MA
Lodging
Sheraton Hotel - 100 Cabot Street, Needham MA. Please call to receive special rate of $105.00 per night - (781) 444-1110. Hotel is 1.5 miles from BFS.
Holiday Inn - 55 Ariadne Road, Dedham MA. Please call to receive special rate of $99.00 per night - (781) 329-1000. Hotel is 6.6 miles from BFS.
The Colonnade Boston Hotel - 120 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA. Please call to receive special rate of $149.00 - (800) 962-3030. Hotel is 10.7 miles from BFS.
Walker Center - 171 Grove Street, Newton MA. Please call to receive special rate of $50 for one adult, $65 for two adults, or $80 for three adults (children under 12 are free) - (617) 969-3919. Walker Center is 4.9 miles from BFS.
Hospitality Homes - Call (888) 595-4678 or (617) 482-4338 for more information. Rate is $25.00 per night.
Transportation
Ground transportation to and from Logan Airport - very reasonable prices for BFS patients and families!
Call John Treddin at (617) 888-8354
Call Jim Caira at (617) 686-4508
MBTA - Public Transportation - General Information
MBTA - Commuter Rail - Needham Line
MBTA - Bus #59 - Needham Junction - Watertown Square via Newtonville
Enterprise Rent-a-Car - Good for MASSACHUSETTS ONLY - Negotiated BFS rates: $34.99 per day; $179.99 per week; $759.99 per month.
Call Store Manager Kumar Arcot at (781) 433-7440 to make reservation, OR email Marsha Stelman - marsha@bostonsight.org - for further information.
Advance reservations required to take advantage of negotiated rate.
Transportation and Lodging - National Resources
Transportation
National Patient Travel Center - (800) 296-1217
The National Patient Travel HELPLINE provides information about all forms of charitable, long-distance medical air transportation and provides referrals to all appropriate sources of help available in the national charitable medical air transportation network.
Patient Airlift Service - (888) 818-1231
Patient AirLift Services arranges free air transportation based on need to individuals requiring medical care and for other humanitarian purposes.
Lifeline Pilots - (800) 822-7972
LifeLine Pilots facilitates transporation for on-going medical treatments, diagnosis and follow-up care through pilot donation of flight expenses and time.
Air Charity Network - (877) 621-7177
Air Charity Network™ (ACN) provides access for people in need seeking free air transportation to specialized health care facilities or distant destinations due to family, community or national crisis.
Angel Flights - (918) 749-8992
Angel Flights is a non-profit charitable organization of pilots, volunteers, and friends; they arrange free air transportation for any legitimate, charitable, medically related need. Angel Flight primarily serves patients needing transportation to or from the heartland region.
Angel Flights - Northeast - (800) 549-9980
Angel Flights NE provide air transportation in private aircraft by volunteer pilots so that children and adults may access life saving medical care free of charge. Angel Flight Northeast flies extensively in the Northeast portion of the country.