Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center at Faulkner Hospital
Getting There
Driving Directions to Faulkner Hospital
From downtown Boston
Storrow Drive West to Kenmore Square/Fenway Route 1 South exit. Bear left. Follow signs for Fenway 1 South. Bear right onto Boylston Street, following signs for Boylston Street Outbound/Riverway 1. Continue on Boylston for 0.4 miles at which point it turns into Brookline Avenue. Stay on Brookline Avenue for 1/2 mile. Take left onto the Riverway/Jamaicaway.
Follow Riverway/Jamaicaway for 2.2 miles through first rotary (Jamaica Pond on right) to second rotary, following signs for South Dedham/Providence. At second rotary bear right onto Centre Street (do not take sharp right), still following signs for South Dedham/Providence. Faulkner Hospital is located 0.7 miles on right at 1153 Centre Street. Take a right after the hospital onto Allandale Road, and a right onto hospital grounds.
From the north
Take Route 93 South or Route 1 South to Storrow Drive West. Follow directions above for travel from downtown Boston.
From Framingham/Natick
Take Route 9 East to exit marked West Roxbury/Hyde Park, across from Chestnut Hill Mall. Bear right onto Hammond Pond Parkway. Follow for 0.9 miles to rotary. Take third street at rotary (Newton Street). Follow for 0.4 miles to STOP sign. Bear left, still on Newton Street, and follow for 0.4 miles to gas station. Take right around station. Take first left onto Allandale Road. Faulkner Hospital is 1.1 miles on left.
From central and western Massachusetts
Drive East on Mass Turnpike to Route 128 South. Follow 128 to Route 9 East. Follow directions from Framingham/Natick.
From south
Take Route 128 North to exit 15 A/Route 1 North. Follow through Dedham for 3.2 miles. At this point Route 1 is also known as VFW Parkway. Follow 2.8 miles to rotary. Go halfway around rotary (second right), staying on VFW Parkway. Go 0.6 miles to traffic light. Take left at light onto Centre Street. At second light, 0.3 miles, turn left onto Allandale Road. Turn right onto hospital grounds.
Public Transportation
MBTA Bus #38, Wren Street, stops directly in front of Faulkner Hospital on Centre Street. The Wren Street bus shuttles between the West Roxbury business district and Forest Hills station where it connects with the Orange Line and other bus routes. Buses are scheduled to run every 20 minutes during morning and evening rush hours, and less frequently during midday. For exact times, call the MBTA at (617) 222-3200.
Parking
Information/rates
Patients and visitors have the option of using the valet parking service or parking on their own in the paid parking lot. Valet parking for patients and visitors is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the third floor entrance of the hospital. Although the cost of the valet service is free, parking rates still apply. Parking rates are by the hour, with the first 20 minutes free. Maximum rate is $7/day.
