Travel to campus
MIT’s online interactive map will help you navigate the Institute’s system of using numbers, rather than names, to identify most buildings.
Interview day information
- Campus interviews take place in Building E17, 2nd floor (Directions to E17). On arrival, employers are greeted by a staff member and shown to an interview office.
- The office opens at 8:30am, and the regular interviewing day is from 9:00am to 5:00pm. All interviews must be complete by 5pm.
- Please bring copy of schedule(s) for Career Advising & Professional Development staff
Parking at MIT
Parking in Cambridge and Boston are quite difficult due to limited space. Visitors who drive to MIT should note that MIT has no visitor parking available. You can park your car at the hotel where you are staying and use public transportation to get to the MIT campus. If you must drive to the campus, there are both on- and off-street parking spots available, but most public parking is not very close to the center of campus (unless you arrive very early in the morning or late in the evening).
Street parking
You will find metered parking on Vassar Street and Memorial Drive, but these spots fill up early (often by 8 a.m.) To find a spot near the main buildings, you will need to arrive by 7 a.m. Main Street and Mass. Ave. (in front of MIT) have one- and two-hour parking meters. Parking along Main Street or Massachusetts Avenue will mean regular trips to pay the parking meter. Albany Street and Portland Street have free and two-hour parking. During the workday, Memorial Drive, Albany, Portland, and Main Streets are the best options. After the workday, finding a parking spot isn’t nearly as hard; night and weekend parking near campus is generally not difficult to locate.
Public parking facilities
You may park at several lots for a fee. Please note that all information below is subject to change:
- 4 Cambridge Center: (Entrance on Ames Street or Broadway); 617-225-0830; open 24 hours
- 7 Cambridge Center, West Garage (Ames Street/Galileo Way); 617-621-3115; open 24 hours
- Standard Parking (Tech Square Garage); 800 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139; open 24 hours
- 55 Franklin Street Garage (University Park); 617-621-8023; open 24 hours
- Cambridge Boston Marriott, 2 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square; 617-494-6600; open 24 hours
Parking at MIT without a permit
A MIT parking permit is required for all vehicles on MIT property among 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. From 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and on weekends and holidays, permits are not required for MIT-affiliated people in the following lots:
- Hayward Lot
- N10 Lot
- Windsor Lot
- Tang Center Lot (E51)
Vehicles without permits parked during this time in any other MIT parking area will be subject to ticketing or towing.
Hotels in Cambridge | |
Hotel Address |
Phone/Fax/Toll Free |
Le Meridien Cambridge-MIT |
617-577-0200 |
Cambridge Marriott |
617-494-6600 |
The Charles Hotel |
617-864-1200 |
Harvard Square Hotel |
617-864-5200 |
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites |
617-577-7600 |
Howard Johnson Hotel |
617-492-7777 |
Hyatt Regency Hotel |
617-492-1234 |
Marriott Residence Inn |
617-349-0700 |
Royal Sonesta Hotel |
617-806-4255 |
Sheraton Commander Hotel |
617-547-4800 |
Hotels in Boston | |
Hotel Address |
Phone/Fax/Toll Free |
The Colonnade |
617-424-7000 |
The DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Boston-Cambridge |
617-783-0090 |
The Eliot Hotel |
617-267-1607 |
The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel |
617-267-5300 |
The Ritz-Carlton |
617-912-3315 |
The Upton |
(p) 617-266-0011 |