Estimated time: 20 minutes.
You will need five quarters$1.25.
Once inside North Station, follow signs to the T. (The symbol for the T is a black T with a circle around it.) You will take an escalator down. You want the <b>orangeGreen</b> linetowards Boston College, <b>inbound</b>Cleveland Circle, Riverside, towards <b>Forest Hills</b>or Heath St. ([http://www.bostonbeatsmbta.com/Venuestraveling_t/mbta_mapschedules_subway.jpg asp T map]) If you have exact change, find a turnstile that accepts quarters. Otherwise, purchase a token for $1.25. Once inside the station, follow the signs to reach your train platform.
There will be a Take the Green line of turnstiles that accept ticketsthree stops to Park St. To Get off and change to the left of this will be an office with a <b>Red</b> line in front of towards Mattapan or Braintree and take it. Immediately two stops to the right of this office, on the left of the turnstiles, is a turnstile that accepts quarters. Put in your five quarters and go through the turnstile. Go down the stairs. You want the train on the leftSouth Station.
Take Alternatively, you can take the orange Orange line three stops: Haymarket, State, and then get off at <b>Downtown Crossing</b>. At to Downtown Crossing, then change to the <b>red</b> Red line. Take the red line towards Mattapan or BraintreeHowever, but NOT Alewife.(Mattapan and Braintree lines split off later; you are only taking the red line one stop.) Take the red line towards Mattapan or Braintree one stop. Get off at South Station. *Note: If you look at a [http://www.bostonbeats.com/Venues/mbta_map.jpg map of the T], you will see that there is an alternate way, by taking the green line three stops to Park St, and taking the red line two stops to South Station. This route is not recommended because not all the trains that come by go to South Station, so you have to wait for a bunch of trains to go by before yours comes (unless you're lucky). However, if there is a severe problem with Downtown Crossing, this route will get you there, albeit a bit slower. *Note: The orange Orange line's service is much more intermittent and unreliable than the green Green line's service, especially at late hours. I would recommend taking Furthermore, the green Green line routeis recommended if you are traveling alone at night, since Downtown Crossing is somewhat unsafe after hours (although the city is providing funds to the area to improve this).
