Where to spend ~2h in Boston Logan Airport?

March 11, 2024 11:06 PM

I’m travelling soon and will be arriving at Boston Logan Airport (terminal B) in the afternoon and will have about two hours before meeting a friend there (also arriving in terminal B). Where can I just hang out and chill with my laptop? Should I leave the terminal for another one? I also don’t want to leave the airport to go into the city as I have transportation lined up once my friend arrives.

(Ideally, I wouldn’t be in a restaurant because I don’t want to unmask in order to consume a beverage or something.)

posted by juliebug to Travel & Transportation around Boston, MA (8 answers total)

Probably just stay inside the security area and find the starbucks, although B is one of the older terminals, A&E are getting fancy but not accessible.

If you want to walk outside, take the shuttle (#22 I think) to the subway and walk through the station, a bit of up and down but doable and there's a nice park right outside and the local library in walking distance.
posted by sammyo at 1:40 AM on March 12 [2 favorites]

In between two terminals (I forget which) there's a huge window with a bunch of rocking chairs set up looking out. I'm not sure about the outlet situation for your laptop, but that's where I'd head in your shoes!
posted by itsatextfile at 4:08 AM on March 12 [3 favorites]

You don't have a ton of options, but thankfully terminals B, C, and E are all connected after security so you can walk between them. Personally, I'd walk over to terminal C. There's a Starbucks and a handful of restaurants around gate C28, with a large seating area in the middle, and bathrooms right there on the main walkway.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow at 4:52 AM on March 12

I was coming to mention the rocking chairs. (I can't remember where they are either!) It'll be a bit of a hike regardless, but it's one of the few fairly quiet places I've found in any airport.
posted by hoyland at 7:26 AM on March 12 [1 favorite]

There is plenty of seating airside (i.e. the same seats you would be sitting in if you were waiting for a connecting flight). If you end up landside/outside of security for whatever reason, there are fewer seats but still some around all the baggage claims (you might have to hover).

There are a few clusters of rocking chairs but I think the one itsatextfile refers to is in the corridor between terminals B and C.

If it's nice out, there's a little pocket 9/11 memorial park.

According the the website there's a sensory room in terminal E that sounds nice!
posted by mskyle at 7:27 AM on March 12

Also, if you need sustenance you can use Bos2Go and order take out and then bring it over to your rocking chair!
posted by jeremias at 12:35 PM on March 12

This past summer I noticed in a newer part of terminal C there's a lovely little music nook with comfy chairs where they play Berklee performances on a big screen. It was delightful, I just can't remember exactly where in that terminal it was! Might be worth a walk to try to find it.
posted by danapiper at 5:17 AM on March 14

Response by poster: Thanks so much, everyone, I'll report back after my flight. Sounds like there are a few options available. Appreciate it!
posted by juliebug at 6:38 PM on March 14 [1 favorite]