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Excel Academy Charter School
1150 Saratoga Street
East Boston, MA 02128
 
617-561-1371 ph
617-561-1378 fax
 
info@excelacademy.org
 

Directions to the School

Download a printable version (pdf) of the directions here.

*Please note that due to recent road construction, Mapquest and Google directions are inaccurate.

From Boston via the Callahan or Williams Tunnels

• Once exiting either tunnel, look for signs for Rte 1A North (Rte 1A takes you to 145).
• Get onto Rte 1A and then take the 2nd exit for 145. (Do not take the first exit labeled "East Boston" or the Bennington St./Chelsea/Winthrop/145 exit.)
• Take Rte 1A North for a couple of miles at which point you will see a Holiday Inn and an Avis sign/location on your right. Then, you will see a sign for Rte 145, Orient Heights/Winthrop.
• Take a right onto 145/Boardman Street.
• Follow 145/Boardman Street for 1/2 mile. You will pass the Orient Heights Recreation Center on your right.
• Enter the rotary and take the 2nd exit onto Saratoga Street. Drive up the hill to the stop light. This is the intersection of Bennington and Saratoga Streets.
• Continue going straight for 1/2 mile. You will see a Domino's Pizza and a Rite Aid Pharmacy on your left.
• We are located right next to Rite Aid Pharmacy and share the same parking lot.

From the North via 93-South

• Follow 93-S to exit 24B, labeled "Logan Airport and Rte 1A."
• Follow signs toward Rte 1A through the Callahan tunnel.
• Get into the left lane when exiting the tunnel. (Do not take the first exit labeld "East Boston" and do not take the "Airport" exit.")
• Follow signs for Rte 1A North to Revere. (Do not take the Bennington St./Winthrop/Chelsea/145 exit.)
• Take Rte 1A North for a couple of miles at which point you will see a Holiday Inn and an Avis sign/location on your right. Then, you will see a sign for Rte 145, Orient Heights/Winthrop.
• Take a right onto 145/Boardman Street.
• Follow 145/Boardman Street for 1/2 mile. You will pass the Orient Heights Recreation Center on your right.
• Enter the rotary and take the 2nd exit onto Saratoga Street. Drive up the hill to the stop light. Thisis the intersection of Bennington and Saratoga Streets.
• Continue going straight for 1/2 mile. You will see a Domino's Pizza and a Rite Aid Pharmacy on your left.
• We are located right next to Rite Aid Pharmacy and share the same parking lot.

From the North via Route 1-South

• Follow US-1 South to the Rte 60 exit toward Malden/Revere.
• Enter the rotary and take the 3rd exit onto MA-60 East. Follow this road for one mile.
• Enter the rotary and the take the 2nd exit onto MA-60 East. Follow this road for one mile.
• MA-60 East becomes Rte 1A South. Follow this road for 1.3 miles. You will pass Suffolk Downs on your left.
• Turn left at Boardman Street/145. (This street is not clearly marked. You will come to a stoplight at the top of a hill. This is Boardman Street.)
• Follow Boardman Street for 1/2 mile. You will pass the Orient Heights Recreation Center on your right.
• Enter the rotary and take the 2nd exit onto Saratoga Street. Drive up the hill to the stop light. This is the intersection of Bennington and Saratoga Streets.
• Continue going straight for 1/2 mile. You will see a Domino's Pizza and a Rite Aid Pharmacy on your left.
• We are located right next to Rite Aid Pharmacy and share the same parking lot.

From the Orient Heights T-Stop

• When you exit the T-Station, walk up the hill to the first cross street. This is Saratoga Street.
• Take a left onto Saratoga Street (toward the residential neighborhood and away from the business district.) Walk about 1/2 mile. You will see a Domino’s Pizza and a Rite Aid Pharmacy on your left.
• We are located right next to Rite Aid Pharmacy and share the same parking lot.