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Directions to the Sheraton Hotel Framingham
1657 Worcester Road
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
Phone (508) 879-7200 Fax (508) 875-7593
(provided by Michael Pavan)

The Hotel is on Rt 9 West near the Mass Turnpike / I-90.
Friday rush hour tip:
Mass Tpke / I-90 East traffic is lighter than West traffic
(approach from I-495 rather than from Rt 128 /I-95 (exit 25)]
FROM EAST (Boston area and Logan airport):
Mass Turnpike / I-90 West
Exit 12 (Route 9 West toward Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below
FROM WEST:
Mass Turnpike / I-90 East about 112 mi from NY border.
Exit 12 (Route 9 West toward Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below
FROM NORTH:
I-495 South
Exit 22 (Mass Turnpike / I-90 East toward Boston) about 5 mi.
Exit 12 (Route 9 West towards Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below
FROM SOUTH
(through NYC):
I-95 North to CT
Exit 48 (I-91 North toward Hartford) about 40 mi.
Exit 29 (to I-84 East) to end, about 45 mi.
-or-
(To avoid NYC, use Tappan Zee Bridge):
NJ Tpke to NJ Garden State Pkwy or Palisades Pkwy,
I-87 South over Tappan Zee Bridge, then
I-287 East to I-684 North to I-84 East]
I-84 East to end, about 107 mi from NY border.
-then-
Exit 4 (Mass Turnpike / I-90 East toward Boston) about 33 mi.
Exit 12 (Route 9 West towards Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below
FROM SOUTH (RI and TF Greene Airport):
I-95 North to Massachusetts
[Friday Rush hour tip: use I-295 North around Providence
(from RI I-95 exit 11 to MA I-95 exit 4)]
Exit 6B (I-495 North toward Worcester) about 27 mi.
Exit 22 (Mass Turnpike / I-90 East toward Boston) about 5 mi.
Exit 12 (Route 9 West towards Framingham).
see DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 below
DIRECTIONS FROM EXIT 12 of the Massachusetts Turnpike / I-90
E: Bear Left after the toll. [EZ-PASS works in Fast Lane toll booths] Stay in
the right lane.
The hotel is the first building on the right.
Nearby Airports to Sheraton Framingham and the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
(compiled by Michael Pavan)
Here's some more AIRPORT INFO and FESTIVAL DIRECTIONS:
Logan International Airport
[BOS]
Harborside Dr
East Boston, MA 02128
800-23-LOGAN
approx 27 miles, 40 min
Rt 1A S, Sumner Tunnel, I-93 S -OR-
Ted Williams Tunnel (if open to non-commercial traffic), follow signs
to Mass Pike (I-90)
THEN: Mass Pike (I-90) W to exit 12, (bear left after toll on) Rt 9 W,
Hotel is the first building on the right.
Worcester Regional Airport
[ORH]
375 Airport Drive
Worcester, MA 01602
1-888-FLY-WOR (1-888-359-9672)
http://www.flyworcester.com
http://www.massport.com/airports/worce.html
approx 21 miles, 30 min
Rt 122 S, Rt 9 E, past Hotel on left, U-turn at next light on Rt 9 W
Hanscom Field [BED]
Civil Air Terminal
200 Hanscom Drive
Bedford, MA 01730
781-869-8000
http://www.massport.com/airports/hansc.html
approx 20 miles, 30 min
Rt 2A E, I-95/Rt 128 S to exit 25, Mass Pike (I-90) W to exit 12, (bear
left after toll on) Rt 9 W, Hotel is the first building on the right.
T F Green Airport [PVD]
2000 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886
888-268-7222
http://www.pvd-ri.com/
approx 55 miles, 1 hour
Airport Access Rd W, I-95 N to Exit 6, I-495 N to exit 22, Mass Pike (I-90)
E to exit 12, (bear left after toll on) Rt 9 W, Hotel is the first building
on the right.
Manchester Airport
[MHT]
One Airport Road
Manchester, NH 03103
603-624-6539
http://www.flymanchester.com
approx 66 miles, 1 hr 20 min
Rt 3A N, I-293 N, Rt 101 W, Everett Tpke S, US 3 S, I-95/Rt 128 S to exit
25, Mass Pike (I-90) W to exit 12, (bear left after toll on) Rt 9 W, Hotel
is the first building on the right.