MASS MoCA is located at 1040 MASS MoCA Way in North Adams, Massachusetts. Note: the closest airport and year-round train station are in Albany, New York, a little over an hour from North Adams. Need more info? Call our box office during business hours at 413.662.2111. A parking map can be found here.
The Berkshire Flyer is Amtrak’s seasonal passenger rail service between New York City and the Berkshires. Learn more below.
Get detailed driving directions to MASS MoCA from any address at Google Maps.
Driving:
From Boston
From New York City
From Albany Airport
From Albany train station
The Berkshire Flyer (Seasonal from New York City to Pittsfield, MA)
Additional Public Transportation
From within the Berkshires, using public transportation
Driving from Boston
Follow Route 2 West through Greenfield and over the Mohawk Trail into North Adams (North Adams is 130 miles from Boston). Approximately 3 miles past the hairpin turn, you will come to the first traffic light (at Dunkin Donuts and McDonald’s in North Adams). Go straight through that set of lights. At the next set of lights (just after the Super Big Y supermarket), take a right on to Holden Street and an immediate left on to St. Anthony’s Drive. Drive to the end of that short street, and the MASS MoCA parking lot will be directly ahead of you at the traffic light.
Driving from New York City
Take the FDR Drive North to Willis Avenue bridge to Major Deegan Expressway/Route 87 North, to Saw Mill River Parkway North, to Taconic State Parkway North. You will be on the Taconic for approximately an hour and a half. (Alternatively, from the west side, take Henry Hudson Parkway North, to Saw Mill, to Taconic).
From the Taconic, exit off Route 295 East (in East Chatham, NY—exit sign says “last exit before toll”) and follow 295 East to Route 22. Take Route 22 North (follow signs carefully through Lebanon, NY, the road turns right at the light and jogs left at a closed gas station at the end of the New Lebanon strip) to Route 43 East (in Stephentown, NY). Route 43 will be a sharp right at a traffic light about 5 miles outside New Lebanon.
Route 43 intersects Route 7 at “The Store at Five Corners” in Williamstown, MA. Turn left (north) on Route 7 and drive approximately 5 miles to the Field Park roundabout in the center of Williamstown. Follow signs for Route 2 East. In approximately 5 miles, in the center of North Adams, you will bear right on to an off-ramp marked “exit for downtown business district, Route 8.” At the bottom of the exit ramp (at the traffic light), take a left on to Marshall Street. Drive under the overpass, and MASS MoCA will be directly on the left. Note: it is 5.2 miles from the intersection of Routes 2 & 7 in Williamstown to the exit ramp to downtown North Adams.
Driving from the Albany Airport
Take Route 87 North about 3 miles to Route 7 East exit. Follow Route 7 East approximately 6 miles to a traffic light junction with Route 278. Take a right at the light on to Route 278 and follow it 1 mile until it ends at Route 2. Take a left on to Route 2 East and follow it over the mountain to Williamstown, MA, and on to North Adams. In the center of North Adams, you will bear right on to an off-ramp marked “exit for downtown business district, Route 8.” At the bottom of the exit ramp (at the traffic light), turn left on to Marshall Street. Drive under the overpass, and MASS MoCA will be directly on your left. Note: it is 5.2 miles from the intersection of Routes 2 & 7 in Williamstown to the exit ramp to downtown North Adams.
Driving from the Albany (Rensselaer) Train Station
Turn right out of the parking lot and pass the first traffic light. In about a block, take a left immediately before the overpass on to Route 43 East. Follow the winding Route 43 East for approximately 30 miles to Williamstown, MA. Route 43 intersects Route 7 at “The Store at Five Corners.” Turn left (north) on Route 7 and drive approximately 5 miles to the Field Park roundabout in the center of Williamstown. Follow signs for Route 2 East. In approximately 5 miles, in the center of North Adams, you will bear right on to an off-ramp marked “exit for downtown business district, Route 8.” At the bottom of the exit ramp (at the traffic light), take a left on to Marshall Street. Drive under the overpass, and MASS MoCA will be directly on your left. Note: it is 5.2 miles from the intersection of Routes 2 & 7 in Williamstown to the exit ramp to downtown North Adams.
The Berkshire Flyer
The Berkshire Flyer is Amtrak’s new seasonal passenger rail service between New York City and the Berkshires. Beginning on May 26, 2023, The Berkshire Flyer will provide rail service from New York City to Pittsfield in the Berkshires each weekend through October 8, 2023. Take time to enjoy the scenic view along the trip! Book your ticket now and come and discover summer in the Berkshires. Learn more here.
Additional Public Transportation
Take Amtrak (or fly) from New York City to Albany, where you can rent a car (Albany is a one-hour drive from North Adams). There is one Amtrak train a day from Boston to Pittsfield. While there is no car rental agency at the Pittsfield train station, you can call a cab for the 30-minute ride to North Adams. Metro North from NYC Grand Central Station is convenient to Wassaic, which is soon to be a Zipcar location. The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) also runs busses throughout the Berkshires, plan your trip with BRTA here.