Take Route 128 North. NOTE: I-95 and Route 128 North share the same loop around Boston. When I-95 and Route 128 North divide, stay on Route 128 North to Exit 40A. Take 114 East into Salem, following signs for the Peabody Essex Museum and Route 114. Approximately one mile after entering Salem, you will cross an overpass. As you come off the overpass, take the exit on your right. This puts you on Route 107/Bridge Street. Go straight through the light and take the second right onto St Peter Street. Go left at the stop sign and right onto New Liberty Street. PEM is straight ahead and a parking garage is on your right.

From Boston: Take the No. 450 Haymarket/ Salem Depot bus to the stop at the intersection of Washington and Federal Streets in Salem. From the bus stop, walk back down Washington Street, turning left onto the Essex Street pedestrian walkway. PEM is on your right at the end of the walkway.

From Revere/Wonderland Station: Take the No. 455 Wonderland/ Salem Depot bus to the stop at the intersection of Washington and Federal Streets in Salem. From the bus stop, walk back down Washington Street, turning left onto the Essex Street pedestrian walkway. PEM is on your right at the end of the walkway.

From Salem Depot: Take the No. 450 or 459 bus to the North Street stop at Lynde Street in Salem. From the bus stop, walk down Lynde street, taking a right at Washington Street. Proceed down Washington street, turning left onto the Essex Street pedestrian walkway. PEM is on your right at the end of the walkway.

MBTA Bus Schedule

Take the MBTA Commuter Rail (Newburyport/Rockport line) to Salem station. Follow the pathway indicated from the station, up the stairs or access ramp, until you have reached the street level (Bridge Street). At the intersection at Bridge and Washington Streets, proceed down Washington Street. Follow Washington Street, turning left onto the Essex Street pedestrian walkway. PEM is on your right at the end of the pedestrian walkway. PEM is approximately half a mile from the Salem station. To take a bus from the station, see the directions under "From Salem Depot."

MBTA Train Schedule

From Boston, board the Salem Ferry at the Boston Harbor City Cruises dock on Long Wharf for a relaxing 50-minute trip aboard a high-speed catamaran. The ferry docks at the Blaney Street Wharf on Salem’s historic waterfront, a short walk or cab ride from the museum. The ferry runs seasonally from mid-May through October.

Salem Ferry Schedule