Travel information
There is a good summary of how to get to Amherst on the LSA Institute website: https://blogs.umass.edu/lingstitute2023/about-the-lingstitute/travel-to-amherst/
Accommodation
The following websites provide information that should be useful for finding local accommodation:
- https://amherst-ma.uloop.com/housing/index.php/sublets
- https://offcampushousing.umass.edu/housing
- https://www.amherst.edu/visiting/lodging/bb
- https://www.amherst.edu/visiting/lodging
Some of the surrounding suburbs are accessible by bus from UMass Amherst. These are Sunderland (accessible on the PVTA 31 bus line – about 20 minutes), and Northampton (accessible on the PVTA B43 bus – about 45 minutes). Many of the UMass Linguistics faculty and graduate students live in Northampton.