The film "The Departed" was filmed in Boston and New York, USA.

Filming Locations:

Irish Haven

In the Movie

Scene where Billy must prove to Costello that he can be trusted.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at A bar in Brooklyn that opened in 1964. It was immortalized thanks to Martin Scorsese's film "The Departed".

Neponset River Trail

In the Movie

Scene where Queenan, Dignam, and Costigan have a heated discussion under a bridge.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Lower Neponset. The River Trail is a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) rail trail along the Neponset River in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It follows the right-of-way of the eastern portion of the Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad from the Port Norfolk area of Dorchester to the Central Avenue MBTA station in Milton, passing through Pope John Paul II Park, the Neponset Marshes, and the Lower Mills area. The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its headwaters are at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, next to Gillette Stadium. From there, the Neponset flows northeast for 29 miles (47 km) to its mouth at Dorchester Bay between Quincy and the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, next to the painted gas tank. (source Wikipedia)

Long Wharf

In the Movie

Scene where Captain Queenan and Sergeant Dignam warn Irish mob boss Frank Costello that he is being watched.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at the ferry pier in the very center of Boston.