Directions and Transportation

Stony Brook, Long Island (Main Campus)

Stony Brook University (Main Campus) is situated on a 1,100 acre site (see campus maps) on the north shore of Long Island in Suffolk County. We are approximately 60 miles east of New York City.

By Car
From Manhattan, take the Queens Midtown Tunnel, from the Bronx, take the Throgs Neck Bridge or Whitestone Bridge into Queens or from Brooklyn, take the Belt Parkway or the BQE to the Long Island Expressway (LIE, I-495) eastbound to exit 62 North. Follow Nicolls Road (Route 97) north for 9 miles. The main entrance to the Health Science Center, located in Stony Brook University Medical Center, is on the right, at the light.

By Train
Take the Long Island Railroad's Port Jefferson line from Penn Station in Manhattan to Stony Brook. The LIRR station is at the north end of the campus; bus service to the central campus is provided. (This will vary depending on day of week and semester.) Trains to and from Penn generally require transfers at Jamaica or Huntington. Hicksville is also a transfer point on some lines.

Stony Brook Manhattan:

Stony Brook Manhattan is located at 110 East 28th Street (between Park Ave. South and Lexington Ave), 2nd Floor (directly beneath the large blue Stony Brook Manhattan banner.) It is easily accessible via New York City public transit.

By Car
Take the Long Island Expressway (LIE, I-495) westbound to the Queens Midtown Tunnel. After going through the tunnel, bear left towards downtown. Make the first left onto 33rd Street and then the next right onto Second Avenue. Make a right onto East. 27th Street. Make a right onto Park Ave. Make a right onto E. 28th Street. The location is 110 East 28th Street. Proceed to the second floor. Phone number is 646-472-2000.

By Train

• #6 (Lexington Local) @ Park Ave S. & 28th St.
• N, R (Broadway Local) @ Broadway & 28th St.
• #1, #9 (Broadway 7th Ave. Local) @7th Ave. & 28th St.
• B, D, Q (6th Ave. Express) @ Broadway & 34th St.
• F (6th Ave. Local) @ Broadway & 34th
• #2, #3 (Broadway 7th Ave. Express) @ 7th Ave. & 34th St.
• A (8th Ave. Express) @ 8th Ave & 34th St.
• C, E (8th Ave. Local) @ 8th Ave. & 34th St.
• LIRR @ Pennsylvania Station (1 Penn Plaza)

By Bus

• #34 (34th St. Crosstown)
• #23 (23rd St. Crosstown)
• M1, M2, M3, M4, M101, M102, M103 (North-South)