Helpful Hotel Information

The following is a list of hotels near the Stony Brook campus. This list is by no means exhaustive. For additional hotels in the area, please click here. Please note that because this is a high demand weekend, we recommend you make your reservation as soon as possible.

Travel to Stony Brook

• Airport Ground Transportation
  If you are flying into John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport you can view available travel options on the JFK website. 

  • Taxi, Car, and Van Service
  • Public Transportation

  If you are flying into LaGuardia (LGA) airport you can view available travel options below.

  • Car Service, and Shared Rides - LGA - LaGuardia Airport
  • Public Transportation - LGA - LaGuardia Airport

  If you are flying into MacArthur (ISP) airport you can view available travel options below.

  • 511NY Rideshare
  • Bus Service
  • On-Site Car Rentals
  • Autoplane
• Railroad Transportation

  From JFK airport, take the AIRTRAIN link from any terminal to Jamaica station for the Long Island Railroad (LIRR).  The $5 trip to Jamaica station lasts approximately 20 minutes.

  From Jamaica Station, take the LIRR (Port Jefferson line, eastbound) to the Stony Brook station, about a 1.5-hour ride.  One-way fares range from $11.00 to $15.25, depending on the time of day.  Purchase your LIRR ticket from one of the ticket machines before boarding the train.  There is an additional fee when buying a ticket from the conductor onboard the train. The ticket machines accept U.S. Currency in small denominations, credit cards, and debit cards.  For more service information, please check the AIRTRAIN website and the LIRR website. 

  From LGA airport, take LIRR to Woodside and then take LaGuardia Link Q70 bus. Visit this link for more info: https://new.mta.info/guides/airports/laguardia 

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  If traveling from New York City (Penn Station, 34^th Street, and 7^th Avenue), take LIRR’s Port Jefferson line to the Stony Brook station.  One-way fares range from $14.25 to $19.75, depending on the time of day. Tickets purchased from the conductor onboard the train will cost more. Passengers may have to change trains at a station along the line. This is indicated in the schedule pamphlet and announced on the train.  When your ticket is being collected or purchased, ask the conductor for information about if or where you have to change trains.

  Pay phones are coin-operated using quarter coins.  If you are using your cell phone, you will need to dial any required long-distance code (such as 1+) and the Suffolk County area code (631) before the numbers listed above.

• AutomobileTransportation

  Take the Long Island Expressway (I-495, also called the “L-I-E”), east. Continue on the LIE to Exit 62N, Nicolls Road (County Route 97).  Drive nine miles north on Nicolls Road, directly to the main entrance of the Stony Brook campus, on the left.  You will see signs to direct you.  A campus map is available at: http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/map/. 

  For directions and parking information, please click here.