Main Campus

BY CAR
Take the Long Island Expressway (LIE, I-495) to exit 62 and follow Nicolls Road (Route 97) north for eight and a half miles. Continue on Nicolls Road until you reach the sign that says “Main Entrance” for Stony Brook. Make a left at the light into the Main Entrance. Make a right at the first light onto Circle Road. Make the first left onto John S. Toll Drive. Follow John S. Toll Drive for one-half mile. Make a left into the H-Lot parking lot (Student Activities Center parking lot), which is noted on the map, and walk to the Student Activities Center to check in. Do not park in the metered lot or the parking garage as parking cannot be validated.

BY FERRY
From Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Port Jefferson, Long Island. For ferry information and reservations, go to www.bpjferry.com. Upon arrival in Port Jefferson, take Route 25A west to Nicolls Road. Make a left onto Nicolls Road and go to the second light. Make a right into Stony Brook at the sign that says “Main Entrance.” Make a right at the first light onto Circle Road. Make the first left onto John S. Toll Drive. Follow John S. Toll Drive for one-half mile. Make a left into the H-Lot parking lot (Student Activities Center parking lot), which is noted on the map, and walk to the Student Activities Center to check in. Do not park in the metered lot or the parking garage as parking cannot be validated.

From New London, Connecticut, to Orient Point, Long Island. For ferry information and reservations, go to www.longislandferry.com. Upon arrival in Orient Point, take Route 25A west to Nicolls Road. Make a left onto Nicolls Road and go to the second light. Make a right into Stony Brook at the sign that says “Main Entrance.” Make a right at the first light onto Circle Road. Make the first left onto John S. Toll Drive. Follow John S. Toll Drive for one-half mile. Make a left into the H-Lot parking lot (Student Activities Center parking lot), which is noted on the map, and walk to the Student Activities Center to check in. Do not park in the metered lot or the parking garage as parking cannot be validated.

BY TRAIN
Take the Long Island Rail Road’s Port Jefferson line from Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, and exit at the Stony Brook station. Some trains require changing at Jamaica Station and some at Huntington Station. The Stony Brook station is at the border of the campus. On your Orientation day, there will be a University bus waiting down the stairs on the campus side of the tracks to bring you to the Student Activities Center. The updated train schedule is located at www.mta.nyc.ny.us.

BY PLANE
Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip is 16 miles from the campus and is serviced by direct flights by major airlines and commuter lines. New York City area airports, including JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark, are 50 miles to the west. For information on MacArthur airport, go to www.macarthurairport.com. If you are traveling by plane and need directions to campus from any airport, please call us at (631) 632-6710.

If you or your guest require an accommodation at Orientation (including dietary needs), please contact Heather Robertson in the Orientation office at (631) 632-6710.