Stony Brook University is situated on a 1,039-acre (4.2 km²) site on the north shore of Long Island in southeastern New York. We are approximately 60 miles (96.6 km) east of New York City.
By Train (Long Island Rail Road; LIRR): Stony Brook University is located near Stony Brook Station. You can take a campus shuttle bus or walk for 15 minutes from the station. Or you can take a train to Ronkonkoma and take an Uber (~20 min) or a Suffolk County Transit 51 bus (~50 min). There are more buses from the city to Ronkonkoma than to Stony Brook, though they may take longer to get to the campus.
From JFK Airport:
JFK - Jamaica by AirTrain ($8.75)
Jamaica - Stony Brook or Ronkonkoma by LIRR ($12.25 when Off-Peak; $16.50 when Peak)
From LGA Airport:
LGA - Woodside by Q70 bus (free)
Woodside - Stony Brook or Ronkonkoma by LIRR ($16.00 when Off-Peak; $21.50 when Peak)
For more information, check out here to see a transit map or download the Stony Brook Transit App. The most relevant bus routes are the following.
Outer Loop: an SBU Transit bus that goes from Stony Brook Station to East Side Dining, where you can walk for 5 minutes to Wang Center from.
Railroad Route: another SBU Transit bus that goes from Stony Brook Station to the Student Activity Center (SAC), located in the center of the campus.
To be updated.
Email: jk34@stonybrook.edu