Sep 29 – 30, 2025
Stony Brook University/Online
America/New_York timezone

Parking and Direction

Stony Brook University location:

Center for Frontiers in Nuclear Science
Department of Physics and Astronomy 
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800

The Center is located on the C-level of the Physics building. See map, sector C-4, for details.

  • By air:  The nearest large airports are John F. Kennedy (JFK) and LaGuardia (LGA), which are similar distances from campus.  From either, you will need to travel by car or train to reach campus.

  • By train: The Long Island Railroad (LIRR) "Stony Brook" station, on the "Port Jefferson" line,  is adjacent to campus (B-3 of the map).

    •  If traveling from JFK airport, take the AirTrain to "Jamaica" station and transfer to LIRR to "Stony Brook" station.  

    • If traveling from LGA airport, take the  Q70-SBS bus to "Woodside Ave", walk the short distance to "Woodside" station and take the LIRR to "Jamaica" station, transfering there to the Port Jefferson line to "Stony Brook" station.  Other routes may be available at various times of day. 

  • By car:  take the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) to Exit 62, then follow Nicolls Road (Route 97) north for 9 miles. Navagation address set to "100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY, 11790", or drop pin on your map refering to the parking map

  • Other: 1) Ferries from Bridgeport, Connecticut to Port Jefferson, Long Island  and from New London, Connecticut to Orient Point, Long Island; 2) local airport Long Island's Islip-MacArthur Airport is 16 miles from the campus.  Recommended mode to travel to campus is by Uber/Lyft.  

 

Parking:

If you want to come to Stony Brook by car, you will need a parking permit to park in any of the Faculty/Staff lots. Permits are given on a case by case basis. You can contact Socorro Delquaglio or Melissa Laguerre.

There are also a few options for metered parking or the parking garage which charges by the hour and is located next to the administration building. Validation for parking in the parking garage is given in a case by case basis. You can contact Socorro or Melissa.

If you are staying at the Hilton Hotel on Campus, a parking permit is not needed as you have parking privileges at the hotel. The hotel is walking distance of the Physics Building.