How to get fromStony Brook University to Hempsteadby train, car, taxi or bus

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There are 4 ways to get from Stony Brook University to Hempstead by train, car, taxi, or bus

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Stony Brook to HuntingtonPort Jefferson Branch
2. Take the train from Huntington to MineolaPort Jefferson Branch
1h 20m
$9–22
Drive 34.9 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Stony Brook University to Hempstead34.9 mi
48 min
$7–10
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Stony Brook University to Hempstead34.9 mi
48 min
$310–370
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Stony Brook to HicksvillePort Jefferson Branch
2. Take the bus from Hicksville LIRR Station to Front St + Clinton Stn48 / ...
1h 55m
$11–21

Stony Brook University to Hempstead by foot and train

246Weekly Services

1h 20mAverage Duration

$9Cheapest Price

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Distance: 34.7 mi
Duration: 1h 20m

What companies run services between Stony Brook University, NY, USA and Hempstead, NY, USA?

You can take a vehicle from Stony Brook University to Mineola via Stony Brook and Huntington in around 1h 20m.

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Hempstead(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

The Town of Hempstead (historically known as South Hempstead) is the largest of the three towns in Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead and Oyster Bay) on Long Island, in New York, United States. The town's combined population was 793,409 at the 2020 census, which is the majority of Nassau County's population and makes it, by far, the largest population of any town in the United States.

Things to do in Hempstead

Old Westbury Gardens(Opens in a new window)

Old Westbury Gardens is the former estate of John Shaffer Phipps (1874–1958), heir to a U.S. Steel fortune, in Nassau County, New York. Located at 71 Old Westbury Road in Old Westbury, the property was converted into a museum home in 1959 and is open for tours April through October for a fee.

Cradle of Aviation Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Cradle of Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum located in Garden City, New York on Long Island to commemorate Long Island's part in the history of aviation. It is located on land once part of Mitchel Air Force Base which, together with nearby Roosevelt Field and other airfields on the Hempstead Plains, was the site of many historic flights. So many seminal flights had occurred in the area that by the mid-1920s the cluster of airfields was already dubbed the "Cradle of Aviation", the origin of the museum's name.

Belmont Park(Opens in a new window)

Belmont Park is a major Thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont, New York, just outside New York City limits. It first opened on May 4, 1905. It is typically open for racing from late April through mid-July (known as the Spring meet), and again from mid-September through late October (the Fall meet).

Citi Field(Opens in a new window)

Citi Field is a baseball park located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the New York City borough of Queens. Completed in, it is the home field of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Citi Field was built as a replacement for and adjacent to Shea Stadium, which opened in next to the site of the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Places to stay in Hempstead

Garden City Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

纽约ZUHUA长岛(Hofstra University) （霍夫斯特拉大学）民宿！(Opens in a new window)

7.8Good

Residence Inn Long Island Garden City(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

Hyatt Place Garden City(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

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