Travel and Parking
Stony Brook University Hospital
101 Nicolls Road - 5th Floor
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Stony Brook Heart Institute is located on the Fifth Floor of Stony Brook University Hospital. For families traveling to the hospital, a variety of transportation options and directions are available to make the trip as smooth as possible.
Whether coming by car, bus or train, the hospital provides helpful travel tips, including parking information, driving directions and public transportation routes. This ensures that patients and their families can arrive comfortably and with ease, no matter where they're coming from.
Temporary parking is available in the hospital garage for a fee based on an hourly rate (with a maximum per day rate) or with the purchase of a parking pass. Current rates are posted near the entrance gates to the garage.
To contact the garage office, call: (631) 444-6607 or (631) 444-6608.
Parking passes can be purchased, allowing visitors access to the hospital garage only. Passes are valid for a maximum of 30 days from the date of purchase.
To purchase a parking pass: Visit the parking garage office on Level 1 of the garage (see above for hours of operation).
Parking Garage Office operating hours:
- Monday to Friday: 6:30 am to 9 pm
- Saturday: 1 pm to 7 pm
- Sunday: 11 am to 5 pm
To contact the garage office, call: (631) 444-6607 or (631) 444-6608
Valet parking at Stony Brook University Hospital is offered for a fee and located by the entrance to the hospital.
The fee will be collected at the valet booth. Please note that a parking garage validation cannot be used for valet parking. You must present your valet ticket to the attendant to claim your vehicle.
For current fees call: (631) 444-9568
Operating hours:
- Monday through Friday: 7 am to 9 pm
- Saturday and Sunday: 9 am to 9 pm
The Emergency Department valet is open 24/7.
The hospital offers a free shuttle service to transport patients and family members, employees, students and volunteers to and from the hospital and its off-site locations, including:
- Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Advanced Specialty Care at Stony Brook
- Stony Brook Technology Center (known as Tech Park)
Operating hours:
- Monday to Friday: 8 am to 4:30 pm
The shuttle’s schedule is posted at all off-site locations and is available at the Information Desk.
For more information, call Courier Services: (631) 444-2640.
- Take the Long Island Expressway (I-495) to Exit 62 North, Nicolls Road (CR 97)
- Travel approximately eight miles, crossing Nesconset Highway (Route 347)
- After crossing Nesconset Highway, go to the third traffic light, turn right at the sign for “Stony Brook South Entrance, East Campus” (Health Sciences Drive)
- Turn left at the second traffic light to enter the hospital parking garage
- Travel south on Nicolls Road (CR 97)
- At the third traffic light, turn left at the sign for “Stony Brook South Entrance, East Campus” (Health Sciences Drive)
- Turn left at the second traffic light to enter the hospital parking garage
Visit Suffolk County Transit or call (631) 852-5200 for schedules and times of different routes to and from Stony Brook University Hospital.
From Penn Station in Manhattan, take the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Port Jefferson line to Stony Brook. For a LIRR schedule, call (718) 217-5477 or visit mta.info/lirr.
Taxi service is available from the train station to the hospital. To make arrangements, call (631) 444-4444 or (631) 473-0707.
