Your ride to Islip MacArthur Airport from Stony Brook University. Affordable car service from Stony Brook University to Islip MacArthur Airport — Premium Black Sedan or Premium Black SUV, fixed price, tolls included, flight tracked.
Stony Brook Medicine and the research centers bring visiting faculty and doctors; we pick them up as well. Stony Brook's campus is on Long Island's North Shore, along Nicolls Road in Suffolk County.
First leg: down Nicolls Road to the Long Island Expressway. The rest of the way to Islip: Nicolls Road and the Long Island Expressway — a short local run to Ronkonkoma. It's about 18 mi. With light traffic you're there in about 25 min; on a busy day plan on 38 min, mostly because of the Long Island Expressway.
Of all six airports, Islip is the shortest ride from Stony Brook University. The fare from Stony Brook University is quoted up front with tolls included; put your address in the form above.
With short lines at ISP, a pickup at Stony Brook University about 2 hr before take-off is normally enough.
Allow about 90 minutes at MacArthur — and extra on summer Fridays, when the Expressway is slowest. If your flight leaves in the late afternoon, give the Long Island Expressway extra room.
The days the dorms close for Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks are the busiest of the year for Stony Brook University pickups — every student needs a ride on the same morning. Book as soon as the flight is booked. A parent can make the booking and get the confirmation and driver details too.
MacArthur has one terminal and mostly domestic flights. Your chauffeur waits right outside the terminal; with one terminal and a small curb, it's one of the easiest pickups around.
For the return, your chauffeur follows the flight, so a delay doesn't cost you anything — the free hour of waiting starts at landing. Islip guide →
Drive times from Stony Brook University to each airport we serve.
| Airport | Distance | Usual drive | vs. ISP |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISP · Islip MacArthur | ≈ 18 mi | 25 min – 38 min | this page |
| LGA · LaGuardia | ≈ 45 mi | 55 min – 1 hr 12 min | 34 min longer |
| JFK · Kennedy | ≈ 52 mi | 1 hr 2 min – 1 hr 20 min | 42 min longer |
| TEB · Teterboro | ≈ 68 mi | 1 hr 20 min – 1 hr 40 min | 1 hr 2 min longer |
| HPN · Westchester | ≈ 72 mi | 1 hr 22 min – 1 hr 40 min | 1 hr 2 min longer |
| EWR · Newark | ≈ 75 mi | 1 hr 28 min – 1 hr 48 min | 1 hr 10 min longer |
From Stony Brook you'd take the LIRR to Ronkonkoma and a short shuttle to the terminal.
Compare that with a car: one seat, your bags in the trunk, 25 min – 38 min to the curb.
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