Directions - Oakdale campus

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St. John's University Oakdale campus
500 Montauk Highway
Oakdale, NY 11769
(631) 218-7800

Directions by automobile
From points north or west of Long Island, New York City & airports in Queens
Use Long Island Expressway (LIE) eastbound or Southern State Parkway eastbound.

From LIE eastbound
Take LIE eastbound to Exit 53S, south to Sagtikos State Parkway to Exit S4/Southern State Parkway eastbound. Follow directions from Southern State Parkway.

From Southern State Parkway eastbound
Use Exit 44 East (Montauk), and get on Sunrise Highway (27) eastbound. Follow directions from Sunrise Highway west of Oakdale.

From Sunrise Highway west of Oakdale
Take Sunrise Highway (27) eastbound until you see a sign for Oakdale-Montauk Highway (Rt. 85). Exit Sunrise Highway on your right and come to a light. Make a left, and bear right going over a small bridge. Follow directions from Oakdale.

From Montauk Highway west of Oakdale
Take Montauk Highway (27A) eastbound until you see a sign for Oakdale-Montauk Highway (Rt.85); Exit Sunrise Hwy. on your right, and at the light, make a left turn. Bear right going over a small bridge. From here, follow directions from Oakdale.

From Oakdale
Drive through Oakdale passing five traffic lights. (The Oakdale Shopping Plaza is on your left after the fifth light.) After this light, you should see the west entrance of the campus on your right. Enter the campus and proceed down the road until you come to a gate. At the gate turn left, the Mansion (Administrative Offices) is approximately 100 feet on your right.

From points east of Oakdale, Long Island
Use LIE westbound or Sunrise Highway westbound.

From Long Island Expressway westbound
Take LIE westbound to Exit 59 Ocean Avenue/Ronkonkoma Oakdale south. Proceed southbound on Ocean Avenue. Ocean Avenue merges into Lakeland Avenue (Rt. 93) Cross Veterans Memorial Highway (454) and continue to Sunrise Highway (27) westbound. Proceed westbound on Sunrise Highway for one exit to Exit 48 Locust Avenue/Oakdale-Bohemia. Make left at the light onto Locust Avenue and continue south on Locust Avenue for two miles to Montauk Highway (27A). At Montauk Highway make a right, and the main entrance to the campus is on your left. The main entrance leads to the Mansion. The west entrance to the campus is 300 feet past the main entrance and is also on your left.

From Sunrise Highway east of Oakdale
Take Sunrise Highway (27) westbound to Exit 48 Locust Avenue/Oakdale-Bohemia. At the light make a left onto Locust Avenue, south. Proceed southbound on Locust Avenue for two miles until you reach to end, which is Montauk Highway (27A). Make a right, and continue on Montauk Highway for 100 feet and turn left into the west entrance of the campus. Proceed until you come to a gate. At the gate, turn left and the Mansion (Administrative Offices) is approximately 100 feet on the right side.

From Montauk Highway east of Oakdale
Take Montauk Highway (27A/Main Street) westbound through Sayville and West Sayville. On your left is the West Sayville Golf Course. After the golf course, there is a light on Brook Street. Continue on Montauk Highway another 100 feet to the west entrance of the campus. Proceed down the road until you come to a gate. At the gate, turn left and the Mansion is approximately 100 feet on the right.

Directions by LIRR
At either the Penn Station (Manhattan or the Atlantic Avenue/Flatbush Terminal (Brooklyn) take the LIRR train for Oakdale. The trip takes approximately ninety minutes. If you decide to take an express, the train will end at the Babylon Station where you have to change to a local train to Oakdale. Taxi service is available at the Oakdale Station, located only a few minutes away from the west entrance to the campus.