By Car
From Southern Long Island
Ceremony: Take the Southern State Parkway to exit 17S (Hempstead Avenue). Shortly thereafter, bear right at the fork (continuation of Hempstead Avenue). You will go through the town, when you get to the next fork, you will see the train station on your left. Take a right, this is Nottingham Rd, the Church is immediately on your right.
Reception: Take the Southern State Parkway to exit 31 (Bethpage State Parkway). Take this to the end, and make the first right at the traffic circle. Bear left, and this will take you to the venue.
From Northern Long Island
Ceremony: Take the LIE (495) to exit 44S to 135 (Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway) South. Take 135 to exit 4W (Southern State Parkway). Follow the directions from Southern Long Island.
Reception: Take the LIE, exit 48 to Round Swamp Road (From the West, you will get on the service road and make a right at the Mobile Station. From the East, you will get on the service road and make a left.) Bear left on Round Swamp Rd. You will drive past the golf course (on your right). Make a right on Quaker Meeting House Rd (at the fork), and the entrance will be on your right.
By Plane
There are three area airports. JFK (22 miles away from reception/hotels), ISP (24 miles), and LGA (29 miles). JFK will have the most direct flights from various destinations and is the most convenient. Islip (ISP) is a smaller airport, and will most likely have a connecting flight. We do not recommend LaGuardia (LGA) as it is inconvenient and further away.
You will either have to rent a car, hire a shuttle/cab or take public transportation to the hotels. A shuttle will be provided to/from the preferred hotels/reception, but NOT the ceremony. You can use Uber or a cab ride to get between both ($40-65), or try and catch a ride.
Renting a car is probably the simplest option, and can be cheaper if you book through
Priceline.com.
Driving from the Airport: From JFK, take the Belt Parkway East, this will turn into the Southern State Parkway. Thereafter follow the directions from Southern Long Island Above.
From ISP, take 454 (Vets Highway) west to Lakeland Avenue (right out of the airport), head south (make a left from 454) and take to Sunrise Highway West (27). Take the Sunrise Highway to exit 46 North (Heckscher State Parkway/Southern State Parkway West). Then following directions from Southern Long Island.
By Train
Both are accessible by train and a quick walk/cab ride. However, we would only recommend train as a mode of transportation to/from the airport to the hotel/reception area. The ceremony is a 20 minute drive (15 miles, 40 minutes with beach traffic) from the reception. On the
Long Island Rail Road you can take a train to/from Farmingdale (reception) to Ronkonkoma (ISP Airport). If traveling from JFK, you can take the
AirTrain to Jamaica, and take the Ronkonkoma line to Farmingdale (reception). Taking the train requires planning ahead, and takes twice as long to arrive!
Hotels to Ceremony
Distance: 23 miles. Without traffic, 30 minutes; with traffic, up to 45 minutes! On the day of,
there will be traffic!From the Mariott: Left onto Walt Whitman Rd to the North Service Road. You will only be able to make a right. Get on the Long Island Expressway (495) West. Then follow "From Northern Long Island Directions".
From the Hilton: Make a left onto Old Country Rd, bear right. Follow Old Country Rd for 2 miles. Take 135 South. Follow this for 5 miles, take exit 4W, Southern State Parkway. Then use directions "From Southern Long Island".