From Manhattan: Battery Tunnel to Belt Parkway, proceeding east to the Southern State Parkway to exit 22N (Meadowbrook Parkway north) to exit M4, sign reads Hempstead and Coliseum. * You will be on Charles Lindbergh Blvd. go to the light and make a left on to Carl Ovington Blvd. Go straight after the first light and  the entrance to Hofstra will be on the right.

Midtown Tunnel to Long Island Expressway (495) east to exit 38, Northern State Parkway to exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway south) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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Triborough Bridge to Grand Central Parkway which runs into Northern State Parkway to exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway south) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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From Queens:Grand Central Parkway which runs into Northern State Parkway to exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway south) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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From Brooklyn: Belt Parkway to Southern State Parkway east to exit 22N (Meadowbrook Parkway north) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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From The Bronx: Triborough, Whitestone, or Throgs Neck Bridge to Queens. Pick up the Grand Central Parkway east to the Northern State Parkway to exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway south) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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From Staten Island: Verrazano Narrows Bridge to Belt Parkway east to the Southern State Parkway to exit 22N (Meadowbrook Parkway north) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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From Upstate New York: New York Thruway to Throgs Neck Bridge to Queens. Pick up the Grand Central Parkway east which runs into the Northern State Parkway east to exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway south to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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From Connecticut: Connecticut Turnpike to the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Long Island Expressway (495) east to exit 38, Northern State Parkway east to exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway south) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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From Westchester: Route 95 to the Throgs Neck Bridge to Long Island Expressway (495) east to exit 38, Northern State Parkway east to exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway south) to exit M4, see above.
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From Southern or Central New Jersey: New Jersey Turnpike to exit 13, Goethals Bridge, across the Verrazano Bridge to the Belt Parkway east to Southern State Parkway to exit 22N (Meadowbrook Parkway north) to exit M4, Hofstra University. *
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From Northern New Jersey: George Washington Bridge to Triborough Bridge to Grand Central Parkway which runs into Northern State Parkway (east) to exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway south) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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From Eastern Long Island (South Shore): Sunrise Highway to Southern State Parkway to exit 22N (Meadowbrook Parkway north) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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From Eastern Long Island (North Shore): LIE west to exit 42 (Northern State Parkway) to exit 31A (Meadowbrook Parkway South) to exit M4, Hofstra University.
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Commercial Vehicles: For trucks, the easiest access to Hofstra University is via the Long Island Expressway to exit 39, Glen Cove Road south to Old Country Road. Turn left  (east) one mile to Merrick Ave. Turn right (south) to Hofstra University and follow to Hofstra University entrance.

 

Railroad:

• Take the Long Island Railroad to the Hempstead Train Station walk one (1) block to the Hempstead Bus Terminal take either the N70, N71, or the N72, which will drop you off on Hempstead Turnpike opposite the Hofstra University.
• Take the Long Island Railroad to the Westbury Train Station, at which there are no buses available, and you must take a cab to the Hofstra University.

For additional Railroad information and specific times, call Long Island Railroad Information at (516) 822-5477.

Buses: Information for all buses to and from the Hofstra University may be obtained by calling (516) 766-6722.