Travel Directions

Directions to St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439

The park-like Queens campus is readily accessible by car, bus, or subway. Located between JFK and LaGuardia Airports, the campus is just off the Grand Central Parkway, which connects Nassau and Suffolk Counties to Queens, Manhattan, and upstate New York.

By Car

• From Manhattan
  • Take the Queens Midtown Tunnel to the Long Island Expressway, exit at Utopia Parkway. Stay on the service road to Utopia Parkway and turn right. Follow Utopia Parkway to Union turnpike; the campus is on the right.
• From Brooklyn
  • Option One
    Take the Belt Parkway (East) to the Van Wyck Expressway (678 N.), exit at Main Street/Union Turnpike. Proceed to the third traffic light and make a right onto the Grand Central Parkway service road. Go left on Utopia Parkway (at fourth traffic light) and proceed to the campus.
  • Option Two
    Take the Jackie Robinson Parkway (East) to the Grand Central Parkway (East); exit at Utopia Parkway, and make a left on to the campus.
• From the Bronx
  • Option One
    Take the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Clearview Expressway. Take exit 2 and make a right onto Union Turnpike. Make a left onto Utopia Parkway; proceed to main gate (1) and make a right onto the campus.
  • Option Two
    Take the Triboro Bridge to the Grand Central Parkway. Exit at Utopia Parkway. Turn left at the light and left onto the campus.
• From Long Island (North)
  • Option One
    Take the Northern State Parkway to the Grand Central Parkway, exit at 188th Street. Turn left at the light, and make an immediate right onto the service road. Follow the service road to Utopia Parkway; bear right to campus.
  • Option Two
    Take the Long Island Expressway and exit at Utopia Parkway. Make a left on Utopia Parkway and proceed to Union Turnpike. The campus is on the right.
• From Long Island (South)
  • Take the Southern State Parkway to the Cross Island Parkway. Proceed to the Grand Central Parkway (west), and exit at 188th Street. Turn left at the light, and make an immediate right onto the service road. Follow the service road to Utopia Parkway and bear right to campus.

Public Transportation

• Subway
  • E Train
    Take train to Kew Gardens/Union Turnpike station.
    Take Q-46 bus to Union Turnpike and Utopia Parkway.
  • F Train
    Take train to 169th Street station.
    Take Q-30 or Q-31 bus to St. John's University main gate on Utopia Parkway and 82nd Avenue.
  • I.R.T. Subway, 7 Train
    Take train to Main Street, Flushing.
    Take Q-17 bus to Utopia Parkway and the Long Island Expressway.
    Transfer to the Q-30 or Q-31 bus to St. John's University main gate on Utopia Parkway and 82nd Avenue.
  • Long Island Railroad (L.I.R.R.)
    Take L.I.R.R. to Jamaica Station.
    Take the Q-30 bus to St. John's University main gate on Utopia Parkway and 82nd Avenue.