Arriving From New England
Train: If you are coming form either Vermont or New Hampshire you can take the Vermonter, a train that runs south to New Haven, Connecticut. From there it is easiest to take one of the frequent regional trains heading towards New York and get off in Bridgeport, Connecticut and take the Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry to Port Jefferson, Long Island. We can pick you up from there
If you are coming from Massechusets or Rhode Island Amtrak has a line that runs to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Then you can take the ferry as described in the paragraph above.
It is also possible to take the train all the way to New York City and then take the Long Island RailRoad out to the Stony Brook station. We can pick you up from there. This option however takes longer and costs the same as taking the ferry.
Car: More to come... Check mapquest in the mean time.
Bus: Although there are many buses, I do not recommend this option. It takes forever, and it is easier to get a ride with one of the other New England players or use one of the other forms of trasnportation available. Please Email HuskyCon if you would like to try and find a ride with someone else, or if you have free space in your vehicle.
Arriving from the Baltimore-Washington Area
True, Amtrak does run a train between Washington and NYC that runs quite often. However, Southwest Airlines has a hub in Baltimore-Washington International Airport and runs frequent flights to and from Long Island Mcarthur Airport. This airport is conviently close to the Woodring household.
Since there are many players in the Baltimore-Washington Area, we recommend arranging with other players to fly to Long Island together. If you need help hooking up with other players, pleaseEmail HuskyCon and we will arrange something for you.
Arriving from other, more distant places
By Plane or Train
All we can tell you on this one is to fly take a train or drive. New York City, as you all know, is a major transportation hub for the Northeast section of the US. NYC is serviced by three airports - JFK, LaGuardia and Newark. We are not able to pickup any people from Newark, but we may be able to hook you up with someone else arriving in Newark.
Should you arrive at Laquardia or JFK we should be able to arrange transportation for you. Last year we had a hard time getting people from the airport. This year we are going to do our best to get everyone that lands on Long Island. Simply send us your itineraries and we will try coordinate a pickup for you through someone else that is driving, however we will not be driving out to JFK or Laguardia except under very special circumstances.
Of course, from all three airports, there is a good public transportation system. From Newark you can take New Jersey Transit to NYC Penn Station. From there you can take Long Island RailRoad to Stony Brook station. We can pick you up from there.
From LaGuardia or JFK you will have to take the AirTrain. The AirTrain costs $5 and you will take it to Jamaica station, a Long Island Railroad station. From there you take the train to Stony Brook station. We can pick you up from there.
By Car
I got nothing yet. Check MapQuest. Ill put something up here later.