Directions

The New York Aquarium is located on Surf Avenue & West 8th Street in Brooklyn, New York 11224.

Mass Transit

Subway

Take the F or Q train to the West 8th Street station in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Alternatively, take the N or D trains to the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station, then walk two blocks east on Surf Ave.

Buses

Take the B36 to Surf Ave. and West 8th St. Or take the B68 to Neptune Ave. and West 8th St., then walk south along West 8th to Surf Ave.
Please note that other bus routes in Brooklyn, as well as buses from other boroughs, intersect with B36 and B68.

By Car

For Drivers Using GPS

Using a GPS unit to navigate to the Aquarium? To reach our parking lot, please plug the following address into your GPS unit: 602 Surf Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11224.

From Manhattan

Take the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (I-478) to the Brooklyn-Queens Expwy (I-278 West). Take Exit 22 to the Belt Pkwy East. Take to Exit 7 (Ocean Pkwy). Turn right onto Ocean Pkwy and continue to Surf Ave. to the New York Aquarium.

From Long Island & Queens

Take the Belt Pkwy West to Exit 7B (Ocean Pkwy). Turn left onto Ocean Pkwy and continue to Surf Ave. to the New York Aquarium.

From Connecticut, Westchester County and the Bronx

Take the Hutchinson River Pkwy (I-678) South, over Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, and continue south on I-678 (Whitestone Pkwy) to Van Wyck Expwy. Then take Belt Pkwy West to Exit 7B (Ocean Pkwy). Turn left onto Ocean Pkwy. and continue to Surf Ave. to the New York Aquarium.

From Staten Island

Take the Staten Island Expwy (I-278) East across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, to Belt Pkwy East to Exit 7S (Ocean Pkwy South). Take Ocean Pkwy to Surf Ave. to the New York Aquarium.

From New Jersey

Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Goethals Bridge (Exit 13) to the Staten Island Expwy (I-278). Follow the directions from Staten Island (above).