The closest hotel in this guide to the arena, 6.2 miles away by the hotel’s own count, with King Bar, Red Salt Room by David Burke and The Rose Room in the building.
The hotel doesn’t publish a dollar figure for its facility service fee or for parking. Breakfast isn’t included in standard rooms.
Getting to the game
Take a rideshare to the drop-off on the arena’s north side, reached only from Cross Island Parkway Exit 26D and Green Road, or drive to the parking area you booked.
Getting back
Meet your rideshare at the same north-side location, or walk back to your car. Parking closes 90 minutes after the event.
A $40 nightly facility fee applies, there’s no hotel garage, and the hotel has no transportation service.
Getting to the game
Take the LIRR from Penn Station or Grand Central Madison to Elmont-UBS Arena Station (Zone 4), about 30 minutes, then walk 10–15 minutes or ride the free shuttle to the arena.
Getting back
Walk or take the shuttle back to Elmont-UBS Arena Station and ride the LIRR back to Manhattan. Check the TrainTime app for trains after the game.
From Garden City by carGarden City and Floral Parkdrive
Getting there
Buy parking ahead through Ticketmaster, as the arena strongly encourages. All five parking areas are reached from the Cross Island Parkway: Belmont Park Garage (Exit 26A); Diamond, Ruby and Silver (Exit 26B); and Emerald (Exit 26D).
Getting back
Walk back to your parking area. Parking closes 90 minutes after the event unless the arena says otherwise.
Parking opens two hours before doors, and UBS Arena publishes no standard doors time. The arena is cashless, including parking.
Ride the LIRR from Penn Station or Grand Central Madison to Elmont-UBS Arena Station (Zone 4), about 30 minutes. It’s a 10–15 minute walk to the arena, or take the free shuttle, about a 5-minute trip.
Getting back
Walk or take the free shuttle back to Elmont-UBS Arena Station and ride the LIRR back to Penn Station or Grand Central Madison.
UBS Arena doesn’t publish a last train after the game or the shuttle’s closing time. Check your return train in the TrainTime app or on MTA.info before you go.
Garden City and Floral ParkStaying closest to the arena, with a pregame on Tulip Avenue
Stay in the Nassau County villages east of the arena, with restaurants and Islanders-listed bars close by.
To the arena
Take a rideshare to the drop-off on the arena’s north side, reached only from Cross Island Parkway Exit 26D and Green Road, or drive to the parking area you booked.
After the game
Meet your rideshare at the same north-side location, or walk back to your car. Parking closes 90 minutes after the event.
The tradeoff
This guide lists one hotel here, The Garden City Hotel. UBS Arena’s own transit directions cover the train from Manhattan, not these villages, so this guide plans each trip by car or rideshare via the Cross Island Parkway.
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Midtown ManhattanA New York City trip with the game as one night, and the most hotel choice
Stay near Penn Station or in the Theater District and ride the LIRR directly to Elmont-UBS Arena Station.
To the arena
Take the LIRR from Penn Station or Grand Central Madison to Elmont-UBS Arena Station (Zone 4), about 30 minutes, then walk 10–15 minutes or ride the free shuttle to the arena.
After the game
Walk or take the shuttle back to Elmont-UBS Arena Station and ride the LIRR back to Manhattan. Check the TrainTime app for trains after the game.
The tradeoff
Every trip is about 30 minutes on the train plus a 10–15 minute walk or a shuttle at the arena end. Each Midtown hotel in this guide adds a nightly facility, destination or urban fee.