Skip to main content

Getting to the College


Queens College of the City University of New York is located at the corner of the Long Island Expressway (LIE) and Kissena Blvd. (exit 24) in Flushing.

By Car

The campus can be reached from Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel; from the Bronx or Westchester via the Robert F. Kennedy (Triboro), Whitestone, or Throgs Neck Bridge; and from farther out on Long Island via the LIE, Grand Central Parkway, or Northern Blvd.

By Public Transportation

Via Flushing: Take the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) or the #7 subway to Main St., Flushing. From Main St., take the Q25, Q34, or Q17 bus to Kissena Blvd. in front of the college’s main gate.

Via Forest Hills: Take the E, F, M, or R subway to 71st/ Continental Ave., Forest Hills. From there, take the Q64 bus to Kissena Blvd. and Jewel Ave.

Via Jamaica: Take the F subway to Parsons Blvd./ Hillside Ave. or the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to the Jamaica station. From either Hillside Ave. and Parsons Blvd. or Jamaica Ave. and 160th Street, take the Q25 or Q34 bus. Alternatively, from Hillside Ave. and either 169th or 179th Street in Jamaica, take the Q17 bus to the Long Island Expressway and Kissena Blvd.

BUS LINES (NYC TRANSIT AUTHORITY) Q17 Runs from Main Street, Flushing (IRT and LIRR stations), to 165th Street terminal in Jamaica (passing the IND 179th Street station). Travels along Kissena Blvd., the LIE service road, 188th Street, and Hillside Ave. Stops at Kissena Blvd. and the LIE, two blocks north of the main gate.

Q25 & Q34 Both run from Main Street, Flushing (IRT and LIRR stations), along Kissena and Parsons Blvds. to Jamaica Ave. and 160th Street (BMT and IND connections), and stop at the main gate.

Q44 Runs from West Farms Square, Bronx (IRT station), to Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica (LIRR station). Stops at Main Street and Melbourne Ave., two blocks west of the campus.

Q64 Runs from 71st/Continental Ave., Forest Hills (IND station), along Jewel Ave. to 165th Street. Stops one block south of the campus at Kissena Blvd. and Jewel Ave.

Q88 Runs from Springfield Blvd. and Union Turnpike along Springfield Blvd. to 73rd Ave., along 73rd Ave. to 188th Street, along 188th Street to the LIE, along the LIE service road to Queens Blvd. and Woodhaven Blvd. Stops at Kissena Blvd. and the LIE, two blocks north of the main gate.

Queens College Shuttle

All students may ride the Queens College Shuttle, which travels between the college and mass-transit hubs at Jamaica Station and the Flushing–Main Street Station. For routes and schedules, visit http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ shuttle.