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Public Transportation

New York Subway: Take the 7 train to Flushing-Main St station (last stop). Transfer to the N21 bus to Glen Cove or Hicksville, see Long Island Bus instructions below. Subway maps can be found at the MTA Website.

Long Island Rail Road: Take the train to Oyster Bay (there is a change of trains at Jamaica station), get out at the Sea Cliff station. Taxi service is available from the station. See LIRR maps and schedules at the MTA Website, be sure to see the Saturday and Sunday schedules if you will be traveling on those respective days.

Alternate route: Take the train to Port Washington. Get out at Great Neck station, take the N21 bus to Hicksville, see Long Island Bus instructions below.

NYC/Long Island Bus: Take the N21 bus to Glen Cove or Hicksville if coming from Queens and points west of Sea Cliff, or to Flushing if coming from points east of Sea Cliff. When the bus gets onto Glen Ave. (see images), look to your left for St. Boniface Catholic Church. Request a stop by this church, which will be at an intersection with Carpenter Ave. Walk north up Carpenter Ave (NOT Glen Ave.), St. Boniface's should be to your left as you begin walking. You will intersect Sea Cliff Ave, then 8th and 7th Avenues. When Carpenter Ave. curves right and downhill (immediately after 7th Ave.), you will see our church on your right. Check bus schedules and maps at the MTA Website; be sure to see the Saturday and Sunday schedules if you will be traveling on those respective days.

See an enlargable map of St. Seraphim's Russian Orthodox Church

By car via the Grand Central (Northern State) Parkway*

* Those taking the Long Island Expressway (495) can exit at 37, and make a left (if coming from New York City, eastbound) or a right (from Long Island, westbound) onto Willis/Mineola Ave. Then follow the directions below from Willis Ave.
If you are coming from the city (eastbound), get off at Exit 28 N, which will take you onto Willis Ave. If you are coming from Long Island (westbound), take Exit 28 and make a left at the traffic light onto Willis Ave.
Go under the LIE overpass, keep to the right to avoid the left turn only lanes. Keep going straight. Willis Ave. becomes Mineola Ave.
After passing 4 traffic lights, make a right onto Rte. 25a East (Northern Blvd).
You will go across a bridge. As soon as the bridge ends, look for an exit sign. Take this exit, and stay right.
You will immediately arrive at a traffic light. Make a right onto Bryant Ave.
Go under the overpass and keep going straight. You will soon pass a Catholic church on your right. The road will turn downhill.
You will reach a light at a forked intersection. Make a left onto Glenwood Rd.
Continue down Glenwood Rd. till the end (the Swan Club will be on your left, you will see a pond). At the end, make a left onto Shore Rd.
Shore Rd. becomes Prospect Rd. You will pass a large power plant and will see the Long Island Sound on your left. You will pass 2 traffic lights. Keep going straight.
Prospect Rd. will turn right. Follow this turn.
You will soon reach a fork. Turn right at the fork (towards the "Bump" sign) onto Glen Ave.
Keep going down Glen Ave. until you see a Catholic Church on your left, St. Boniface.
At St. Boniface's, turn left onto Carpenter Ave.
Continue down Carpenter Ave. St. Seraphim's Russian Orthodox Church will be on your right.

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