Sorry to me where the Met’s play home games will always be Shea. What I need to know is the best way to get there from Toms River New Jerse y(exit 82 on the GSP)
I have two tickets for Sunday’s game and for once have great seats. I want to arrive in time to explore the new stadium and see batting practice (do they still do that?)
I don’t want to take the train because my father is with me and it’s an early 75th Bday gift for him.
Can’t help you on how to get there, but when they have batting practice ( I don’t know if it’s before every game) it starts at about 10:40.
I’m afraid the best way is to take the train.
Unfortunately, Sunday’s game will be happening while the US Open is going on at the adjacent USTA Tennis Center, which means there will be double the usual amount of chaos. I’ve gone to the open while there’s been a Mets game, and they literally had us park in Flushing Meadow park – I mean on the grass of the park where people play soccer and baseball and have picnics every other weekend of the year. The Open opens at 10:00 am, with matches starting at 11:00, and the Mets have a 1:00 game, so there is a direct conflict of times.
That being said, if you leave plenty of time, it should be doable to drive. On the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, I think the best way to go may actually be across Manhattan. Listen to the traffic reports, but you can take the Turnpike to the Lincoln Tunnel and then drive across either 34th or 36th street to the Midtown Tunnel. The Midtown Tunnel will dump you right onto the LI Expressway, which will have numerous announcement signs and flashing boards telling you where to go for Mets (and Open) parking.
Alternatively, you can go across Staten Island (taking either the Goethels or the Outerbridge) to the Verrazano, and take the BQE to the Expressway, but I think that may be longer.
Good luck and enjoy the game.
Billdo thanks for the reply. I forgot about the US Open. If We leave around 8 that may let us avoid the traffic.
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I think General Questions will probably be a better forum for this. Hopefully you can get some more answers. Off it goes…
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I went to Shea from Brooklyn 13 days ago (the game that ended in an unassisted triple play). From Brooklyn, we took the BQE and just followed signs to Bailout Bowl, er Citi Field. Then we sat in a traffic jam for a half hour before getting to park.
Had it been up to me (and I am 72), I would’ve taken the Q train to Times Square and changed to the 7.
Would you consider the LIRR? It’s much more 75-year old dad friendly than the subway (cushioned seats, luggage shelves, more elevators/escalators in the stations) and runs on a schedule. The train to Shea runs only on game days, and is called “Mets - Willets Point” (seems the LIRR cant bring itself to call it Citi Field either - the station used to be called Shea Stadium-Willets point).
NJ Transit to Penn Station, from there the ride is about 15 minutes.
Schedules & fares
http://lirr42.mta.info/sfweb/faces/index.jspx
Well we went to the game. I ended up driving because he didn’t want to take any form of rail. He said the LIRR station was too far for him to walk. We encountered almost no traffice and the Mets won so it was a good experience for all.
You must be their good luck charm! 
It was a gorgeous day for a game.