Rows of stadium seating
Grand Slam

US Open Tennis Championships 2026

Monday, August 31, 2026USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Two weeks of the world's biggest tennis in Flushing Meadows. Build a weekend or a full trip.

Transit

The 7 train to Mets–Willets Point drops you at the gate; LIRR runs to Willets Point during the Open.

Airports

LaGuardia (LGA) ~4 mi; JFK ~11 mi.

Address

Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368

Capacity 23,771 • Opened 1978

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Stay area intelligence

Best areas to stay near USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Ranked by Hotelstrips — not a booking provider. Each area is scored on access, transit, nightlife, family fit and price.

Best for game-only trip

Flushing

Eat your way through Flushing between sessions — no other stay area is this close to the food.

0.5 mi • walk across the park

New York City skyline and Brooklyn Bridge
New York City skyline and Brooklyn Bridge
Best for game-only trip

Flushing

0.5 mi • walk across the park

The city's most exciting food neighborhood, on the doorstep of both Citi Field and the US Open.

Pros
  • • Incredible, affordable food
  • • Walk/short ride to the venues
  • • Value hotels
Cons
  • • Busy and dense
  • • Fewer upscale hotels
Nightlife 6/10 Value LGA ~4 miles.
Hotelstrips take

Eat your way through Flushing between sessions — no other stay area is this close to the food.

New York City skyline and Brooklyn Bridge
Best overall

Long Island City

~15 min • 7 train

Modern high-rise hotels with skyline views, one quick 7-train ride from Flushing Meadows and minutes from Midtown.

Pros
  • • New hotels with skyline views
  • • Direct 7 train to the venues and Midtown
  • • Better value than Manhattan
Cons
  • • Still a short ride to the venues
  • • Can feel corporate in spots
Nightlife 7/10 Mid-to-upper (better value than Manhattan) LGA ~5 miles.
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The best balance for Queens venues: modern rooms, skyline views, and a straight shot to the ballpark or the Open.

New York City skyline and Brooklyn Bridge
Best for NYC weekend

Midtown Manhattan

~9 mi • 7 train ~35 min

The classic NYC base — endless hotels, restaurants and nightlife, with transit to every venue in the metro.

Pros
  • • Everything within reach
  • • Massive hotel selection at every price
  • • Best for combining a game with a city trip
Cons
  • • Priciest option
  • • Longer trip to MetLife specifically
Nightlife 10/10 Upper All three airports reachable; LGA closest.
Hotelstrips take

Stay here if the game is one part of a bigger New York weekend.