New York City Tour: Hop-On Hop-Off with Iconic Attractions
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199 Ratings
Experience the best of New York City with a 1-day Big Bus ticket, including hop-on hop-off tours, Empire State Building entry, and a ferry ride to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Explore Downtown (Red Route) (Route)

Operating Schedule: Explore Downtown buses start at 9:30 AM and the last bus departs at 4:30 PM from Stop 1. This loop frequency is every 20 minutes. Tour duration is approximately 90 minutes.

Customers are advised to visit our website or to download our app to find out more about our new health and safety measures and for the most update service information.

1. M&M’S New York
Stop 1 - 7th Ave & W 48th St (Outside M&Ms World)

2. W 42nd St and Broadway
W 42nd St & Broadway (*in front of the Knickerbocker Hotel)

3. 5th Avenue & West 32nd Street
Stop 3 - Empire State Building / KoreaTown (in front of CVS Pharmacy)

4. 5th Ave & W 23rd St
Stop 4 - Flatiron District (in front of Eisenbergs Sandwich Shop)

5. Broadway/Spring St
Stop 5 - SoHo (in front of the Nike Store)

6. 100 Lafayette St
Stop 6 - Chinatown / Little Italy (near corner with Walker Street)

7. Park Row & Beekman St
Stop 7 - Brooklyn Bridge (across from 33 Park Row)

8. Broadway & Wall St
Stop 8 - Wall Street / Charging Bull (Southwest corner near Rector St)

9. PX3P+85 New York
Stop 9 - Statue of Liberty / Battery Park

10. Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
Stop 10 - 42nd St & 12th Ave

Points of Interest

  • Empire State Building

  • SoHo

  • Statue of Liberty

  • New York City Hall

  • Charging Bull (Wall Street Bull)

  • Bryant Park

  • Times Square

  • The High Line

Explore Uptown (Blue Route) (Route)

Operating Schedule: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM from Stop #11 - Times Square North (7th Ave & W 50th St)

Every 60 minutes, total time of tour is approximately 75 - 90 minutes

Customers are advised to visit the Big Bus website or to download the Big Bus app to see the most up to date bus stop locations and timings. For live bus tracking on the day of travel - please download the Big Bus App in advance of arrival.

1. W 42nd St and Broadway
Stop 2 - Times Square East (*in front of the Knickerbocker Hotel)

  1. Stop 11 - Times Square North (in front of Majectic Deli)

  2. Stop 12 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art (outside the museum near 83rd St)

  3. Stop 13 - Central Park Zoo (opposite 845 5th Ave)

  4. Stop 14 - Columbus Circle (Southwest corner of Central Park, next to Maine Monument)

Points of Interest

  • Carnegie Hall

  • Times Square

  • Bryant Park

  • Grand Central Terminal

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Frick Collection

  • Central Park

  • Central Park Zoo

  • Columbus Circle

What's Included
  • Ferry ride to Liberty & Ellis Islands
  • Statue of Liberty Island admission
  • On-board audio commentary
  • Liberty & Ellis Islands audio tour
  • Uptown and Downtown routes
  • Empire State Building observation deck entry
  • 1-day hop-on hop-off bus pass
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Purchase a 1-day Big Bus pass for New York City and enjoy access to two hop-on hop-off routes—both downtown and uptown. Plus, your ticket includes entry to the viewing deck on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building and a return ferry service to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Bundle your bookings to save time and money with our inclusive ticket.

  • Hop on and off the Big Bus at any of the stops along its two routes
  • Discover the landmarks of downtown and uptown Manhattan
  • Included in your ticket is entry to the observation deck of the Empire State Building
  • Round trip ferry journey to Ellis Island and Liberty Island is part of the package
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Tickets claimed after 3pm are valid for the next day
  • The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Ferry operates from 9:00am to 3:00pm with regular departures from Battery Park. You will need to redeem your ticket voucher with a Big Bus Tours staff member before heading to the ferry terminal
  • This ticket includes a ferry journey to both Liberty Island and Ellis Island, but not interior monument or museum access.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(199 Ratings)
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Livelikeawong
Sep 25, 2023
Great combo pack if short on time visiting NY - MUST download the big bus app to get the satisfaction of the trip because it allows you to see the pick up/drop off stops & the attractions nearby as well as LIVE bus tracking to see when the next bus will arrive at your stop. The convenience of audio recording in common languages as well as headphones provided was great. The recording may not be as the same as your current location while riding the bus but that all depends on TRAFFIC. Don’t get mad if the recording is early/late compared to your current location. The bus drivers priority is our safety!! They can’t time their drive time and audio perfectly!! The audio quality was clear and informative with all the history of major landmarks in New York!! If you’re short on time, this is a must!! It’s a great combination pack ((big bus, Empire State Building, ferry to Statue of Liberty & Ellis island)) despite the drizzle while we were visiting during hurricane season , we had a good time & got to see everything we wanted.
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Axis_h
Jan 2, 2024
For me, this tour was not... - For me, this tour was not up to expectations .. where we did not received the Statue of Liberty Cruise Ticket well it was booked in advance. Empire Ticket we received of two days later date. Bus tour was Okay and it was managed properly. Big Bus Staff was not well Treated.
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Beth_l
Dec 11, 2023
Ruined our trip - We paid for our hope on hop off tickets on line and when we got there the site seeing was all sold out. We paid for it and didn’t get to go. A money making scam. Don’t do it!
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Gretchen_c
Dec 10, 2023
Pathetic - I didn't get the tickets to the places I paid in advance to visit. I was very disappointed. I feel that I should receive my money back.
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Marilynmanning
Dec 10, 2023
Worst tour company ever - Me and 12 of my co-workers booked a tour with your company and when we got to the pickup the person printing our tickets didn't print the tickets we purchased and when we returned to him to get our tickets printed he told us there was no times available. Our trip was ruined by a company we thought would help us complete the sightseeing tour we paid for.The guy printing tickets was more concerned about selling more tickets instead of taking care of us who had already paid for our tickets. Now we haven't been offered any refund for their poor customer service. I will never use again
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Marilynmanning
Dec 10, 2023
Worst trip ever with Viator - Worse experience ever didn't get to go to places I paid for to visit on our tour that I booked because not available and you want refund me. Me and 12 co-workers booked with you and our trip was ruined because of your tour company
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Mobile47145887373
Dec 6, 2023
Disappointed - Organisation was terrible nobody to explain where and when to get off the bus or which bus was needed we didn't get to any of our intended stops due to poor organisation and the lack of communication, the so called commentary about where and when attractions are was none existent, altogether very poor show and would not recommend to anybody it ends up being an expensive bus ride....
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Stephanie_p
Dec 3, 2023
Crap show - Very limited details given on every aspect of this. And every employee encountered gave conflicting information.
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Sheila_e
Oct 27, 2023
Terrible - Traffic was terrible, we had a package deal to do the Empire State Building tour and the statue of Liberty cruise and didn't know there was a time for the boat tour until they printed out tickets on the on and off bus tour. We couldn't get there in time due to traffic. They also shorted us one ticket for the empire state building tour. I asked 3 agents and they all said they couldn't help me. We didn't finish the bus tour and got a last minute great liberty cruise tour through Skyline Tourism. Def go with them for the Statue of Liberty.
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765mauricej
Sep 18, 2023
TOTAL LACK OF INFORMATION / QR CODES DID NOT WORK / ON BOARD AUDIO DID NOT WORK - Extremelty poor experience.... Not made clear prior that you need to collect physical tickets for the included Liberty Ferry and Empire State Building off one of the Bus tour guides on the street. Also that you need to pre-book a time. You would think in this day and age, one QR code on your phone would work for all facets of the experience. Once we did finally book a time for Empire State and get physical printed tickets (off the guy in the street who was very pleasent) one of them did not work at the ESB ticket desk! Luckily ESB lady was understanding and presumed it was a printer error and let us all in. Bus tour itself, audio wasn't working and no announcements from driver about which stop was for where.
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