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New York City 1-Day Hop-on Hop-off with Empire State and Statue of Liberty Ferry

New York City 1-Day Hop-on Hop-off with Empire State and Statue of Liberty Ferry

Overview

With a 1-day Big Bus ticket to New York City, you can follow two hop-on hop-off routes—downtown and uptown. In addition, gain entry to the 86th-floor observation deck at the Empire State Building and enjoy convenient transport service to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty National Monument via round-trip ferry. Rather than booking separately, save time and money with one ticket.

- Board a hop-on hop-off Big Bus at any stop along two routes
- Explore the sights of downtown and uptown Manhattan
- Admission ticket to the Empire State Building observation deck included
- Travel round-trip by ferry to Ellis Island and Liberty Island

City: New York City

Sun 20 Oct

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Starting at $106.50

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Sun 20 Oct

Starting at $106.50

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Ferry to Liberty & Ellis Islands

Admission to the Statue of Liberty Island (only)

Audio commentary on board

Audio Tour for Liberty & Ellis Islands

2 Routes - Uptown and Downtown

Admission to the Empire State Building observation deck

1-day hop-on hop-off bus pass

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (144)

moniruzzamans2

Jun 2019

We bought three day unlimited pass. It was a great way to see New York. Guides who were giving commentary throughout the tour seem really well informed about their job. Informative yet humorous. Dont go for downstair seats, they dont have AC, you would feel suffocated. They provide free raincoats, so dont get shy for rains in upstairs. If you want to avoid wind-gust and have the front row view, arrive half and hour early and be the first in the queue to get the front seat in the upper deck. Three day pass also gives you access to night tour and complimentary boat tour to Statue of Liberty.

556peggyg

Jun 2019

We got the two day pass for the bus around New York City. I will say on the description of where the bus stops are are poorly done . Everything was ok for the first day and a half. Our last bus ride that we decided to take was the red bus. We got on at Stop 10. We were so tired from walking around and just wanted to get to the port authority at stop 15 so we could get home. Our guide was a very old gentleman. They did not stop at ANY of the stops! They decided to take their own route! One of the passengers yelled out hey, I wanted to see the Statue of Liberty aren’t you going to stop? He said no you can buy an extra ticket if you want to see that. Another stop went by and I said when are we going to get to the port authority stop and he said we are not stopping there either, You’ll have to walk there he said. We were on that bus for over two hours! We were not stuck in any traffic, they just kept driving around and refused to follow the schedule. I find that totally unacceptable! other than that all the other routes and drivers/guides were fabulous but I would not recommend using Big Bus, they make their own rules.

Response from Host

Jun 2019

Good Afternoon 556peggyg, Please provide a copy of your ticket and detail description of your experience at [email protected] so we may further investigate the reasoning into this incident. We record delays and capacity, in hopes of bettering our services and we only close stops or route changes when we are mandated to by the Department of Transportation, we abide by all rules and regulations set forth on us. Whenever we do need to make changes to our routes, these closures are posted on our website and app under “Service Information”. We are always monitoring our routes, and try to give our customers the best tour, while still moving efficiently. Kind Regards, BBTNY

Lynda L

Jun 2019

We got to do the upper east side and a few stops downtown before being rained out. Bummer as I had bought a 3 day pass.