Experience the best of New York City with the Big Bus open-top hop-on hop-off tour. Explore downtown attractions, visit Times Square and Wall Street, and catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty. Then, discover uptown highlights like the Apollo Theater, The Metropolitan Museum, and Central Park. Choose from 1 or 2-day options and explore at your own pace.
Downtown - Red Route (Route)
Operating Schedule: 9:00AM-5:00PM (from Stop #1 - M&M’S World)
Every 10 to 15 minutes, total route takes 90 minutes
Download the free Big Bus app for city information and live bus tracking.
1. M&M’S New York
Stop 1 - 7th Ave & W 48th St
2. W 42nd St and Broadway
Stop 2 - Times Square East
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. West Broadway & Spring Street
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. SAMC360
Stop 8 - Wall Street / Charging Bull (Southwest corner near Rector St)
9. State St/Bridge St
Stop 9 - Statue of Liberty / Battery Park (in front of the 1 Train Subway Entrance)
10. Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
Stop 10 - 12th Ave & 40th St (opposite Pier 81)
Points of Interest
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Empire State Building
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Rockefeller Center
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Times Square
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Flatiron Building
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Battery Park
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Charging Bull (Wall Street Bull)
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SoHo
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Greenwich Village
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Little Italy
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Union Square Green Market
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Herald Square
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The High Line
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Madame Tussauds New York
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Bryant Park
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Union Square
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Brooklyn Bridge
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The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
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One World Observatory
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Trinity Church
Uptown - Blue Route (Route)
Operating Schedule: 10 AM - 5 PM (Stop #11 Times Square North)
Every 30 Minutes, tour duration takes 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)
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Stop 11 - Times Square North (in front of Majectic Deli)
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Stop 12 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art (outside the museum near 83rd St)
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Stop 13 - Central Park Zoo (opposite 845 5th Ave)
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Stop 14 - Columbus Circle (Southwest corner of Central Park, next to Maine Monument)
Points of Interest
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Carnegie Hall
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Columbus Circle
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Central Park Zoo
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Frick Collection
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Grand Central Terminal
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Bryant Park
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Times Square
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Central Park
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Madame Tussauds New York
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Empire State Building
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Broadway
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Fifth Avenue
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- Bike Rental Offer: rent 1 hour, get 2 hours free (included with Downtown/Uptown Loop tickets only)
- Free Butterbeer Ice Cream at Harry Potter Store (included with Downtown/Uptown Loop tickets only)
- Self-guided Vox Walking Tours with 4 tour options (included with 2-day ticket only)
- Free slice of NYC-style pizza (included with Downtown/Uptown Loop tickets only)
- Live bus tracking through Big Bus app
- Two Routes - Downtown & Uptown Loops
- Unlimited hop-on hop-off access during ticket validity
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Hop on and hop off around New York City with an open-top Big Bus tour, and visit NYC attractions at your own pace.
Ride all though Downton New York where you will see amazing restaurants, the buzzing Times Square, Wall Street, and Battery Park where you can catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty. Then follow up with on the Uptown tour and see the famous Apollo Theater, The Metropolitan Museum, and Central Park. These routes have been designed to give you the best New York has to offer in a short amount of time whether it is for 1 day or 2 days.
Plus, explore more of New York with our self-guided walking tours, powered by Vox. Choose from 4 tour options to uncover more of “The City that Never Sleeps.”
- 1 day tickets will be valid for same day use. Tickets with multiple days must be used consecutively.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.