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)

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

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

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

5. 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

• Digital audio commentary in multiple languages
• Ferry to Liberty & Ellis Islands
• Free Butter Beer Ice Cream at the Harry Potter Store
• Free slice of NYC-style pizza
• Admission to the Empire State Building Observation Deck
• Audio Tour for Liberty & Ellis Islands
• Big Bus 1-Day Hop-on Hop-off Tour on Downtown & Uptown Loops

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Access to Statue of Liberty interior monument or museum

With a 48-hour Big Bus ticket for New York City, you can explore two hop-on hop-off routes—downtown and uptown. Additionally, enjoy access to the 86th-floor observation deck at the Empire State Building and benefit from convenient transport to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty National Monument with a round-trip ferry. Save time and money by purchasing one ticket instead of booking separately.

• Hop on a Big Bus at any stop along the two routes
• Discover the attractions of downtown and uptown Manhattan
• Includes an admission ticket to the Empire State Building observation deck
• Enjoy round-trip ferry travel to Ellis Island and Liberty Island
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• 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.
• Empire State Building visits must pre-book a time and date through the Big Bus Booking Management link (provided on your voucher), or with our staff at Stop #1

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