NYC Bus Tour: Empire State & Liberty Access

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: 24 hours
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.
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What's Included
  • Ferry to Liberty & Ellis Islands
  • Free Butter Beer Ice Cream at the Harry Potter Store
  • Audio commentary on board
  • Free slice of NYC-style pizza
  • 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
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Access to Statue of Liberty interior monument or museum
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…

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Paular527
Sep 9, 2024
Hop on bus - We were really looking forward to this ,the ride on the bus was only just over an hr ,alot shorter than advertised, we were giving headphones ,but very quiet made no sense ,I wouldn't do it again it was not as advertised
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Abby_m
Aug 14, 2024
Package well worth it - This package deal was completely worth it! Enjoyed the Downtown Loop, Empire State visit and Liberty/Ellis Island Ferry. Wanda at Big Bus NYC Stop 1 took care of booking our Empire and Ferry dates. Don’t bother using the online “manage your booking” for the Empire State. That online feature doesn’t work. Just book your Empire and Ferry at Stop 1. We enjoyed this package!
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Nelson_n
Apr 16, 2024
Fun times in NY - Trip to Statue of Liberty, where the drivers were very informative of all the movie site locations that you can go see and visit
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Dale_v
May 21, 2024
Great was to see NYC for the first time. - Good for the first time seeing NYC. I would suggest trimming a few of the trees which attached us while riding in the open top.
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Norma
Jul 24, 2024
Delayed with delta - 3. Delta never ceases to disappoint. I need diabetic medication and my flight is delayed Some people have not left for three days.
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Lynne_f
Apr 20, 2024
Over priced and underwhelmed - We were disappointed in the lack of direction when the driver stopped very far from the line for Statute of Liberty ferry and failed to indicate in which direction we were to walk. Also I would like to know why were paid (in advance) twice the price offered on the street?!
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George614
Aug 12, 2024
Easy way to see New York. But very expensive. And very time-consuming - Not sure how to review this. Sure this is an easy way to see New York City, but it is very time consuming. Sure its better than trying to drive through New York City but it is a very expensive way to see New York landmarks. You don't get close enough to them and the pre-recorded message you are listening to in the headphones does not 100% line up to the tour. So I would say its overpriced and very time consuming don't expect to hop off and on like they advertise, it takes too long to get to each landmark.
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Robert_h
Apr 9, 2024
Disappointing - Soundsystem was terrible. Better today. Misdirected to the statue of liberty tour by bus driver, so ran all over the place to find it. With several missed directions by various so-called guides. The tour was fine after we got through the hour long line and security. Empire State building worked out fine. Because of all the delays we had to take a taxi back to the hotel after 5 PM. The driver tried to take us in the wrong direction, and then overcharged us for the trip.
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Kamini_p
Sep 3, 2024
Lots of hassle, lots of... - Lots of hassle, lots of time and money wasted, I think it’s not a good idea to book with this people
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Aadhar_j
Apr 15, 2024
Overpaid - Maid of mist costed 28.5 only The price of this tour is ridiculously expensive. The tour should only cost at max $50
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