Experience New York’s top sights and attractions at your own pace. This New York bus tour serves up the Big Apple in perfect slices! Ride an open-top double-decker bus and hop off anytime you want to explore the city's famous neighborhoods and hidden gems.

Heading downtown you will see New York’s famous landmarks from Times Square to the Empire State Building and the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge. On the Uptown Loop, you will see parts of Midtown, including Bryant Park and Grand Central Station, before heading north to catch views of Central Park and Museum Mile. Hop on or hop off at your leisure to create your own customized journey around the city.

Both loops feature amazing pre-recorded commentary.

Explore Downtown (Red Route):

M&M's World
Times Square East
Empire State Building / Korea Town
Flatiron District
SoHo
Chinatown / Little Italy
Brooklyn Bridge
Wall Street / Statue of Liberty
Trinity Church
World Trade Center
Chelsea / Pier 57
Hudson Yards
Circle Line Sightseeing

Explore Uptown (Blue Route):

Hope Sculpture
One Times Square
Rockefeller Center
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Central Park Zoo
Columbus Circle
Carnegie Hall

Why you’ll love this…

See the Big Apple from the comfort of a double-decker bus
Learn from the pre-recorded audio commentary
See famous landmarks such as the Empire State Building, One World Observatory and Central Park

Important to know

Know in advance:

Infants (ages 0-2): free
Pre-recorded audio commentary available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese
Downtown Loop runs 9:30 AM-4:30 PM. Uptown Loop runs 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.
The tour doesn't run on Pride Parade, Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Eve
The explore ticket includes a 3-hour Brooklyn Immersive Tour with live guides and a free Vox self-guided walking tour app download
The Brooklyn Immersive tour operates daily (Monday–Sunday) and departs at 2:00 PM from Big Bus Tour Stop #1 (M&M's World, 7th Ave & W 48th St). The experience lasts approximately 3 hours. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before departure to redeem your booking with a uniformed Big Bus Tours staff member, as seats are allocated on a first-come, first-seated basis

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

What’s included

Discover ticket option: 24 hours hop-on hop-off Big Bus ticket for the Downtown Loop (Red Route), pre-recorded commentary available in 6 languages
Essential ticket option: 48 hours hop-on hop-off Big Bus Ticket for the Downtown Loop (Red Route) and Uptown Loop (Blue Route), pre-recorded commentary available in 6 languages
Explore ticket option: 72 hours hop-on hop-off Big Bus Ticket for the Downtown Loop (Red Route) and Uptown Loop (Blue Route), pre-recorded commentary available in 6 languages

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Location

Meeting point:

Redeem your voucher at Big Bus stop #1 on 7thAve and 48thSt, from a staff member, or at any of the recommended stops. The recommended stops are: Stop #2 Times Square East on W 42nd Stand Broadway, Stop # 3 Empire State Building on 5th Ave and W 32nd St., Stop #9 Statue of Liberty on Trinity Pl. and Rector St.