New York: Hop-On Hop-Off Tour by Open-top Bus with 19 Stops
- 24 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 6 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover New York City at your own pace on the Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour — the most flexible and fun way to experience the city that never sleeps. Enjoy panoramic views from an open-top bus, engaging audio commentary, and the freedom to explore world-famous landmarks whenever you like. Downtown Loop Explore NYC’s most iconic neighborhoods, including Times Square, 5th Avenue, Broadway, and Wall Street. Take in unforgettable views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Uptown Loop Discover Manhattan’s cultural side with landmarks like The Met, Grand Central, and Central Park, plus world-class museums and shopping along Madison Avenue. With the 72-hour ticket, enjoy a choice of either the Circle Line Liberty Cruise (1 hour) or the Circle Line Landmarks Cruise (90 minutes), both departing daily from Pier 83, 42nd Street, Hudson River Park. This ticket also includes Free Vox Self-Guided Walking Tour with 4 options to explore more.
Inclusions
What's included
- Night Tour (included with 48 and 72-Hour Tickets)
- Open-top double decker bus
- 24/48/72hr Unlimited hop-on hop-off access during ticket validity
- Big Bus Tours app (ticket storage, live tracking and ticket activation)
- Two Routes - Downtown & Uptown Loops
- Circle Line Liberty Cruise or the Circle Line Landmarks Cruise (with 72h Ticket)
- Exclusive Digital Walking Tours with 4 tour options (72-hour Ticket)
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
3.5
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Ratings come from 4,959 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Fast and easy transportation
Very convenient way of transportation to see several sites and get back on bus.
3Bus broke down during...
Bus broke down during night tour, stood on sidewalk waiting for backup bus over 30 minutes. Very rough ride.
2I have done this tour...
I have done this tour before in other cities and this one was very impersonal. Other red bus tours that I took had someone there to talk to you and point things out that you might miss. The driver hands you a small earphone and doesn’t tell you where to plug it in. Also it barely fit in my ear. The recording and the speed of the bus was not coinciding with each other so it was hard to keep up with the information. I was very disappointed.
5Great tour of NYC
Postcard Tim was amazing. He was very informative and entertaining. We thoroughly enjoyed the downtown tour of Manhattan
4Hop on hop off tour
It was a great way to experience and see all the sights. Loved sitting on top of the bus and seeing everything. Had to sit on the lower enclosed part once and wouldn’t do that again. Very warm and stuffy can’t really see things well from below
2Grab a regular bus instead
WASTE OF MONEY, just take a regular bus. MAKE SURE TO CHECK the app for which stops or routes are closed BEFORE YOU PURCHASE (the entire blue route was closed during one of our days) and know that more may be closed that they haven’t bothered to update. Stops 8&9 were both closed all day when we bought the tickets and the app never updated to show they were closed. IF RAINING AND COLD you can’t see anything from inside the bus due to window tinting and fogging of windows. AUDIO GUIDE was not in sync with the route on nearly half of our ride so we didn’t really know what we were looking at. The guys that help load the buses are really nice.
Know before you go
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Big Bus Tours - USA
- 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
- Tickets with multiple days must be used consecutively.
How it compares in New York City
- Its from-price is 22% below the median of the 31 hop-on hop-off we list in New York City.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 31.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About New York City
New York City packs skyscrapers, famous museums, Broadway theatres and dozens of distinct neighbourhoods into five boroughs that hum day and night.
Manhattan is the classic first stop. Times Square glows above the theatre district, Central Park stretches for blocks between the Upper East and Upper West Sides, and the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and Rockefeller Center define the midtown skyline. Downtown, the 9/11 Memorial, Wall Street and the Brooklyn Bridge sit close together, and boats run out past the Statue of Liberty to Ellis Island.
Top-ranked sights in New York City: Statue of Liberty, Central Park, National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
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