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Classic New York Tour

Classic New York Tour

The most favored tour of New York is the "Classic New York Tour", this is a 48-hour pass that allows you unlimited access to hop-on and hop-off any of the double decker tour buses as you desire on 4 different tours within Manhattan including the Uptown Tour, Downtown Tour, Brooklyn Loops and the Night Tour (the Night Tour is not a hop-on hop-off tour). Not only are there over 50 stops and connecting transfer points to switch from tour to tour, you will also receive admission tickets to Liberty/Ellis Islands Ferry, PLUS admission to The Empire State Building Observatory, AND admission to The South Street Seaport Museum. The lower deck of the bus is air conditioned / heated and each of the tours are fully narrated.

Classic New York Tour Visitor Info

Duration: 2-3 hours per loop
Price: Adult: $73; Child (3-11 years): $16; Senior Citizens 65+ $24; Children under 2 are FREE (prices subject to change without notice)
Departs: Gray Line Visitors Center, 777 Eighth Ave. (between 47th & 48th streets), New York, NY. Open daily Sun-Sat from Jan 2-Dec 31 (except Christmas Day & New Years Day). Hours of operation are from 9am to 5:30pm with buses running every 30-45 minutes throughout the day.
Included: 3-hour cruise
Not Included: Beverages, wine, beer, cocktails, sandwiches, hotdogs, and snack foods are available for purchase on board.

This Classic New York Tour includes unlimited access on any of the Gray Line double decker hop-on, hop-off sightseeing buses including:

Uptown Loop
  • Central Park
  • Lincoln Center
  • Theater District
  • Rockefeller Plaza
  • Radio City
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral
  • Fifth Avenue
  • American Museum of Natural History
  • Cathedral of St. John the Divine
  • Apollo Theatre
  • Harlem Neighborhoods
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Guggenheim and other famous cultural attractions on Museum Mile.
Brooklyn Loop
  • Botanical Garden
  • The Brooklyn Museum of Art
  • Antique Furniture District
  • Fulton Mall
  • Old Fulton Landing
  • The Brooklyn Museum
  • Grand Army Plaza
  • Cadman Plaza / Brooklyn Heights
  • The Brooklyn Public Library
Downtown Loop
  • Empire State Building
  • Greenwich Village
  • SoHo
  • Little Italy
  • Chinatown
  • Financial District
  • Battery Park (departure point for the Liberty/Ellis Island ferry)
  • South Street Seaport
  • Times Square
  • Rockefeller Plaza
  • Radio City
  • United Nations
  • 42nd Street
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral
  • Fifth Avenue
Night Tour (no hop-on, hop-off)
  • Central Park
  • Times Square
  • Empire State Building
  • Greenwich Village
  • SoHo
  • Chinatown
  • Little Italy
  • The Lower East Side
  • Rockefeller Center
  • Manhattan Bridge
  • Brooklyn Promenade

Travel Tips

  • Tickets are valid for 48 hours from the time they are issued.
  • Please allow 2-3 hours per loop.
  • The operator reserves the right to upgrade, alter or terminate any or all of our tours due to security, weather conditions, or acts of God.
  • Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours of booking. If you are booking within 24-hours of your tour, please call 1-866-641-8687 between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time after placing your online order.
  • Classic New York Tour Tickets include Liberty Island/Ellis Island Ferry, The Empire State Building Observatory and the South Street Seaport Museum.
  • Not included: Drivers Gratuity (optional), entrance fees to any attractions (except what's mentioned above) or tickets to enter the stature of Liberty.
  • Tickets for the ferry and the Empire State Building Observatory can be used at any time during your stay or visitors may use the Downtown Loop to hop-on and hop-off at Battery Park (embarkation point for ferry to Liberty/Ellis Islands) and at the Empire State Building; visits are not guided.
  • At holiday times and in summer, clients should allow at least 2-3 hours of visiting only Statue of Liberty and 3-4 hours if visiting both Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
  • By purchasing ferry ticket in advance, clients will save time by not having to stand in line at the ticket booth however, you must still wait in line to board the ferry.
  • Ferry departs from Battery Park (one of the stops on the Downtown Loop) approximately every 20 minutes between 9:00 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. in season; less frequently in winter. First stop is Liberty Island, Second stop is Ellis Island then the ferry returns to Battery Park.
  • Please be advised that the South Street Seaport Museum abruptly closed and no substitutions or adjustments will be made to ticket prices.
  • Tours are operated in English unless otherwise noted.

All pricing shown is subject to change without notice.

We reserve the right to offer suitable substitutions due to special event closings, unforeseen availability or circumstances beyond our control. We assume no responsibility for delays caused by accidents, breakdowns, road conditions or other circumstances beyond our control. We do not guarantee to arrive or depart from any point at a specific time.