Best New York Sightseeing Passes

If you’re coming to New York with a long sightseeing list, you don’t have to break the bank to see everything you want. The solution is to purchase a sightseeing pass.

The New York Pass

Cost: Ranges from Adult $134, Child $99 for a 1-Day pass to Adult $449, Child $294 for a 10-Day Pass. Online purchase available.
Duration: Depends on the pass you purchased. It’s activated from the first use and is valid for consecutive days.

Attractions

• This pass includes over 100 attractions and tours.

• Empire State Building

• Big Bus New York Hop on Hop off Bus Tour

• Statue of Liberty Ferry & Ellis Island

• 9/11 Memorial & Museum

• Central Park Sightseeing Bike Tours & Rentals

• Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET)

• Rockefeller Center Tour

• Yankee Stadium: Classic Stadium Tours

• Brooklyn Bridge Walking Tour and much more.

Perks

• Skip lines at most attractions.

• There is no limited number of attractions you can visit during the duration of your trip.

• Free sightseeing app.

• Free online guidebook with NYC subway map, tourist attractions map and Hop on Hop Off Bus map.

• This pass is a great option if you’re planning to sightsee all day and every day of your stay.

New York Explorer Pass

Cost: Ranges from Adult $89, Child $67 for 3 attractions to Adult $219, Child $169 for 10 attractions. Online purchase available.
Duration: 30 consecutive days from first use.

Attractions

• This pass includes 84 top attractions from which you can choose. The options are 3, 4, 5, 7, or 10 attractions for one discounted price.

•  Empire State Building

•  Top of the Rock Observatory

•  Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus Tour

•  Statue of Liberty Ferry Ticket

•  American Museum of Natural History

•  9/11 Memorial & Museum

•  Bike rentals, bike tours, walking tours

•  Broadway tours

•  Cruises — some are seasonal

•  Neighborhood walking tours, and much more.

Perks

• Skip lines at most attractions.

• You don’t have to choose the attractions right away. You can select them as you go.

• The pass includes a guide with hours of operation and directions for each attraction, as well as a map to help plan your itinerary.

• Additional dining, shopping and entertainment discounts.

The New York Sightseeing Pass

Cost: DAY Pass ranges from Adult $129, Child $89 for a 1-Day Pass to Adult $399, Child $279 for 10-Day Pass. FLEX Pass ranges from Adult $69, Child $49 for 2 attractions to Adult $274, Child $189 for 12 attractions. Online purchase available.
Duration: FLEX Pass, 30 consecutive days from first use. DAY Pass depends on the pass your purchased.

Attractions

• FLEX Pass: visit any 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 or 12 attractions.

• DAY Pass: Select the number of days you are in NYC for: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 10 consecutive days. Visit as many attractions as you want.

• Over 100 attractions from which to choose.

• Exclusive One World Observatory

• Six Double-decker Bus Tours

Perks

• Skip lines at most attractions.

• $40 Credit for additional tours, attractions, Broadway shows and dinner cruises.

• Free 250-page guidebook with opening hours, maps and directions to all NYC Pass attractions & tours.

Check out our blog for more tips on traveling to NYC on a budget.