Big Bus New York: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour by Open-top Bus | La Vacanza Travel

Big Bus New York: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour by Open-top Bus

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Destination: United States, New York, New York City
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  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • New York City
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Hop on and hop off around New York City with an open-top Big Bus tour, and visit NYC attractions at your own pace.

Ride all though Downton New York where you will see amazing restaurants, the buzzing Times Square, Wall Street, and Battery Park where you can catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty. Then follow up with on the Uptown tour and see the famous Apollo Theater, The Metropolitan Museum, and Central Park. These routes have been designed to give you the best New York has to offer in a short amount of time whether it is for 1 day or 2 days.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary

Downtown - Red Route

Route Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stops on the Downtown - Red Route:
  • M&M'S New York - Stop 1 - 7th Ave & W 48th St
  • W 42nd St and Broadway - Stop 2 - Times Square East
  • 5th Avenue & West 32nd Street - Stop 3 - Empire State Building / KoreaTown ( (in front of CVS Pharmacy)
  • 5th Ave & W 23rd St - Stop 4 - Flatiron District (in front of Eisenbergs Sandwich Shop)
  • West Broadway & Spring Street - Stop 5 - SoHo (in front of the Nike Store)
  • 100 Lafayette St - Stop 6 - Chinatown / Little Italy (near corner with Walker Street)
  • Park Row & Beekman St - Stop 7 - Brooklyn Bridge (across from 33 Park Row)
  • SAMC360 - Stop 8 - Wall Street / Charging Bull (Southwest corner near Rector St)
  • State St/Bridge St - Stop 9 - Statue of Liberty / Battery Park (in front of the 1 Train Subway Entrance)
  • Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises - Stop 10 - 12th Ave & 40th St (opposite Pier 81)
Attractions on the Downtown - Red Route:

Empire State Building / Rockefeller Center / Times Square / Flatiron Building / Battery Park / Charging Bull (Wall Street Bull) / SoHo / Greenwich Village / Little Italy / Union Square Green Market / Herald Square / The High Line / Madame Tussauds New York / Times Square / Rockefeller Center / Bryant Park / Union Square / Brooklyn Bridge / The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum / One World Observatory / Trinity Church

Operates: 9:00 AM (from Stop #1 - M&M'S World) - 5:00 PM Every 10 to 15 minutes, totally route takes 90 minutes Customers are advised to visit the Big Bus website or to download the Big Bus app to see the most up to date bus stop locations and timings. For live bus tracking on the day of travel - please download the Big Bus App in advance of arrival.

Uptown - Blue Route

Route Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stops on the Uptown - Blue Route:
  • W 42nd St and Broadway - Stop 2 - Times Square East (*in front of the Knickerbocker Hotel)
  • 7th Avenue & West 50th Street - Stop 11 - Times Square North (in front of Majectic Deli)
  • 5th Avenue & East 83rd Street - Stop 12 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art (outside the museum near 83rd St)
  • 5th Avenue & East 66th Street - Stop 13 - Central Park Zoo (opposite 845 5th Ave)
  • Central Park South & Columbus Circle - Stop 14 - Columbus Circle (Southwest corner of Central Park, next to Maine Monument)
Attractions on the Uptown - Blue Route:

Carnegie Hall / Columbus Circle / Central Park Zoo / Frick Collection / The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Grand Central Terminal / Bryant Park / Times Square / Central Park / Madame Tussauds New York / Empire State Building / Broadway / Fifth Avenue / Central Park / The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Central Park Zoo

Operates: 10 AM - 5 PM (Stop #11 Times Square North) Every 30 Minutes, tour duration takes 90 Minutes Customers are advised to visit the Big Bus website or to download the Big Bus app to see the most up to date bus stop locations and timings. For live bus tracking on the day of travel - please download the Big Bus App in advance of arrival.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Hop-on hop-off, open-top, sightseeing bus tour
  • Live bus tracking through Big Bus app
  • 2 Routes - Uptown (red route) and Downtown (blue route)
  • Audio-guide in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and German
  • On selected tickets 1-hr free bike rental with a purchase of 1-hr from Unlimited Biking

Exclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • 1 day tickets will be valid for same day use. Tickets with multiple days must be used consecutively.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

You may start this tour at any of the stops listed.


Departure Time

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Return Details

You may disembark at any of the available stops.

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

1 hour 30 minutes

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

monaetravels

28 Apr, 2024

We enjoyed it. Great way to explore the city for the day. There was a lot of traffic but it wasn’t traffic throughout the entire trip. I recommend doing this first during the day so you can see things clearly then again at night.

Mike M

27 Apr, 2024

Had high expectations on learning a lot more about New York City and its history but since the traffic in New York City is so bad we mostly listened to music playing on our ear buds. Wasn’t worth the money we paid to sit in traffic! If you visit NYC I don’t recommend this tour as you can cover more ground and get more culture simply walking or taking the subway for a few bucks! Suggestion for Big Bus… hire some docents to ride the bus and supply an audio tour to fill in all the time with architecture and history as you travel past the various highlights since so many items are not shared or included in the “canned” bus tour audio. Kudos to our bus driver for reaching back to her dispatcher and allowing her to take a detour however it didn’t help much but I do appreciate the attempt.

london_kiki26

27 Apr, 2024

We started our week long holiday in NYC with a 2 day bus tour on this hop on hop off service. Sadly it was a waste of time and money. The 2 routes miss out many of the iconic landmarks that tourists want to see. The bus moves slowly and the commentary is terrible. It would be nice to hear interesting facts and stories rather than “interviews” with an animal from Central Park zoo and music, which is what is playing most of the time. The commentary is also often behind, so would mention things to look for that were nowhere to be seen. The buses are infrequent and don’t really follow a hop on hop off concept. We had planned to do just that but every time we got the bus it would stop at the last stop and tell us to get off and get another one rather than run continuous loops. Buses were often too full to get on because of this. One saving grace is that we had a driver called Santana on one of our buses - she was amazing and just what we needed. We were on the lower deck and she pointed out additional sights and gave insider tips about NYC. This driver should be given a microphone so everyone on the bus can hear her - a 30 min ride with her was more informative than any of the recorded commentary was. Sadly aside from Santana this was a disappointing experience. We feel like we wasted a lot of our time because of this.

marsh1106

27 Apr, 2024

When I was in NYC in past I have used another hop on hop off bus line. This one was not as good mainly because the tour guide talking was not on the bus so the talk was not coordinated

badweather

26 Apr, 2024

Thought this would be a fun excursion but was very disappointed. Purchased the 1 day. The sound system wasn't working so we couldn't hear the audio part of the tour (on 2 different buses). Confusing schedules. It only runs 9-4 and sometimes 5. Sounds like a lot of time but it isn't. Not their fault but we didn't get a full tour because of an incident going on. We got rerouted and not able to see all the landmarks.

User's Picture Gallery

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Explored the city!

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NYC traffic ruins this tour

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A full day of the Red line.

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Wonderful, educational, enjoyable Tour

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Drivers were great!

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See It All

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I’d try a different bus/tour service…

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A great hop on/off tour with lots of information.

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Good way to get the lay of the land.

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Traffic dependent

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A fantastic way to see New York!

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Great Value for Great Driver

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Santana BEST DRIVER EVER!!

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Fun time!

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Greg & Kat’s Big Bus Tour Experience.

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Hoping around the Big Apple!

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Good, informative and did the job

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A wasted opportunity

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Driver was rude & racist+ no raincoat provided

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A quick way to do a city tour with a very limited tour time

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Great way to travel in NYC

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Great way to see major spots

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Steer Clear...waste of time and money!

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Great way of exploring the city

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