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

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

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
Multilingual audio commentary

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.

What people say about this experience

3.6/5

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Based on 8 reviews

Review categories

Value for money

3.4/5

Service

3.5/5

Safety

3.8/5

Staff

3.5/5

All ratings (8)

5 stars (2)

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4 stars (3)

38%

3 stars (1)

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2 stars (1)

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1 star (1)

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NYC Visitor
Traveled with family
February 22, 2026
2.2
United Kingdom
We enjoyed the flexibility of being able to hop on and hop off, however our experience drastically varied between buses. Only one of the drivers was welcoming, for the rest it felt like we were an inconvenience for them. For many of the buses, the audio was about 5 minutes behind the sites we were visiting. The audio wasn't particularly informative. We were also hassled so many times by the street vendors trying to sell us the tour we were already booked on. Very expensive for a bus ticket.
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stephen dearn
Traveled as a couple
February 22, 2026
4.2
United Kingdom
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Andreas Niesel-Meltze
Traveled as a couple
December 31, 2025
1
Germany
Bus war in einem sehr schlechten Zustand. Man konnte sehr schlecht aus den beklebten Fenstern schauen. Schlechter Fahrstil. Tour wurde nach 2/3 abgebrochen. Wir wurden aus dem Bus geworfen mit dem Hinweis wir sollten einen anderen Bus nehmen.
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Diane
Solo traveler
May 26, 2024
4.6
United Kingdom
What I liked about the bus tour - The commentary through the headphones was brilliant. The bus was very clean and The first 3/4 of the tour was really good taking in all the sights. What wasn’t as good was the last quarter driving fast all the way up at the side of the Hudson River. Nice to see it but not for all that way.
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OR
Traveled with family
August 12, 2024
4.2
Germany
Würde ich im Vorfeld nicht mehr buchen. Es gibt unterschiedliche Anbieter, die dort Ihre City - Touren verkaufen wollen - BIG BUS ist aber der renommierteste. Da die Stadt eh an einem Verkehrschaos leidet, kann ich eher vorschlagen, die Metro zu nehmen. Ansonsten wurde bei der Bus Tour viel über die Kopfhörer erklärt und es hat auch Spaß gemacht. Leider hatten wir am zweiten und dritten Tag Regen, so dass die Busse unten stark frequentiert waren und somit voll - ist aber ein Einzelschicksal.
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Traveled as a couple
November 8, 2023
4.2
United Kingdom
Guide very helpful, good way of getting around the sites. You don't actually get to see alot of the sights from the bus.