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New York CityPASS®
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Maximize your New York City adventure with the New York CityPASS, perfect for travelers looking to save time and money. The CityPASS mobile tickets are valid for nine days from first use and includes admission to The Empire State Building and the American Museum of Natural History. Choose three additional attractions from Top of the Rock™ Observation Deck, Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Ferry, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, or Guggenheim Museum.
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Ages 6-99
Duration: 9 days
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Highlights
- Enjoy discounts at top NYC attractions
- Choose three attractions that interest the most
- Get insider tips for the rest of your vacation
- Save time and money during your time in New York City
- Empire State Building AM/PM Ticket
- Admission to the American Museum of Natural History
- Plus your choice of admission to 3 of the following attractions:
- Top of the Rock® Observation Deck
- Ferry Access to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum
- Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
- Intrepid Museum
- Guggenheim Museum
- Entry/Admission - Empire State Building
- Entry/Admission - American Museum of Natural History
- Entry/Admission - Top of the Rock
- Entry/Admission - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Entry/Admission - Statue of Liberty
- Entry/Admission - Intrepid Museum
- Entry/Admission - The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum
What's not included- Transportation to/from attractions
- Statue of Liberty Monument or Crown access
- Some attractions may offer additional ticket upgrades available directly at the attraction.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2640NYC- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- Visit my.citypass.com to make reservations (if required), access tickets and view attraction details.
- Valid 9 consecutive days including the first day of use; nonactivated tickets expire one year from the purchase date.
- Present your tickets on a mobile device, or print them, for entry to the included attractions
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2640NYC
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Jessel
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • Couples
The CityPASS is a great option if you’re planning to visit at least five of the included attractions. It makes booking easy and usually saves money compared to buying individual tickets. However, in hindsight, we only really wanted to do three of the included attractions, so it may not have been the best value for us.
One thing to consider is that one skyscraper view is usually enough—for us, the Empire State Building was plenty. If you’re unsure, it might be worth comparing prices on travel sites before committing, as separate bookings can sometimes be cheaper.
That said, the booking process was very easy, and the flexibility to change reservations up to 24 hours before was great. Once activated, you have nine days to use the pass, which is more than enough time.
Overall, it’s a very convenient option and generally a money-saver if you plan to do five attractions.
One thing to consider is that one skyscraper view is usually enough—for us, the Empire State Building was plenty. If you’re unsure, it might be worth comparing prices on travel sites before committing, as separate bookings can sometimes be cheaper.
That said, the booking process was very easy, and the flexibility to change reservations up to 24 hours before was great. Once activated, you have nine days to use the pass, which is more than enough time.
Overall, it’s a very convenient option and generally a money-saver if you plan to do five attractions.
Written January 31, 2025
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Katie H
7 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
The New York CityPass is an amazing way to see all the main attractions, purchase the pass, you need to reserve times for some places( but this can be done on the day for most) I recommend taking a screenshot of your pass to keep on your phone, most places have free wi-fi when you are there but incase you have no Internet connection it is advisable.
Timings, to maybe help plan your trip.
9/11 memorial I would say you need a morning or afternoon here would recommend to get there early before it gets busy, Statue of liberty boat tour takes roughly 4hrs, Other places like the empire state building, Top of The Rock Couple of hours. ( if you want to book a photo on the beam on top of the rock not included in the citypass, I advise you book in advance as its very popular)
American Museum of Natural History we only spent a couple of hours here but if this your thing and want see as much of it as possible you would need at least a day here although the Museum staff say 2 days to see everything.
Timings, to maybe help plan your trip.
9/11 memorial I would say you need a morning or afternoon here would recommend to get there early before it gets busy, Statue of liberty boat tour takes roughly 4hrs, Other places like the empire state building, Top of The Rock Couple of hours. ( if you want to book a photo on the beam on top of the rock not included in the citypass, I advise you book in advance as its very popular)
American Museum of Natural History we only spent a couple of hours here but if this your thing and want see as much of it as possible you would need at least a day here although the Museum staff say 2 days to see everything.
Written January 29, 2024
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S X
Aberdeen14 contributions
Worth the money. You get 5 tickets, two mandatory ones (empire state and natural history museum) and then you can use the three other tickets for a variety of 8 different museums. Use the app to assign tickets and qr codes
Written October 24, 2024
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Tess R
3 contributions
Nov 2024 • Family
We found the pass was expensive and didn’t enable you to enter the places it claims you can. For example , we were unable to use the pass for The Rock or the Intrepid in-spite of the fact we hadn’t gone over the requisite number of visited places. Additionally, in November none of the queues were long so it wasn’t an advantage to queue jump and so many places offered senior prices the pass ended up more expensive.
I would not recommend it , especially when going in the winter.
I would not recommend it , especially when going in the winter.
Written November 17, 2024
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I apologize for the late reply on this. We're sorry you didn't have a good experience using CityPASS. Top of the Rock and Intrepid are both included attractions and should always accepted valid, unexpired CityPASS tickets as long as all the choice options have not been used, as you noted. I'd be happy to look further into this if you would like to send your order number and email address to alicia@citypass.com.
Written January 15, 2025
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FIL M
London, UK727 contributions
Jun 2024 • Friends
The pass is worthwhile as it will save you a lot of money in the long run when it comes to admission charges etc. It also enables you to book attractions in an easy way and all on the same APP. If you book Empire State Building with the citypass please note that you can visit it in the day and then go back at night with the pass at no extra cost. This does have to be on the same day/night.
Written July 10, 2024
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Kshitij M
Ottawa, Canada1 contribution
Dec 2022
It is a scam! Stay away! The refund policy is a joke!
I bought a NYC C3 city pass for 3 attractions for family of 4 and paid $475 CAD for it. We had reservations for all the attractions in advance but due to bad weather one of the attraction i.e. cruise to statue of liberty was cancelled and we didn't get any other time slot for any other day during our stay in NYC which is not our fault.
So, I raised a partial refund request and was hoping to receive a third of money back what I pay for but to my surprise the refund policy is a scam. They charged me the door price for the two attractions we visited while calculating refund and additional $50 for handling fees and I just got mere $47 CAD as a refund.
And I agree with some of the reviewers that you have to wait in line for hours to enter even though you have reservations in advance.
I bought a NYC C3 city pass for 3 attractions for family of 4 and paid $475 CAD for it. We had reservations for all the attractions in advance but due to bad weather one of the attraction i.e. cruise to statue of liberty was cancelled and we didn't get any other time slot for any other day during our stay in NYC which is not our fault.
So, I raised a partial refund request and was hoping to receive a third of money back what I pay for but to my surprise the refund policy is a scam. They charged me the door price for the two attractions we visited while calculating refund and additional $50 for handling fees and I just got mere $47 CAD as a refund.
And I agree with some of the reviewers that you have to wait in line for hours to enter even though you have reservations in advance.
Written January 3, 2023
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We are very sorry that the original refund amount was miscalculated. The amount has been corrected, and the refund has been processed.
Written January 4, 2023
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Jumalelu
Marseille, France19 contributions
Dec 2023 • Family
We used the city pass for a week during our family trip to NYC. We had booked the city pass a few weeks before our visit and we had reserved the different attractions a week before. We even changed the day of an attraction, and everything is done very well on the app. We had no problems on site and everything went very well! The only fault that we can find is that everyone does the same attractions (top of the rock, liberty island, empire state building etc.) which means that we find ourselves in queues of Very long waits. And the city pass is not a skip-the-line! so you have to queue like everyone else: the only advantage is that you have already bought your tickets, and you pass faster than those who don't have one and you have no risk of getting delayed : you already have your tickets. In summary: it's still worth it, even financially, and try to reserve times where there will be as few people as possible!

Written January 4, 2024
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Martin
Middlesbrough, UK5 contributions
All of our family thought the whole booking of visiting slot processing on the day had worked really well with our plans. I would recommend turning up to each tourist attraction before 10am as we didn’t have to wait too long in the queue and got a slot straight away.
We had to use the explorer pass rather than the unlimited due to not being able to have consecutive days of visiting the attractions so the explorer worked better for us. The attractions were at New York and we visited The Edge, Big bus tour Uptown and Downtown, 911 Museum & Harbour Lights Cruise.
We did the Big bus tour on our first full day which allowed us to get our bearings, The Edge was amazing but we preferred Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Centre) at sunset which we had to pay for extra as wasn’t in the explorer pass, 911 exhibition was harrowing but glad we went to pay our respects but the highlight was the Harbour Lights cruise. Enjoy
We had to use the explorer pass rather than the unlimited due to not being able to have consecutive days of visiting the attractions so the explorer worked better for us. The attractions were at New York and we visited The Edge, Big bus tour Uptown and Downtown, 911 Museum & Harbour Lights Cruise.
We did the Big bus tour on our first full day which allowed us to get our bearings, The Edge was amazing but we preferred Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Centre) at sunset which we had to pay for extra as wasn’t in the explorer pass, 911 exhibition was harrowing but glad we went to pay our respects but the highlight was the Harbour Lights cruise. Enjoy
Written October 17, 2023
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MCD
London, UK219 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
A very easy way to book the top attractions and save some money
Once you have downloaded the App it is easy to book everything via the app.
This also conveniently holds your passes in one place.
Make sure you book venues in advance – you can make changes via the app if needed (obviously subject to timing and availability).
I looked at other pass options but this seemed to be most convenient insomuch as it gives you the tickets online, whereas you still had to que with some of the other passes.
You will need to work out what you are going to see but if that matches what’s on the pass then do it that way.
Visited:
Empire State twice – Morning & Evening. It is up to the Observatory level. We probably would not have gone twice if we didn’t have the pass, but as our hotel was close this was convenient. If you do it once then the ‘saving’ is not so large.
Top of the Rock observation deck
9/11 Memorial & Museum
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise (We did this instead of the Ferry Access to Statue of Liberty as it was a bigger saving. We did the Ferry Access outside of the pass)
American Museum of Natural History – We only did this one as it was included, otherwise it was not on our list. It is worth a visit if you have time (You do need to que to get the ticket for this one - wasn't long)
Once you have downloaded the App it is easy to book everything via the app.
This also conveniently holds your passes in one place.
Make sure you book venues in advance – you can make changes via the app if needed (obviously subject to timing and availability).
I looked at other pass options but this seemed to be most convenient insomuch as it gives you the tickets online, whereas you still had to que with some of the other passes.
You will need to work out what you are going to see but if that matches what’s on the pass then do it that way.
Visited:
Empire State twice – Morning & Evening. It is up to the Observatory level. We probably would not have gone twice if we didn’t have the pass, but as our hotel was close this was convenient. If you do it once then the ‘saving’ is not so large.
Top of the Rock observation deck
9/11 Memorial & Museum
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise (We did this instead of the Ferry Access to Statue of Liberty as it was a bigger saving. We did the Ferry Access outside of the pass)
American Museum of Natural History – We only did this one as it was included, otherwise it was not on our list. It is worth a visit if you have time (You do need to que to get the ticket for this one - wasn't long)
Written April 14, 2024
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Explore793387
1 contribution
Apr 2022 • Family
If you truly value your vacation time, buy tickets directly from the museums websites. When you go to the Met or the Museum of Natural History, they will make you get in line to scan your city pass and then give you a printed ticket. On a busy day at the museum of natural history, that could cost you two hours. If you buy tickets online from the museum website, you can skip this . We waited two hours to simply show our city pass at the ticket desk , when had we had tickets from their website we could have gone on in after the security screening. It ruined our experience there; felt tired and rushed. The savings is not worth it. Buy tickets directly from the websites and either download tickets or print them.
Written April 6, 2022
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Can I buy this as a gift for someone who is going to New York. I am not going. Thanks
Written January 27, 2025
Hi, my situation was different as have elder children so can't comment on your specific question.
Looking at the NY City Pass website they do provide the details that attractions decide the age limits for different tickets. So it really depends on which attractions you would like to take.
You may want to get in touch with the CityPass team for specifics. Hope you have a great trip.
Written August 11, 2023
We are going to New York at Christmas time and I am looking at buying the NY city pass but was wondering when you can Pre book the tickets for the excursions. Thanks.
Written August 19, 2022
Buenas noches, voy para mediados de mayo del 2022, vale la pena comprar el City pass y el camión baja y sube
Written February 8, 2022
Joseph Hernandez
Phoenix, Arizona
Does the pass activate once you use it or is it a from day start to day end?
Written February 1, 2022
We would like to visit in December/ January are all these attractions opened?
Written October 3, 2020
If i buy one of this Citypass that i can see all of the inclusions within 30 days?
Written August 20, 2020
hi anyone who has used this , does the city pass give you access to statue liberty ?? or is it just a ferry up to it thank you
Written June 28, 2020
Yes it dos but not up to the crown u have to book an pay extra for crown
Written June 28, 2020
bonjour , pouvez me dire svp si avec le city pass on a accès au piédestal de la statue de la liberté ? et j'ai vu que l'on pouvait réserver en avance le top of the rock ..comment avez vous procéder pour la réservation ? merci infiniment
Written January 20, 2020
Bonsoir, à la statue de la liberté nous avons préféré la croisière autour de Manhattan, je ne peux donc pas vous renseigner précisément, mais de souvenir, vu que le bateau passait à qq mètres, je dirais que oui de mémoire. Pour top of the rock, nous avons trouvé ça pénible, le pass vous permet d’éviter la file et vous réservez vos places pour le jour et l’heure voulue à des bornes automatiques peu pratiques. Nous nous sommes présentés en fin de matinée en passant monter ensuite et notre réservation a été alors pour 21h le même jour. A ne pas faire comme nous la veille du départ donc. Très beau de nuit néanmoins. Personnel de sécurité tres désagréable de surplus.
Written January 20, 2020
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