Explore Downtown (Red Route) (Route)

Operating Schedule: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (starting from Stop #1 - M&M’S World)

Buses arrive every 10 to 15 minutes, with the entire route taking approximately 90 minutes.

Download the free Big Bus app or visit the website for route details, customer support, and real-time bus tracking. Customers are encouraged to check our website or app for the latest health and safety protocols and updated service information.

1. M&M’S New York
Stop 1 - 7th Ave & W 48th St (Outside M&M’S World)

2. Times Square
Stop 2 - W 42nd St & Broadway (in front of the Knickerbocker Hotel)

3. Empire State Building
Stop 3 - Empire State Building / KoreaTown (in front of CVS Pharmacy)

4. Flatiron Building
Stop 4 - Flatiron District (in front of Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop)

5. SoHo
Stop 5 - West Broadway & Spring Street

6. Chinatown
Stop 6 - Chinatown / Little Italy (100 Lafayette St)

7. Brooklyn Bridge
Stop 7 - Park Row & Beekman St

8. Wall Street
Stop 8 - Wall St/Statue of Liberty

9. Statue of Liberty
Stop 9 - Trinity Church located on Trinity Place and Cedar St

10. World Trade Center
Stop 10 - Church St & Vesey St (across from the Post Office)

11. Pier 57
Stop 11 - 11th Ave, between W 15th St & W 16th St (across from Pier 57, in front of the NBC Building)

12. Hudson Yards
Stop 12 - 12th Ave & 30th St (northeast corner)

13. Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
Stop 13 - 12th Ave & 40th St (opposite Pier 81)

Points of Interest

• Empire State Building

• SoHo

• Statue of Liberty

• New York City Hall

• Charging Bull (Wall Street Bull)

• Bryant Park

• Times Square

• The High Line

• Brooklyn Bridge

• Edge NYC

• SUMMIT One Vanderbilt

• Grand Central Terminal

• Rockefeller Center

• Madame Tussauds New York

• Greenwich Village

• Herald Square

• Battery Park

Explore Uptown (Blue Route) (Route)

Operating Schedule: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Departs from Stop #14 Hope Sculpture)

Buses run every 30 minutes, with the tour lasting approximately 90 minutes.

Download the free Big Bus app or visit the website for route details, customer support, and real-time bus tracking.

1. Hope Sculpture
Stop 14 - 7th Ave & W 53rd St (in front of Chase Bank)

2. Times Square
Stop 2 - 42nd and Broadway (in front of the Knickerbocker Hotel)

3. Rockefeller Center
Stop 15 - W 49th St & 5th Ave (in front of Michael Kors)

4. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Stop 16 - 5th Ave & E 83rd St (outside the museum near 83rd St)

5. Central Park Zoo
Stop 17 - 5th Ave & E 66th St (opposite 845 5th Ave)

6. Columbus Circle
Stop 18 - Central Park & Columbus Circle (southwest corner of Central Park, next to Main Monument)

7. Carnegie Hall
Stop 19 - 7th Ave & W 57th St (in front of Trattoria Dell’Arte)

Points of Interest

• Carnegie Hall

• Times Square

• Bryant Park

• Grand Central Terminal

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Frick Collection

• Central Park

• Central Park Zoo

• Columbus Circle

• Ferry to Liberty & Ellis Islands
• Audio Tour for Liberty & Ellis Islands
• Digital audio commentary in multiple languages
• Admission to the Empire State Building Observation Deck
• Big Bus 48-hour Hop-on Hop-off Tour on Downtown & Uptown Loops
• Free Butter Beer Ice Cream at the Harry Potter Store

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Access to Statue of Liberty interior monument or museum

With a 48-hour Big Bus ticket for New York City, you can explore two hop-on hop-off routes—downtown and uptown. Additionally, enjoy access to the 86th-floor observation deck at the Empire State Building and benefit from convenient transport to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty National Monument with a round-trip ferry. Save time and money by purchasing one ticket instead of booking separately.

• Hop on a Big Bus at any stop along the two routes
• Discover the attractions of downtown and uptown Manhattan
• Includes an admission ticket to the Empire State Building observation deck
• Enjoy round-trip ferry travel to Ellis Island and Liberty Island
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Ferry operates from 9:00am to 3:00pm with regular departures from Battery Park. You will need to redeem your ticket voucher with a Big Bus Tours staff member before heading to the ferry terminal
• This ticket includes a ferry journey to both Liberty Island and Ellis Island, but not interior monument or museum access.
• Empire State Building visits must pre-book a time and date through the Big Bus Booking Management link (provided on your voucher), or with our staff at Stop #1

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.