Name: Downtown City Tour | New York | Big Bus Tours
Brand: Big Bus Tours
Rating: 4.0 (8112 reviews)

Highlights

Our 1-Day Downtown Loop Ticket offers you a great way to explore Lower Manhattan's popular neighbourhoods like the Flatiron District, Union Square, Little Italy, Chinatown, Soho & NoHo, Greenwich Village & the East Village, Chelsea and the Financial District. Wander around Wall St. to see the infamous Stock Exchange and Charging Bull, eat your way through Little Italy and Chinatown then shop till you drop at the elegant boutique stores SoHo is famous for!

Explore Downtown

Take a bite of the Big Apple on our red route

Get to the beating heart of NYC on our Explore Downtown route. You'll be right in the midst of it as you travel through iconic areas like Times Square, 5th Avenue, Broadway and Wall Street. Look up to see the city's famous skyscrapers, and enjoy fantastic views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from the Westside Highway.

Pre-recorded Commentary

Available in 6 languages on all buses.

Tune in to our pre-recorded commentary during your tour. Our engaging virtual guides will entertain you with incredible facts and stories about New York's history, landmarks, famous figures and more! Listen in via complimentary headphones distributed when you board the bus. Commentary is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.

Free Mobile App

Now with live bus arrival times!

Download our free mobile app for the perfect pocket companion to your sightseeing adventure. Our live bus arrival times feature lets you spend a little longer sipping that latte, browsing at the museum or taking that all-important selfie, so you can simply arrive 5 minutes early at the bus stop. In addition to live bus arrival times, you'll also get detailed maps and route information, live bus tracking, walking directions, facts about famous landmarks and attractions, ticket offers and more. Save memory-making minutes on your city adventure with Big Bus Tours.

Flexible Ticket

If your circumstances change and you need to amend your ticket, we’ll need to know at least 72 hours before your tour.

The quickest way to make changes to your booking is by downloading the Big Bus Tours app and chatting with our friendly Customer Service team.

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Our New York Sightseeing Routes

Discover the sights of NYC with Big Bus Tours. Our bus tour routes will introduce you to the city's most famous landmarks and attractions, with pre-recorded commentary given by our expert virtual guides. Explore must-see sights such as the Empire State Building, Times Square, One World Trade Center and more.

Explore Downtown - Red

With pre-recorded commentary.

Tours depart Stop #1: 9:30am–4:30pm

Frequency: 15–20 minutes

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MoMA
Museum of the City of New York
Madame Tussauds
The Frick Collection
The Whitney Museum
Chelsea Piers
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
Central Park Zoo
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Lincoln Center
The High Line
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
United Nations Headquarters

South Street Seaport

Statue of Liberty
The Battery
40 Wall Street/Trump Building
Brooklyn Bridge
Wall Street
Grant's Tomb
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Woolworth Building
Columbus Circle
Union Square
Washington Square
Chrysler Building
Times Square
One World Observatory / World Trade Center
Central Park
Bryant Park
Radiator Building
Empire State Building
Broadway
Chinatown
Flatiron Building
Guggenheim Museum
Strawberry Fields
Apollo Theater
Trinity Church
9/11 Memorial Museum
Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Harlem Market
Macy's Department Store
Rockefeller Center
Fifth Avenue
SoHo

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Concierge Choice Award - Best Tour 2018
Recognizing exceptional experiences for NYC visitors.

Big Bus Tours is the largest operator of open-top bus sightseeing tours in the world, providing sightseeing tours in 22 cities across four continents.