Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Ferry Ticket-1st tour 8:30am

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Overview

Highlights
- Save time by prebooking ferry tickets to Liberty Island & Ellis Island
- Pick a ticket option to suit your budget and travel style
- Choose a departure time that fits in with your schedule

Grab your ticket to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island in advance to avoid the long ticket lines. Enjoy a ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island & Explore America’s most iconic landmarks. Choose between 4 options:
- Statue Standard Ticket: Enjoy a standard timed ferry ticket to Liberty Island and Ellis Island
- Statue Reserve Ticket Pre-ferry: Upgrade to include a pre-ferry orientation tour, multilingual audio tours and priority boarding for the ferry.
- Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Guided Tour: Upgrade further to include an expert local guide on the ferry & around Liberty Island and Ellis Island
- Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island & 9/11 Memorial Guided Tour: Enjoy the most complete tour where you are guided around the 9/11 Memorial, Ground Zero & Wall St.

What's Included

  • Guided Tour of 9/11 Memorial, Ground Zero and Wall Street (if option chosen)
  • Entry to Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island
  • 30-minute Statue of Liberty and Battery Park Orientation Tour (for Pre-Ferry & Guided Tour options)
  • Access to the pedestal or crown of the Statue of Liberty
  • Live tour guide inside Statue of Liberty Museum
  • Live tour guide inside the Ellis Island Museum 
  • Gratuities
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Meeting Location

Meeting point

24 State St, New York, NY 10004, USA

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24 State Street is also known as One Battery Park Plaza. The tour guide wearing a yellow uniform will meet you on the plaza outside Starbucks. Do not enter Battery Park. Do not go to the Statue of Liberty ticket booth as they will not have your tickets.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Start Times

What To Expect

Battery Park

The tour starts and ends here, and for some options there is a brief tour of Battery Park & pre-ferry orientation to make the most of your time on Ellis Island - especially if choosing the option with Self-Guided Audio Tours
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Liberty Island

Go through TSA and board the ferry to Liberty Island. If the Standard Ticket or Pre-FGerry tour options were chosen, you pick up your multilingual audio guide for Liberty Island at the kiosk once you get off the ferry & spend time touring the island with the audio guide. If guided tour options were chosen, the guide will give you a guided tour of the island in English, show you the best spots to take photos of the Statue of Liberty and give you some free time to explore.
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1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Statue of Liberty

Take close-up photos of the Statue of Liberty and learn about its history. (Paid Admission is for Liberty Island - not access to the crown or pedestal)
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Statue of Liberty Museum

Visit the new Statue of Liberty Museum which holds the original torch and learn more about the building of the monument and its history. With the Guided Tour options - this portion is self-guided as guided tours are not allowed in the Museum.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Ellis Island

Take the ferry to Ellis Island and enjoy the grounds of Ellis Island and visit the Wall of Hero's. Look to see if you can discover your families name. This portion is guided on the guided tour options.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ellis Island Immigration Museum

Spend time at the Museum and visit the massive Great Hall where immigrants were processed. If the Standard Ticket of Pre-Ferry tour options were chosen, you pick up your Multilingual Audio Guide for the Museum as you enter the Museum. If a guided tour option was chosen, your guide cannot go inside the Museum with you, but will brief you on where to go once inside.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Wall Street

On the opton which includes 9/11 Tour you get a brief guided tour of Wall Street including the Charging Bull, Federal Hall & the New York Stock Exchange
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20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

North Pool 9/11 Memorial

On the opton which includes 9/11 Tour you get a guided tour of Ground Zero that includes the Memorial Pools and the Survivor Tree
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40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Family friendly audio tours designed for children ages 6-10 are also available in the same languages.
  • A mandatory airport grade security screening is conducted prior to boarding the ferry. This means no open containers, alcohol, weapons, large bags, luggage or scooters are allowed.
  • Minors (17 or under) must be accompanied by an adult (25+)

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-15081P224

Reviews

3.90
182 reviews

Average 3.90 out of 5 stars based on 182 traveler reviews collected by Cool New York City and partner sites such as Cool Destinations and TripAdvisor

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