One of the things that immediately comes to mind when we think about or book a trip to New York, after accommodation, it's like moving around and also like seeing. In the movies everyone goes by taxi or on foot and unless you are a small marathon runner, it is good to think of some tourist card to take to speed up transport and see as much things as possible or as an alternative to how to get around in the best way. New York subway. The cards proposed in this article also have free or discounted admissions to the main tourist attractions, so as to combine transport with the entrances and travel really low cost compared to the expected expense. Let's see the main ones together New York City Tourist Card, we understand the advantages of both and how to buy them before the big trip.
New York Pass
The New York Pass is a tourist card for those who decide to travel to New York for 1, 2, 3 or 7 days. The card allows access to over 70 attractions, but not only. With the New York Pass you can also use public transport such as buses and have discounts in shops and theaters. The card is a “all-rounder”, a card that offers a bit of everything and is demonstrated by the above 70 attractions and discounts. If you don't have a clear idea of ​​what you want to do in New York even before visiting it, this might be the best solution.
In addition to having so many attractions, buying the New York Pass saves $ 18 by visiting the three attractions “for less”. The biggest savings are with the New York Pass for 7 days, in fact, visiting 3 attractions per day saves more than $ 270 per person. The New York Pass blows up the ticket line once you get to the desired attraction, which is no small feat especially if you have a few days available and in any case, who wants to waste time in line?
The New York Pass is active from the moment you visit the first attraction. You can decide to have it ship home or collect it directly in New York at the Gray Line Visitor Center, 777 8th Ave, or at the ticket office at Pier 16, 89 South Street. The New York Pass includes all the attractions of the City Pass and adds many more.
City Pass
The City Pass is another tourist card, much used by tourists, it includes few but very interesting attractions, the main ones of the city of New York. The advice is to buy it for the first time you visit the Big Apple. THE main museums and attractions they can be visited with the City Pass at a discounted price of 41% compared to the purchase of individual tickets.
As the City Pass website also says, you just need to visit four of the included attractions without a card to spend more with the card. Visiting the Empire State Building, the Top of the Rock, the Metropolitan Museum and taking the Circle Line Cruise would cost around $ 111, with the CityPASS $ 106 and skip the lines too, already visiting only 4 attractions it is worth buying it so. How can I collect the City Pass? By presenting the email that will arrive at the first cashier of the first attraction, you will be provided with the voucher for all the attractions. The City Pass has valid for 9 days from the first use.
Le attractions included I'm:
Empire State Building
Natural History Museum
MoMA - Museum of Modern Art with audio tour included
Metropolitan Museum and audio tour
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island or Circle Line Cruise
Guggenheim Museum or Top of the Rock