New York City Getaways

The experience

A great way to see New York City : Explore various neighborhoods in Manhattan on Gray Line's hop-on, hop-off double-decker buses. Spend as much time as you like at one stop, re-board a bus and continue on to the next neighborhood.

Customers have a choice of any of the following tours.

TOUR UL - UPTOWN LOOP BY DOUBLE-DECKER BUSin English
VALID FOR 24 HOURS FROM TIME WHEN TICKET IS ISSUED
Stops include Central Park, Harlem, Lincoln Center, Museum Mile, Theater District, Rockefeller Plaza, Radio City, Fifth Avenue, American Museum of Natural History, and more. Hop-on, hop-off
Tour Length: Approx. 2 hours
Departures:
Daily except January 1, 2012 and December 25, 2012. From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
every 30 minutes April-December; every 45 min January-March.

TOUR DL - DOWNTOWN LOOP BY DOUBLE-DECKER BUS in English
VALID FOR 24 HOURS FROM TIME WHEN TICKET IS ISSUED
Stops include Times Square, Empire State Building , Greenwich Village, SoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown, World Trade Center site, Financial District, Battery Park (departure point for Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Ferry,) and more.Hop-on, hop-off
Tour Length:Approximately 3 hours
Departures: Daily except January 1, 2012 and December 25, 2012
From 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every 10-15 minutes April-December;
every 30 minutes January-March.

TOUR NL - NIGHT TOUR in English
VALID FOR ONE EVENING

See all the glittering lights of "the City that never sleeps". Includes a stop in Brooklyn for magnificent views of Manhattan 's skyline.
During holiday season the Night Tour becomes a "Holiday Lights" Tour, featuring animated window displays and holiday decorations at New York's famous department stores, the giant tree at Rockefeller Center, and other unique sights of Manhattan at holiday times. NOT hop-on, hop-off.
Tour Length: Approximately 2 - 2 1/2 hours
Departures: Daily except January 1, 2012, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25, 2012. Departures every 30 minutes between 6.00 p.m. and 9.00 p.m. from May to October. Departures at 6.00 p.m., 6.30 p.m., and 7.00 p.m. balance of the year. For more information, call 800-669-0051 or 212-445-0848 or visit www.newyorksightseeing.com.

After purchasing your Metro-North package, you must exchange your ticket at the Gray Line Visitor Center located at 777 Eighth Avenue between 47th and 48th Streets. Once you have exchanged your Metro-North ticket for a Gray Line New York Sightseeing ticket, double-decker buses can be boarded anywhere on the route.

The deal

• BUS TOUR: Discount tour admission: adults/seniors/disabled/individuals receiving Medicare, $33; children 3-11, $30.75; children under 3, free.
• RAIL FARE: Discount round-trip rail fare.  Check here for price from your boarding station.

Purchase your rail/admission ticket from any Metro-North ticket office or full-service ticket vending machine (excluding Grand Central) and through WebTicket.

Getting there

Address: 777 8th Avenue (between 47th & 48th Streets).

Take the Hudson, Harlem or New Haven Line to Grand Central Terminal. From there take the westbound M42 or M104 (42nd Street, between Park and Vanderbilt Avenues) to Eight Avenue or, you can walk west to Eighth Avenue (between 47th & 48th Streets). The walk takes approximately 15 minutes.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to print an ITINERARY. It contains important information about your package.