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Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island: Ticket Options with Ferry

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    Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island: Ticket Options with Ferry

    Activity provider: Statue Cruises
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    Tour the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and their museums at your own pace with self-guided audio guides. Enjoy included roundtrip ferry service from New York or New Jersey.

    About this ticket

    Free cancellation
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    Duration 6 hours
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    Audio guide included
    Spanish, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Korean, Portuguese, Russian
    Wheelchair accessible

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island at your own pace
    • Discover the history of these attractions with multilingual audio guides
    • Explore the Statue of Liberty Museum featuring Lady Liberty's original torch
    Full description

    Hop on board the ferry and enjoy a self-guided tour of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Visit Liberty Island, explore the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, and learn fascinating facts as you go.

    Begin your experience by departing from Liberty State Park, located in Jersey City, NJ, easily accessible by car. Once you arrive at the meeting point, bypass the ticket line with your pre-purchased ticket. Board the ferry and see the impressive views of Lady Liberty and the NYC skyline. Take note of the ferry's return times to plan your day. Your ticket gives you access to explore two attractions: Ellis Island and Liberty Island (with the Statue of Liberty).

    On arrival to Ellis Island, pick up your multilingual audio guide at the Immigration Museum. Then, explore what was America’s busiest immigration station for over 62 years. Walk in the footsteps of millions of people from all around the globe who passed through here looking for a new beginning and a new life for their families in America.

    With access to the American Family Immigration History Center's records, you can search all ship manifests that came through Ellis Island. Use this unique experience to research your family history.

    Once you're ready to discover Liberty Island, drop off your audio guide and return to the ferry. Upon arrival on Liberty Island, pick up your multilingual audio guide to start exploring the history of the Statue of Liberty. Children also have the opportunity to enjoy a special narration of this self-guided tour. When you are finished, return to the ferry and make your way back to your original departure point.

    Includes
    • Roundtrip ferry service
    • Access to Liberty Island
    • Access to Ellis Island
    • Self-guided audio tour of Liberty Island
    • Self-guided audio tour of Ellis Island
    • Entry to Statue of Liberty Museum
    • Entry to Ellis Island National Immigration Museum
    • Booking fee
    • Access to the Statue of Liberty Crown
    • Pedestal or inside the statue access
    • Genealogical research on Ellis Island
    • Food and drinks (available for purchase)
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask

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    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card
    • Comfortable shoes
    • Water
    • Weather-appropriate clothing

    Not allowed

    • Luggage or large bags
    • Drones
    • Glass objects
    • Unaccompanied minors

    Know before you go

    • You will receive a ferry schedule after booking so you can plan your day
    • Due to COVID-19 restrictions, groups must not exceed 10 guests
    • If you wish to explore both islands, it is recommended to choose a departure time earlier than 1:00 PM
    • Give yourself 4-6 hours to enjoy the attractions
    • You will go through a mandatory airport-grade security screening prior to boarding the ferry All prohibited items will be confiscated and retained by the United States Park Police
    • People aged under 17 must be accompanied by a responsible adult 25 years old or older
    • Children aged 0-3 are free
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    Overall rating

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    based on 6517 reviews

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    Get there early. Even for the first tour there was a line. There is a security line for check in. Ride was great, audio tour was good but accidentally chose the childrens tour and didn’t figure it out till the second tour! Boats pick up very oftso not hard to go back when you want. All in all fun and informative experience

    July 5, 2022

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    We went to see one of New York’s biggest attraction, Statue of Liberty. We took ferry from Battery park to Ellis island. Security was just like airport security. We took water, snacks and some food with us. Overall, it was amazing experience, the museum was fantastic- there are three small screens inside the museum which was very helpful in understanding the history behind Statue of Liberty- make sure to watch them. The audio guide was free but we ended up returning them half way through the trip. We didn’t buy tickets for access to the pedestal- you have to buy that in advance. Please make sure that you check the ferry destination on your way back- we ended up in New Jersey and had to go back to Ellis island and then take the right ferry.

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    June 28, 2022

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    I was trying to get tickets to depart from the New Jersey side and it rerouted me to the New York side. Of course if you're driving it costs more on the New York side. Once you find your way to the boarding dock it's a few employees with the handheld scanner (need more workers here). The boats come pretty quick. The boat has 3 levels. The second level was nice because it has tv screens that gives you some history about both stops. The top deck is nice on a clear day because you have a great clear view of city. Interior tickets for the Statue of liberty was not available once we decided we wanted to go. So order those well in advance. All and all it was a nice experience

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    June 27, 2022

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