Free cancellation
Up to 24 hours before departure.
Duration
Allow 4 to 5 hours for both islands, the pedestal and the museums.
City Guide
New York audio tours and tips. Download them in the app to listen offline.
About this tour
Take the official Statue City Cruises ferry from Battery Park to Liberty Island. With your Pedestal Reserve ticket, you go inside the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal for views over New York Harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
Then continue to Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants first arrived in America. Our City Guide tells their stories, and the Statue’s, at your own pace.
What’s included
Included
- Official Statue City Cruises Pedestal Reserve ticket
- Round-trip ferry from Battery Park
- Pedestal access and the Statue of Liberty Museum
- Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
- Le Way Go City Guide: New York audio tours, places and tips. Download tours in the app to listen offline
Not included
- Crown access
- Live tour guide
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup
Your day, step by step
- Join the security line at Castle Clinton in Battery Park at your ticket time, then board the next ferry.
- Explore Liberty Island, the pedestal and the Statue of Liberty Museum.
- Take the ferry on to Ellis Island and visit the National Museum of Immigration.
- Ride the ferry back to Battery Park whenever you are ready.
Meeting point
Statue City Cruises security screening and ferry departures at Castle Clinton in The Battery (Battery Park), Lower Manhattan. The ticket office is inside Castle Clinton. Your ticket time is when you join the security line. Subway: 1 to South Ferry, 4 or 5 to Bowling Green, R (or W on weekdays) to Whitehall St. Open in Google Maps
Know before you go
- Your ticket time is your security check-in time, not the ferry departure. Arrive at least 30 minutes before your ticket time: lines can take more than an hour at busy times.
- Pedestal visitors pass a second security check at the Statue.
- Backpacks, purses, diaper bags, strollers and umbrellas are fine on the ferry and the islands. Pedestal visitors must leave them in a locker on Liberty Island (25¢ deposit, quarters only, up to 2 hours).
- Suitcases, carry-on luggage and large parcels are not allowed on the ferries or the islands, and there is no storage at Battery Park.
- Inside the monument, no food or drinks except water in a clear plastic bottle (no metal or glass bottles).
- With a departure at 2 PM or later, you may not have time to visit Ellis Island.
- Children 3 and under ride free and do not need a ticket.
Your Le Way Go City Guide
Every tour comes with the Le Way Go City Guide, your app for New York. We email you a private link 10 days before your tour (right away if you book later), and it is in your ticket email too. It opens in your phone’s browser, and in the Le Way Go app for iPhone and Android, coming soon to the App Store and Google Play. In the app, download the audio tours you want before you go and they play offline on the ferry and the islands.
- Audio tour of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
- More audio tours across New York
- Top places to visit and where to eat
- Map with what’s near you
- 1 to 3 day itineraries
Questions
When do I get my tickets?
Your booking is confirmed right away. We send your official ticket 24 hours before departure, or right away if you book less than 24 hours ahead.
Can I cancel?
Yes. Cancel for free up to 24 hours before your departure for a full refund. After that, tickets cannot be refunded.
Is the Crown included?
No. Crown tickets are issued in each visitor’s name and sold only by Statue City Cruises.
What is in the Le Way Go City Guide?
A New York city guide with audio tours, top places to visit, where to eat, a map of what’s near you and 1 to 3 day itineraries. In the app, the audio tours you download play offline; the browser version needs an internet connection.