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What Manhattan really costs.

Flights, the room and its taxes, food, the subway and the attractions you actually want, and whether a city pass saves money.

Where are you flying from?

I’ve already got flights

Who’s going?

1 room, two people per room

2 travelers

When?

Holiday lights and crowds: book early

How many nights?

2A long weekendA week14

Where do you want to stay?

How do you like to travel?

Which attractions?

5 picked · $180 at the gate

QUICK PICK

Empire State Building86th floor · CITYPASS · C3 · GO CITY $48 Top of the RockRockefeller Center · CITYPASS · C3 · GO CITY $46 Statue of Liberty & Ellis IslandFerry ticket · CITYPASS · C3 · GO CITY $25 9/11 Memorial MuseumFinancial District · CITYPASS · C3 · GO CITY $33 Natural History MuseumUpper West Side · CITYPASS · C3 · GO CITY $28 MoMAMidtown · C3 · GO CITY $30 EdgeHudson Yards · GO CITY $43 One World ObservatoryFinancial District · GO CITY $43 SUMMIT One VanderbiltNext to Grand Central · NO PASS $44 The MetFifth Avenue · NO PASS $30 GuggenheimFifth Avenue · CITYPASS · C3 · GO CITY $30 Intrepid MuseumHudson River, Pier 86 · CITYPASS · C3 · GO CITY $36 Circle Line cruiseHarbor sightseeing · CITYPASS · C3 · GO CITY $49 Big Bus hop-on hop-off2-day ticket · GO CITY $62 Radio City tourRockefeller Center · GO CITY $35

Rough planning estimates, not quotes. Check live prices before you book.

Add to the trip

A Broadway showMid-price seats, about $150 each Taxi from the airportInstead of AirTrain + subway

ESTIMATED TOTAL · 2 PEOPLE · 5 NIGHTS $5,980 $5,260–$6,875 · $2,990 per person · $850 a night on the ground

FlightsReturn economy, United Kingdom → New York · ~$860 each $1,730

Hotel5 nights in Midtown · 1 room · ~$377/night $1,885

Hotel taxesNYC sales & occupancy tax ≈14.75% + $3.50/night $300

Food & drink6 days · sit-down restaurants $1,320

Attractions5 attractions · New York CityPASS $330

BroadwayOne show, mid-price seats $300

Subway & busesTap to pay, weekly fare cap $70

Airport transfersAirTrain + subway both ways $50

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IS A PASS WORTH IT? · PER ADULT New York CityPASS saves $15. That’s $30 for your group, compared with buying 5 tickets separately.

Individual tickets$180

Buy each ticket online

New York CityPASS$165

5 attractions over 9 days · Empire State & Natural History included · covers 5 of 5

C3 by CityPASS$165

Any 3 attractions over 9 days · covers 3 of 5

Go City Explorer · 3$170

3 attractions of your choice over 30 days · covers 3 of 5

Go City All-Inclusive · 2 days$240

Unlimited attractions · about 3 a day · covers 5 of 5

Pass prices: CityPASS $164, C3 $114, Go City Explorer from $89, All-Inclusive from $169 a day. Tickets not covered by a pass are added at gate price.

Rough planning estimates, not quotes. Check live prices before you book: hotel rates in the IMPT app, tickets and passes on the official sites. ESTA and visa fees are set by the US government and are not in the total: check the official ESTA site, esta.cbp.dhs.gov, or travel.state.gov. Entry rules for your passport: check yours.

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