How to Book, Get and Use a New York City Pass?
Save money on New York's top attractions with the New York City Pass. Here's everything you need to know about booking, collecting, and using your pass.
What Is the New York City Pass?
The New York City Pass is the most popular sightseeing pass in New York. It lets you visit 5 iconic New York attractions for one flat price—much cheaper than paying full price for each visit separately. The rules changed on September 1, 2026. Now the New York City Pass includes a choice of 10 attractions:
- Entry to the Empire State Building observatory. The CityPASS is the only pass that gives you two entries to the Empire State Building observatory on the same day—one during the day and one in the evening.
- Entry to the Top of the Rock observatory.
- Entry to the The Edge observatory.
- A ferry ticket and entry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
- A Circle Line cruise (Harbor Lights, Landmarks Cruise, Liberty Midtown Cruise, or Liberty Super Express).
- Entry to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
- Entry to the American Museum of Natural History.
- Entry to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
- Entry to the Guggenheim Museum.
- Entry to the Whitney Museum of American Art.
How to Buy Your New York City Pass
Buying your New York City Pass is straightforward:
- Go to the New York City Pass booking page on our CNEWYORK site.
- Choose your pass start date and how many passes you need (note: you need one pass per person over 6 years old). Then click “Add to Cart”.
- Follow the checkout process. Payment is completely secure and can be made in euros.
Have questions? Contact us through our help form. The CNEWYORK team is here to help!
How to Get Your New York City Pass
- Once payment is complete, you’ll receive an email confirmation right away with your New York CityPASS attached. Your passes come as personalized barcodes.
- Tip: If you lose your confirmation email or can’t find your barcodes, we can resend them. Just contact us.
How to Use Your New York City Pass
- Using your pass is simple: just show your barcodes at the entrance of the attractions and museums you want to visit. After your first visit, you have 9 days to complete the other 4 visits included in your pass—plenty of time!
- You can visit the attractions in any order you like. Start with the Empire State Building, Top of the Rock, or any other site. It’s your choice. Simple and very affordable!
- Note: Some entries require advance reservations, including the Empire State Building. The reservation process is explained in the help page you’ll receive when you buy your passes on the CNEWYORK site. To book, go to the New York CityPASS purchase page.