Couple taking a selfie in front of the Statue of Liberty at Battery Park
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Pre-Ferry Tour with Priority Boarding
3 hoursNew York City
Enjoy a 30-minute live guided tour of Battery Park and priority boarding for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Explore with audio guides or upgrade to a fully guided tour of Liberty Island & Ellis Island.
Final price and available options are shown in the booking calendar.
What’s included
• 30-minute Statue of Liberty and Battery Park Orientation Tour
• Priority Boarding to the ferry
• Ferry tickets to Liberty Island
• Ferry tickets to Ellis Island
• Entry to Statue of Liberty Museum
• Entry to the Ellis Island National Immigration Museum (unless 2 PM tour selected)
• Multilingual audio tour headsets for the Statue of Liberty National Monument
• Multilingual audio tour headsets for Ellis Island
• Live tour guide on Liberty Island and Ellis Island (if Guided Tour option chosen)
Before you go
Audio tours are available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Russian and Arabic.
Family friendly audio tours designed for children ages 6-10 are also available in the same languages.
If there are only a few French-speaking or Spanish-speaking guests on the tour, you will be in a tour group with English speakers as well, and will have a bi-lingual guide who will give commentary in either both French and English, or both English and Spanish
A mandatory airport grade security screening is conducted prior to boarding the ferry. This means no liquids, alcohol, weapons or large bags are allowed.
Depending on the queues, and time of year, any tour departing from 1pm onwards may not make it to Ellis Island before it closes for the day,
Minors (17 or under) must be accompanied by an adult (25+)
Due to local regulations, the Statue of Liberty Museum, Ellis Island, and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum may not be open on the date of your visit
August 2024 – Due to construction, priority boarding is temporarily suspended
the tour is Wheelchair Accessible
No Pets (except service animals)
Cancellation and change policies depend on the option you choose. Review them before completing your booking.
Where to meet
24 State St, New York County New York, New York, 10004
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Grab your ticket to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island in advance to avoid the long ticket lines. Upgrade to include tour options with multilingual audio guide or a professional live guide.