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Combine two great NYC attractions at one New York Ciy Sightseeing Tour. After "feeling the sights" on NY SKYRIDE, experience one of the most breathtaking views of a lifetime on the 86th Floor of the Empire State Building. Above the city's bustling streets, the Empire State Building Observatory offers panoramic views from within a temperature-controlled, glass-enclosed area or from the surrounding open-air promenade. The COMBO ticket also gives you the Fast Track program enabling you to bypass 75% of the Empire State Building waiting line at all times!
Address or meeting pointEmpire State Buliding 350th Avenue - Entrance to the SKYRIDE is from the 33rd Street entrance (not the main 5th Avenue entrance). Enter the building at 33rd Street and turn left up the escalator.
Hours & minutesSkyride is approximately 30 minutes and Empire State Oservatory is at leisure.
Start or opening timeNY SKYRIDE runs all day from 8AM to 10PM, 365 days a year (with curtailed hours on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years).
PositionIs it possible to get there by public transport? Yes
List each mean of public transportion and the stop's name Subway Station located by 34 Street.
Distance from the venue to the stop 10 minutes.
Guides & companionsWhich languages do guide/instructors speak? English.
AdvisoriesWhich is the minimum/maximum height to participate? Children under 5 are free but must be a minimum of 36" to experience the NY SKYRIDE
Others If you purchase combo it is recommended you do the Skyride simulator tour first. If you choose to do the Empire first you will need to stand on the Empire State Observatory waiting lines.Enter the building from the Fifth Avenue entrance between 34th and 33rd Street.You will NOT have the benefit of Fast Track by going to the top first therefore you will have to wait in line.
Product price detailCombo Ticket
Age of childAppropriate age for child ticket from 6 to 11 years