New York 8 day Itinerary

A New York 8 day itinerary can help you organise your week in New York. Eight days is a nice length of time to visit New York. You have enough time to see all the famous attractions, as well as being able to spend a day on a tour or outlet shopping. Take a bus to Woodbury Common Outlet Center, discover the highlights of Washington D.C. or even pay a visit to Niagara Falls!

Eric’s Tip: “When going to New York, I always recommend buying a discount pass. A pass is easy to use and it is great value for money. The New York Explorer Pass is a good option if you are taking a day trip in the middle of your stay. All attractions marked with an asterisk (*) are included in this pass. If you have planned a day trip at the beginning or end of your trip, the New York Pass will interest you. Both passes are also available with an Unlimited MetroCard.”

New York 8 day Itinerary

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- Day 1
- 08:00 Day of arrival
  
  Plan your transfer from the airport
- 09:00
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- 17:00 Arrival at hotel
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- 19:00 Go to Times Square
- 20:00 Dinner at John’s Pizza
- Day 2
- 08:00 Breakfast at Ellen’s Stardust
- 09:00 Hop on Hop off bus* Downtown loop
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- 11:00 Hop on Hop off bus* Uptown loop
  
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- 12:00 Lunch at Grand Central
- 13:00 Visit some Midtown highlights:
  Chrysler Building
  SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
- 14:00 New York Public Library
  Bryant Park
  Times Square
  Walk towards Flatiron Building
- 15:00 Flatiron Building & Madison Square Park
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- 18:00 Dinner near Times Square
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- 20:00 Empire State Building*
- Day 3
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Top of the Rock*
- 10:00 Visit Fifth Avenue:
  Rockefeller Center
  St. Patrick’s Cathedral
  Trump Tower
- 11:00 Tiffany’s
  Apple Store
  Plaza Hotel
- 12:00 Biking* or walking in Central Park
  Get lunch at Whole Foods on Columbus Circle to eat in the park
- 13:00
- 14:00 MoMA* or Guggenheim*
- 15:00
- 16:00 Time to rest!
- 17:00
- 18:00 Dinner
- 19:00 Broadway musical
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- Day 4
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Statue of Liberty + Ellis Island* or Sightseeing boat tour*
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- 13:00 9/11 Memorial and 9/11 Museum*
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- 15:00 Oculus
- 16:00 Wall Street and the Wall Street Bull
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- 18:00 Sports game & dinner at the stadium
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- Day 5
- 08:00
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Take the subway to Brooklyn to walk the Brooklyn Bridge
  If you like to do the route on Eric’s New York App, choose the ‘DUMBO – Brooklyn Bridge’ route
- 11:00 Brooklyn Bridge Park
- 12:00 Lunch in DUMBO
- 13:00 Brooklyn Bridge
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- 15:00 Helicopter Flight
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- 18:00 Dinner Cruise
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- Day 6
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Day Trip to Woodbury Common*, Day Trip to The Hamptons, Day Trip to Washington D.C. or Day Trip to Niagara Falls
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- Day 7
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Donut Tour
  
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- 10:00 American Museum of Natural History*
- 11:00 Start the ‘Greenwich, SoHo, Chinatown & Little Italy’ walking tour on Eric’s New York App. The Donut Tour ends nearby. If you visit the museum, take the C line to the starting point.
- 12:00 On this route:
  – Washington Square Park
  – Friends Apartment
  – Bleecker Street
  – Pizza
- 13:00 Take subway line F and A, C or E to 14th Street
- 14:00 Meatpacking District and High Line Park
- 15:00 Hudson Yards & Edge*
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- 17:00 Dinner
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- 19:00 Rooftop Bar Tour
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- Day 8
- 08:00 Breakfast & check out
- 09:00 Take the subway to Williamsburg to walk the ‘Williamsburg – Greenpoint’ route on Eric’s New York App
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- 14:00 Pick up luggage / head to JFK Airport or Newark Airport
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*Included in the discount pass

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