We did the Hard Hat tour of Ellis Island and it was AMAZING! Highly recommend. That said, you need to plan carefully on times. We went around Christmas, but on a weekday, and it was really busy. We got to Battery Park early and waited in line for probably an hour. They didn't seem to care what time our ferry ticket was for, they just put us in line with everyone. Then, IF you get off at Liberty Island to walk around, keep in mind your time for the actual Hard Hat tour. You will not want to miss it, so you may want to schedule your ferry time with enough time to do the Island, get back on a different ferry, and get over to Ellis Island. Note - we had to wait to get OFF Ellis Island for about 2 hours. Granted, something unforseen happened - I think one of their ferries was out of commission - but it was a horrible experience. I still would have gone because I really enjoyed the Hard Hat tour and the Ellis Island museum itself, but it really made our day difficult.

Bonjour, on peut choisir combine de temps on passe sure chaque Ile. Il y a un horaire sur let website 'statue cruises' pour vous aider a preparer votre visite. Bon voyage!

I would buy tickets through Statue City Cruises. That is the only one (that I know of) that will actually drop you off at both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. There are different tours of Ellis Island you can buy but they all include the ferry. If you do a search for Statue City Cruises, it should break down what is available but the short answer to your question is, buying a ticket for the ferry will get you onto Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty with no additional charge.

As others have pointed out, just one ticket for both stops. Before we went, someone told us to just stay on the boat for the Statue of Liberty, unless we wanted to actually go up, (which we didn’t). It saved us so much time and we got fabulous pictures from the boat. It gave us a lot more time to explore Ellis island.

Just stay on the ferry when they stop at the Statue of Liberty to let people off and the next stop will be Ellis Island. You will NOT have a chance to stop at the Statue of Liberty on the way back. You can get good photos of the statue when people are disembarking at the statue on the way over and the boat gets close for photos on the sail back from Ellis Island. Still have to pay for both sights.

If you booked a tour. Your guide should have given you a meeting place? We did meet ours at the ferry. We had plenty of time to go up to the pedestal, take pictures, check out the museum where the original torch is., and the shop before heading over to Ellis island. The only restrictions are that you can not bring any bags inside. They have lockers outside where you can stow your belongings while inside the statue! Once over to Ellis island we had plenty of time to look up ancestors who were held there and view all there was to see before departing! I think you’ll love it all!

As long as it takes you to climb up the stairs...and back down. I'd say 2 hours. But getting to and leaving from Liberty Island will add to that. And the views are great.

Hi. We went the beginning of July. It was very hot. I would check on line what the ferry schedules Luke like in December. We have been known to have 50 degree days in December. So, I say if the ferry schedules accommodate your dates and you can get on the islands.. Go for it! Good luck!

We had tickets on Statue Cruises. We went on a Thursday and took another person's advice to go to Ellis Island first. We were there for the 8 am ferry. There is so much more to see at Ellis and nice to do before the crowds set in. The Liberty museum is small but OK.