New York 5 day Itinerary

Use the New York 5 day itinerary to organise your trip to New York. If you’ve booked to go to New York for 5 days, and are looking for a good plan, you will find a sample itinerary below. It includes visits to all the main sights and attractions.

Eric’s Tip: You can visit the most popular attractions in New York with a discount pass. I recommend getting a pass for your trip, it is easier and cheaper than buying tickets separately. For a 5 day trip, the New York Sightseeing Flex Pass is a good option.

New York 5 day Itinerary

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- Day 1
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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
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- Day 2
- 08:00 Breakfast at Ellen’s Stardust
- 09:00 Hop on Hop off bus Downtown loop
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- 12:00 Lunch at Grand Central
- 13:00 Visit some Midtown highlights:
  Chrysler Building
  Bryant Park
- 14:00 Public Library
  Times Square
- 15:00 Circle Line sightseeing boat tour
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- 18:00 Dinner near Times Square
- 19:00 Hop on Hop off bus Night Tour
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- 21:00 Empire State Building
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- Day 3
- 08:00 Breakfast & Top of the Rock
- 09:00 Hop on Hop off bus Uptown loop
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- 11:00 Metropolitan Museum of Art or American Museum of Natural History
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- 13:00 Lunch at Whole Foods on Columbus Circle
- 14:00 Biking or walking in Central Park
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- 16:00 Visit Fifth Avenue:
  Plaza Hotel
  Apple Store
- 17:00 Tiffany’s
  Trump Tower
  St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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  Rockefeller Center
- 19:00 Dinner
- 20:00 Broadway musical
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- Day 4
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Subway to Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge Park & Brooklyn Bridge
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- 11:00 9/11 Memorial and 9/11 Museum
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- 13:00 Lunch at Eataly Downtown
- 14:00 Helicopter Flight
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- 16:00 Chinatown, Little Italy & SoHo
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- 19:00 Baseball or basketball game & dinner at the stadium
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- Day 5
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Check-out / store luggage
- 10:00 High Line Park
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- 14:00 Pick-up luggage / head to the airport
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