Bus tours from Ottawa to New York are offered over a multiple-day time frame, most usually reserved for four days. The trip to and from the cities will take approximately one day leaving two full days to tour New York City.
Tours are offered as combination guided tours or as tours open to individual exploration. For the combination tours, a guide will spend the first part of the second day of the trip introducing the sights of New York City. The rest of the the day and the entire third day is then left open for individual explorations. More open tours leave the entire two days in New York open to individual exploration.
Prices depend on the time of year of the trip and accommodation requests. September through December is generally more expensive to travel to New York City. A traveler looking to save money can share a room with four others with the price going up the fewer people a room can accommodate.
The cost of the tour includes transportation to New York and back to Ottawa. Three nights lodging at a hotel in New York City. Breakfast may or may not be provided, depending on the tour company.
Luggage should be limited to one bag per traveler. Each traveler should also have a valid passport. Passports are now required to cross the U.S./Canadian border.
