Tours, tickets and day trips in Staten Island, NY
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Top-rated experiences in Staten Island
The best-reviewed experiences in Staten Island from Viator, our tours partner: 3 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.
See Statue Of Liberty and Staten Island Tour and Slice of Pizza (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $30 Free cancellation
Staten Island Shuffle Scavenger Hunt (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $16 Free cancellation
2-Hour Terrarium Making Experience with Cats in New York (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $130 Free cancellation
All 3 experiences in Staten Island on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)
Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 16 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.
Tours, tickets and day trips across United States
What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| New York Public Library | 18,000,000 | 2009 |
The busiest is New York Public Library at 18,000,000 visitors in 2009. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Day trips from Staten Island
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staten Island to Brooklyn | United States | 19 km (12 mi) | about 18 min |
| Staten Island to Jersey City | United States | 19 km (12 mi) | about 19 min |
| Staten Island to Newark | United States | 19 km (12 mi) | about 19 min |
| Staten Island to New York City | United States | 20 km (13 mi) | about 20 min |
| Staten Island to Edison | United States | 24 km (15 mi) | about 23 min |
| Staten Island to Manhattan | United States | 29 km (18 mi) | about 28 min |
| Staten Island to Queens | United States | 29 km (18 mi) | about 28 min |
| Staten Island to The Bronx | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 38 min |
| Staten Island to Philadelphia | United States | 110 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Tours, tickets and day trips anywhere Viator sells them: pick a place, compare prices and reviews here, book on Viator.
Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in Staten Island?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in Staten Island?
New York Public Library, with 18,000,000 visitors in 2009 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.