25 TRICKS TO TRAVEL CHEAP TO NEW YORK (AND SAVE A LITTLE MONEY)

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Surely when preparing your trip to New York and discussing it with your friends, someone has wanted to sink the plan telling you that you are going to spend a lot of money. That he was a few years ago and became stiff ... Because it seems that New York and expensive have always formed an indissoluble binomial. Gentlemen, that is part of the past! There was a time when crossing the Atlantic and spending a week in the Big Apple could make a hole in your economy like the ozone layer, but remember that we are in the low cost times! Let's see, it's obviously not the cheapest city on the planet, but believe us, there are a few tricks to save in New York Y travel cheap. Here we share a few:

So that you go throwing some calculations, here we leave you the budget of a trip to New York of a week

1. We start with one of the most important aspects to get a cheap trip to New York: the flights. Fortunately, very interesting offers can now be obtained, especially if you leave from Barcelona and / or Madrid. It is not uncommon to find round-trip flights for around € 200/300 round trip. But what about the trick? The same as for any other trip: look and laugh, be flexible and always compare with pages like Skyscanner. Do not throw away the idea of flying to a nearby city: our first trip to New York was through Boston, where they operate low cost like Norwegian and there are real deals!

2. Plan with time your trip and make reservations with in advance. And if you really want to save money, ideally avoid the summer months and Christmas (high season).

3. The largest expense in New York is the accommodation, undoubtedly. In the city that never sleeps, sleeping costs a damn, why fool ourselves. There are cheap options, but we would not say they are good and beautiful, so go forgetting the BBB. However, there are always a few tricks to find a decent and cheap accommodation in New York. In this post we recommend some interesting hotels and areas to sleep in New York (without having to sell a kidney).

4. Make a free tour! Nothing better than to begin to discover this incredible city than by the hand of a local guide. You can book one like this online, which takes you to know the Lower Manhattan area. Remember that participating in free tours is free, but it's always good to leave a tip.

5. Take a few calculations to see if it compensates you for buying tourist card. If it is your first time in New York and you want to take advantage of your visit to know the main attractions of payment, it will come to mind. The price of all tickets separately is much higher than that of the card. There are several, the New York Pass works for days, and the New York Explorer Pass by number of attractions.

6. But if your budget is very tight do not worry at all: there are many things to see and do in New York for free. In addition, it often seems that if we do not take a picture in that emblematic place we have hardly been in a city ... well, mistake! There are thousands of ways to enjoy a trip, and New York, thankfully, offers many completely free plans. Here we tell you 15 😉

7. Even daily there are events and shows which you can attend without spending or half a dollar. You can see them here.

8. But one of the most enjoyed events is the baseball games. The season runs from April to October and the two important teams in the city are the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. In general, the tickets are not too expensive, but if you still want to save more, go see the Brooklyn Cyclones They play in a minor league and it's cheaper.

9. We wouldn't worry too much about him food theme: There are lots of options to eat cheaply in New York and save, there are options even for less than $ 5. What's more ... you can eat until "free" or good, almost free, since in some bars they give food when you order a beer. A couple of stores are: Rudy's (free dogs with drink) and Alligator Lounge (Individual pizza with the drink).

10. Fruit and vegetables in the United States usually have a prohibitive price, but it is not impossible eat healthy in New York. The fruit comes out much cheaper if you buy it in the street stalls (but beware that they have a lot of discount because it can be in the last ones), while if you want to eat salads, soups or healthy dishes already prepared, the best place is the Whole foods (There are lots), where they charge you $ 9.90 per pound of food (it's per pound and not per box, remember!). A pound is roughly equivalent to half a kilo and if you catch the big box, it's roughly half the box.

11. Breakfast at the Airbnb or hotel. Our advice is to buy in Trader Joe's (our favorite New Yorker) a pack of 6 bagels ($ 2.29) and cream cheese ($ 1.99). Every morning prepare one (better if you have a kitchen with toaster hehe) and go for NYC! Although our perfect plan is to leave very early and look for a street stall and catch a bagel with cream cheese and coffee or tea for about $ 3, and look for the ideal bench or park.

12. To go out and drink something look for offers happy hours or "specials" Almost all the bars have them, usually they are from 4 to 7 / 8pm from Monday to Friday. The most normal is to find offers of beers for $ 4-7 and cocktails for $ 8-10. Remember that in the US You always leave a tip, in bars you want to leave $ 1 per drink ... so if you want to save, drink little! Here we tell you which are the best rooftop bars in New York (and cheap!) And enjoy very cheap views compared to the other viewpoints.

13. A pretty little trick is to take a look at this post and see the free food deals that are active Many companies often offer free products if you you subscribe to the newsletter. For example, we enjoy two free sandwiches in Arby's just by registering on their website.

14. Eye at tips: between them and the rates a meal can come out VERY expensive. An alternative is to buy food in street carts (food trucks), supermarkets and / or Delis (they always have ready dishes) or frequent those places where there is NO table service and you pay your food in the box (there is NO tip charged, although of course, you can always leave a few dollars in the “tip-boxes” in the boxes).

15. And of course, pull the free water! You may be served directly, and if you don't ask for tap toilet. It is the most normal thing in the world in the restaurants of the United States and should be in all countries! Why does it have to be frowned upon to ask for free water? You will save a pasture in drinks!

16. If you are from drink coffee Every day you know that in Starbucks or 7elevens, every 7 coffees you drink, they give you one for free. Ya. So find out in your APP. Of course, coffee shops with "real coffee" are quite expensive, if you can withstand a watery coffee from the 7eleven or the street stall, they are at least $ 3 difference ... take calculations ...

17. If you decide rent a bike in Central Park, it is better to do it online. We paid about € 10 for 5 hours of bike rental with this offer (in the store it cost $ 30!)

18. Almost every museums they have one day a week when the visit leaves free or in which you pay what you want to enter (pay as you wish). Unfortunately the MET no longer has this formula (Do you see how the tourist cards go to account?). Enter the official websites of the museums you want to visit and see if they have it or not. It is one of the best ways to save in New York!

19. To move around New York in transportation There is no unlimited daily transport card, so the only profitable option, if you are going to make a few trips by subway / bus, is the Metrocard Unlimited 7 days (It costs $ 32, plus $ 1 of the card). You can make unlimited trips over a week. If you only spend a few days in the city calculate the times that you will take public transports, considering that the individual ticket costs $ 2.75, so that it will be profitable you will have to do at least 11 trips.

20. If you want to use promptly Uber, we leave you a discount.

21. To arrive from the airport to your accommodation You will have several options, but we already tell you that the ideal is Uber especially if you travel as a couple or in a group. If you are alone and you are in a hurry to take public transport, there are shared shuttles companies that leave the hotels, and cost about € 20.

22. On our first visit to New York we decided not to see any Broadway musical since we were leaving budget. This time we discovered a page where they raffle cheap tickets every day and allowed us to go see The Lion King for only $ 30 (each). Just don't sing victory too soon: that's why you'll have to win the lottery! Yes, as is, tickets are raffled every day and if you are lucky, then luxury!

23. On our trips we always see that there are offers in Groupon, although the one in New York did not excite us. However, we discovered the Living Social website and it molded us more.

24. If you want to go from shopping write this name: 21st century, a multibrand where you will find clothes with discounts of up to 75%. Flipas There are several locations (even in Manhattan).

25. Are you one of those who always buy souvenirs? Then we would tell you to avoid the stores in the Midtown area and take advantage when you visit the Brooklyn bridge: In the initial part, in Lower Manhattan, there are street stalls that sell practically the same souvenirs and much cheaper.

As you can see, it will not be the cheapest trip of your life, but with these tricks to travel cheap to New York (and save a little money) you can enjoy some great days in the Big Apple without spending more than the bill.