Statue of Liberty · Crown access

Crown ticket availability, tracked live

Most upcoming dates are sold out — but Crown spots reopen every single day as visitors cancel. The calendar below shows which dates have tickets right now.

Live tracker · public view refreshed hourly
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1,900+
reopenings caught in the last 14 days
21 min
median life of a freed spot on near-term dates
9 in 10
tracked dates saw at least one reopening in the last 14 days
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dates with Crown spots open right now

Live Crown availability calendar

Every date the official Crown calendar currently shows as sold out or open, tracked around the clock by our radar. Green dates have spots right now — tap one to book on the official site. Sold-out dates reopen constantly; tap one to get alerted the moment a spot frees up.

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Independent tracker — not the official Statue of Liberty site. The public calendar is refreshed hourly; alert subscribers are notified in real time. Availability can change between refreshes — always confirm and book on the official operator's site (Statue City Cruises), at face value.

Your date is sold out? Catch the reopening.

Pick your dates and our radar watches the official Crown calendar 24/7. The instant a spot reopens, you get an email and a lock-screen alert with a direct booking link. Spots go in minutes — the alert is your head start.

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When do sold-out Crown dates reopen?

We logged 2,468 reopenings over three weeks — and the results kill two popular myths. The “book at midnight” tip is only half true: midnight ET is the single busiest hour, but just ~9% of reopenings, while more than half land between 9am and 6pm ET. And last-minute Crown tickets are real: about 26% of reopenings arrive within three weeks of the visit. Here are the full breakdowns — and exactly how we measure this:

When spots reopen — hour by hour → Last-minute Crown tickets → Methodology & open data →

How to get Crown tickets when they're sold out

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Check the live calendar

Some dates above have spots right now. If yours is green, don't wait — book it on the official site before it goes again.

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Refresh the official site

Sold-out dates reopen daily as visitors cancel — mostly during business hours, not just at midnight. If you have time to burn, keep refreshing your date on the official calendar.

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Or let a radar do it

A freed spot lasts ~21 minutes; refreshing by hand rarely wins. Our radar watches your dates around the clock and alerts you in seconds — try it free on one date.

Frequently asked

Do Crown tickets become available again after they sell out?
Yes — constantly. Visitors cancel and reschedule, and the official operator refunds up to 24 hours before a visit, so sold-out dates reopen spots every day. Our tracker logged over 1,900 reopenings in the last 14 days alone. They just go fast.
How far in advance do Crown tickets sell out?
In peak season (roughly April through September), the Crown is typically sold out three to four months ahead. Daily capacity is small and fixed, and there's no official waitlist, standby, or same-day Crown line — reopenings from cancellations are the realistic way in.
Can I buy Crown tickets from a reseller?
No — and be careful. Crown tickets are sold only by the official operator (Statue City Cruises), are tied to the named visitor, and are limited to one per person per six months. Any site advertising resale or third-party Crown tickets is a red flag. Always book directly on the official site, at face value.
New York or New Jersey departure — does it change availability?
Both departure points (Battery Park, NY and Liberty State Park, NJ) reach Liberty Island, and both see reopenings. In our data the New York departure reopens Crown spots roughly three times more often than New Jersey — but watching both ports catches the most openings.
Can I get last-minute Statue of Liberty Crown tickets?
Yes — but you have to be fast. In our data, about 26% of Crown reopenings land within three weeks of the visit date, and roughly 4% the day before or the day of. The catch: a freed spot lasts a median of 21 minutes, so catching one by refreshing by hand is mostly luck.
How fast do reopened spots get taken?
Fast — a median of about 21 minutes on near-term dates, with the hottest gone in under 10. That's why an instant alert beats refreshing by hand. See how the alerts work →

More on Statue of Liberty Crown tickets

Crown tickets sold out?
Why sold out isn't the end — and what to do about it.
Last-minute Crown tickets
Can you still get in with days to spare? The real odds.
When do spots reopen?
Hour-by-hour data — and why “midnight” is a myth.

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