SUMMIT One Vanderbilt Tickets and Prices (2026)

SUMMIT’s standard ticket starts at $44 on SUMMIT’s own site plus a $3 processing fee per order, and at $48 on GetYourGuide, where you can cancel for free up to 24 hours before your slot (both checked October 2026). SUMMIT prices by time slot, so sunset and weekend slots cost more than a weekday morning.

The price ladder

Ticket	SUMMIT’s site	GetYourGuide	What it adds
SUMMIT Experience	from $44	from $48	all three floors, Levitation, Après and the terrace
SUMMIT Signature Experience	from $58	an option in the same calendar	a signature cocktail or mocktail at Après
SUMMIT Ascent	from $68	an option in the same calendar	the glass elevator up the outside of the tower
Ultimate SUMMIT	from $82	not listed	Ascent and the signature drink
SUMMIT Premium Experience	$149	from $162	skip-the-line entry, a 90-minute guided tour, digital photos

SUMMIT’s figures are the “starting at” prices on its ticket page, before the $3 fee per order; GetYourGuide’s are its lowest per-person fares. All checked October 2026.

Which ticket to buy

For a first visit, the standard SUMMIT Experience is the right ticket: every room, the ledges and the terrace are in it. Add Ascent only if heights excite you (see whether Ascent is worth it).

Most visitors

SUMMIT Experience, standard timed ticket

From $48 per person · 4.7 from 61,390 reviews (checked October 2026)

All three floors at your own pace. Ascent and the drink are options in the same calendar.

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Skip the line, with a guide

SUMMIT Premium Experience

From $162 per person · 4.8 from 112 reviews (checked October 2026)

Priority entry and a guide through every floor, in a group of up to 10, with a photo package.

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Prices are the lowest per-person fares on GetYourGuide when checked in October 2026, not a quote; the calendar shows the live price for your date.

Four guided ways to do SUMMIT, from this tour to Grand Central walks, are compared in SUMMIT guided tours.

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Discounts and free tickets

Children 5 and under visit free; youth tickets cover ages 6 to 12.
NYC and Long Island residents get resident pricing on SUMMIT’s own site, checked against the billing zip code of your card.
US military: SUMMIT gives active and retired members of the US Armed Forces a free ticket and 25% off for up to four guests, claimed through SUMMIT directly.
City passes: comparisons of the main passes in October 2026 found SUMMIT in none of them, Go City’s New York Pass and CityPASS included. Check a pass’s attraction list before buying it for SUMMIT.

There is no student price for Vanderbilt University: the building is named after Vanderbilt Avenue, not the university in Nashville. For everyone else, the cheapest way in is a weekday off-peak slot on the standard ticket.

Can you buy tickets at the door?

SUMMIT sells timed tickets for every half hour, and the slots near sunset sell out first, so buying ahead is how you get the time you want. If you are flexible, an off-peak weekday slot is the easiest to find at short notice. Whichever way you book, arrive on time: the visit tips cover what happens if you are late.