Bus and Guide Packages
Includes transportation during the tour and services of a guide for the indicated time. Group pick up and drop off is at the Visitors Center or an agreed on point on post. (For example at South Dock or Thayer Hotel.) Additional time or use of the bus will increase the price.

The West Point Story

90 minutes

This tour is a combined bus and walking tour with our guide on your bus which tells the story of West Point, its role in the Revolution, its famous history along with stories about graduates who shaped our nation.  The tour will bring the long grey line to the present as you learn of the cadet experience and West Point’s continuing role in training the leaders of tomorrow.  This tour goes around the post with stops at the Main Cadet Chapel, Trophy Point overlooking the Hudson River and the Plain.

You are off the bus for approximately 1 hour.  Easy walking.

Type of Bus Cost Deposit
School bus - Seats 44 $360 $100
School bu with A/C - Seats 44 $385 $100
Mini Coach - Seats 21 $450 $200
Motorcoach - Seats 49 or 56 $640 $200

History and Tradition

2 hours

This tour expands on the West Point Story with additional stops at the West Point Cemetery and Old Cadet Chapel.  This tour emphasizes the history of West Point through the stories of famous individuals buried at the West Point Cemetery along with chapel which was built in 1837.

You are off the bus for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.  Moderate walking
Type of Bus Cost Deposit
School bus - Seats 44 $410 $100
School bus with A/C - Seats 44 $445 $100
Mini Coach - Seats 21 $500 $200
Motorcoach - Seats 49 or 56 $700 $200

The West Point Experience

2.5 hours

This tour combines highlights of the West Point Story tour on a 1 hour tour around post combined with a 1 hour visit to the West Point Museum where your guide will take you through two of the six galleries expanding on the wide contribution of both West Point and the US Army to the development of our country.

You are off the bus approximately 2 hours.  Moderate walking with stairs in the museum.
Type of Bus Cost Deposit
School bus - Seats 44 $435 $100
School bus with A/C - Seats 44 $465 $100
Mini Coach - Seats 21 $500 $200
Motorcoach - Seats 49 or 56 $700 $200

The Commanding Heights

2 hours

This tour combines the stops of the West Point Story with a visit to Fort Putnam.  Fort Putnam is a meticulously restored fortification that was a major component in the West Point battlements during the Revolutionary War.  The fort is located on a hill overlooking West Point and offers panoramic views of the Hudson River and West Point.

Your are off the bus approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.  Strenuous walking with stairs. Tour only operates Friday through Sunday, June, July, and August.

Type of Bus Cost Deposit
School bus - Seats 44 $435 $100
School bus with A/C - Seats 44 $465 $100
Mini Coach - Seats 21 $500 $200
Motorcoach - Seats 49 or 56 $700 $200

The Long Grey Line

3 hours

This tour combines all points offered in the tours above except for the West Point Museum.  You may substitute the West Point Museum for either Fort Putnam or the Cemetery for the same period of time and price.

You are off the bus approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes.  Strenuous walking with stairs.
Type of Bus Cost Deposit
School bus - Seats 44 $475 $100
School bus with A/C - Seats 44 $500 $100
Mini Coach - Seats 21 $550 $200
Motorcoach - Seats 49 or 56 $790 $200

Days of Operation

Tours operate daily except for the Saturdays of Army home football games, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and graduation week, May 17-21, 2011.

West Point is an active army post and as such tour times and access to venues within West Point are subject to change without notice.

Hours of Operation

  • Tours can start after 9:15 AM.
  • All tours must end by 4:30 PM daily.

West Point Military Security Requirements for Groups

West Point is an active military post and as such requires the following from our group visitors.

  1. Everyone over the age of 16 years old is required to bring government issued photo ID. Examples: Drivers license or passport.
  2. Each group must send in a manifest sheet completed with the names, dates of birth, gender and type of ID being used. Click here to download form.