Boston CityPASS: worth it or not, and when it pays off
Boston CityPASS is a choice pass: you pick a set number of attractions from its list. CityPASS sells it in one option from USD 84 for one adult, checked October 2026.
It includes 7 attractions in our Boston data, 4 with a published gate price, and leaves out 11. The figures below are arithmetic on those prices, not a rating of the pass.
For one adult, the 4 attractions option at USD 84 pays for itself after any 4 of the attractions we price on it.
One adult pays USD 84
Pays off for one adult on the 4 attractions option: after any 4 of its priced attractions.
Everything: 4 things
2 adults, 3 days at a packed pace, ranked 1 of 3
Gate tickets for the planUSD 245.90
With Boston CityPASSUSD 168
Pass USD 168
Worth it
USD 77.90 less than the gate, 31% of the gate total, for this plan
Prices checked October 2026. All 2 plans, worked out: further down.
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Options and prices
CityPASS lists one option. Prices for one person in USD, from the seller's page in October 2026. The last column is the engine's break-even for one adult, with the cheapest attractions on the pass first.
Boston CityPASS options and prices in USD, checked October 2026
Option
What you get
Adult
Child
Youth
Pays off for one adult
4 attractions
4 picks, valid 9 days
USD 84
USD 72, child 3 to 11
Not published
After any 4 of its priced attractions
Children
Child price for ages 3 to 11, on every option.
No price is published for children under 3, so the calculator leaves them out of this pass and names them on the result.
From age 12, a child pays the adult pass price. At the gate the same child may still get a youth price, which the math counts.
Days and visits
4 attractions: 9 days hold up to 18 visits at a relaxed pace, 36 packed. Its 4 picks fit at either pace.
What it includes
7 attractions in our Boston data, dearest at the gate first. Gate prices for one adult in USD, checked October 2026. The terms are our summary of what the seller states. US gate prices are before sales tax.
What Boston CityPASS includes, with adult gate prices in USD
Booking needed, also with the pass. One visit. Timed entry
View Boston
Price not publishedplus fees
One of the picks
One visit
Included, with no published price
Franklin Park Zoo, Historic Boston Harbor Cruise, View Boston: the attractions publish no standard adult price, so a visit there adds nothing to the math. For a plan that includes them, the pass is worth more than our figures show.
What it leaves out
11 attractions we price in Boston are not on this pass. On a plan with them you pay at the gate as well; adult prices in USD.
Boston Tea Party Ships and MuseumFirst visit pickUSD 41
Freedom Trail Foundation Walk Into History TourFirst visit pickUSD 17
Boston Duck ToursUSD 57plus fees
Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumUSD 25
Boston Children's MuseumUSD 24
Institute of Contemporary Art BostonUSD 20
USS Constitution MuseumUSD 15
Paul Revere HouseUSD 6
CityView Trolley ToursPrice not published
New England Aquarium Whale Watch CruisePrice not published
Old Town Trolley Tours BostonPrice not publishedplus fees
The closest other Boston passes
The Boston passes that share the most priced attractions with this one, and where the lists part.
Go City Boston All-Inclusive Pass covers 3 of the 4 attractions we price on CityPASS. Only on CityPASS: New England Aquarium. Only on Go City All-Inclusive: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Children's Museum, Freedom Trail Foundation Walk Into History Tour, USS Constitution Museum and 1 more. One adult pays from USD 79 for Go City All-Inclusive, against USD 84 here.
Go City Boston Explorer Pass covers 3 of the 4 attractions we price on CityPASS. Only on CityPASS: New England Aquarium. Only on Go City Explorer: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Children's Museum, Freedom Trail Foundation Walk Into History Tour, USS Constitution Museum and 1 more. One adult pays from USD 54 for Go City Explorer, against USD 84 here.
2 adults, no children, a packed pace of up to 4 visits a day. Each plan takes the attractions on this pass with a published price: our first visit picks first, then the dearest. These are worked examples of the math, not a rating of the pass.
Skip itRanked 1 of 3 for this plan
2 things
2 adults, 3 days at a packed pace, gate total USD 145.90 for the 2 attractions listed below.
Next on this plan: Go City Boston Explorer Pass, Skip it; it costs USD 42 more than the gate (28% of the gate total).
4 attractions. The only option for your trip. It uses 2 of its 4 picks.
USD 22.10more than the gate, 15% of the gate totalfor this plan
Gate tickets for the planUSD 145.90
With Boston CityPASSUSD 168
Pass USD 168
Add any 1 more of the included attractions with a ticket price and this pass pays off.
2 visits in 3 days fits a packed pace of 4 a day.
Covered by the pass
New England AquariumUSD 79.90
Museum of ScienceUSD 66
Paid at the gate
Nothing: the pass covers the whole plan.
Pass price per person
Adult x 2USD 84
Also includes Historic Boston Harbor Cruise, View Boston and Franklin Park Zoo, with no published standard price, so we cannot count them.
Worth itRanked 1 of 3 for this plan
Everything: 4 things
2 adults, 3 days at a packed pace, gate total USD 245.90 for the 4 attractions listed below.
Next on this plan: Go City Boston Explorer Pass, Worth it; it saves USD 28 (11% of the gate total).
4 attractions. The only option for your trip. It uses 4 of its 4 picks.
USD 77.90less than the gate, 31% of the gate totalfor this plan
Gate tickets for the planUSD 245.90
With Boston CityPASSUSD 168
Pass USD 168
It pays off already for this plan.
4 visits in 3 days fits a packed pace of 4 a day.
Covered by the pass
New England AquariumUSD 79.90
Museum of ScienceUSD 66
Museum of Fine Arts, BostonUSD 60
Harvard Museum of Natural HistoryUSD 40
Paid at the gate
Nothing: the pass covers the whole plan.
Pass price per person
Adult x 2USD 84
Also includes Historic Boston Harbor Cruise, View Boston and Franklin Park Zoo, with no published standard price, so we cannot count them.
Prices checked October 2026. US gate prices are before sales tax. Worth The Pass compares published prices on the date shown. Passes change what they include; check the seller's page before you buy.
It depends on how much of it you use. For 2 adults at a packed pace, at gate prices checked October 2026, on the plans worked out on this page: 2 things: Skip it, it costs USD 22.10 more than the gate (15% of the gate total); Everything: 4 things over 3 days: Worth it, it saves USD 77.90 (31% of the gate total). Tick your own plan in the Boston calculator to see your figure.
How much does the Boston CityPASS cost?
Boston CityPASS costs USD 84 for one adult (4 attractions), checked October 2026.
What does the Boston CityPASS include?
Boston CityPASS includes 7 attractions in our Boston data, 4 with a published adult gate price. The dearest at the gate: New England Aquarium (USD 39.95), Museum of Science (USD 33) and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (USD 30). It leaves out 11 of the 18 Boston attractions we list, among them Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum and Freedom Trail Foundation Walk Into History Tour.
Is there a child price for the Boston CityPASS?
Boston CityPASS for a child: USD 72, child 3 to 11. Child price for ages 3 to 11, on every option. No price is published for children under 3, so the calculator leaves them out of this pass and names them on the result. From age 12, a child pays the adult pass price. At the gate the same child may still get a youth price, which the math counts.
How long is the Boston CityPASS valid?
Boston CityPASS comes in 4 attractions (4 picks, valid 9 days). The math fits your visits into those days at the pace you choose, 2 visits a day relaxed or 4 packed.
