adeleh

Could someone please give me an idea how long I have to stay in the line to get tickets on a Saturday. What time does the booth open? Thank you.
(This is the third time I am posting and somehow it is not accepting my post.)

mmm

The lines are about 2 1/2 - 3 hrs long. The booth opens at 3am. Good luck!

madge

I think we can assume that mmm meant to say 3 PM.

And of course, that would be for the evening shows.

Margie

Are you sure you mean 3 am?? Who's going to stand in line at that hour?

huh?

Tickets to what?

Julie

You can see the hours at both the Times Square and Downtown locations at the following link:

http://www.tdf.org/programs/tkts/

My most recent experience in waiting for Saturday matinee tickets at the Times Square location was about one month ago. I arrived at 10:00am and waited about 1 1/2 hours to get to the window. I was able to get tickets for the show that I wanted (42 Street) with no problem. Given the number of people in line ahead of me at 10:00, I would think that you would need to arrive at least an hour before the booth opens to be anywhere near the front of the line.

Sara

Yikes! I can't imagine waiting in line this long for show tickets...do you save that much to make it worth while?? Do you get a better deal there for last minute tickets than say on ebay.com? I'm planning to visit NYC in October and would love to see a musical or two. Thanks.

Howrrd

For matinees, it's best to get in line before 9:30 a.m. It opens at 10.
For evening performances, get in line a little after 2.
To help you figure how long a wait: Each blocklong length of the line (yes, it can snake the equivalent of 4-5 blocks) takes about 20-30 minutes waiting time until you get to buy your tickets.

mina

http://www.tdf.org/programs/tkts/

citysue

Adeleh,
You may want to try the TKTS booth downtown at South Street Seaport. It's
generally less busy than the first location.

jodie

We always buy our TKTS at the booth at the south street seaport. Opens at 11 am for the evening show. You can purchase matinee tickets for the following day. the line is much shorter!! never waited more than 20 min

Me

Which location makes the most sense really depends on your plans for the day. Going downtown for tickets may not save you much time if your plans for the day are in midtown. I would say choose your location based around your other plans for the day.