Looking to have — and see — the best ball of all in Times Square on New Year’s Eve?

You better have big bucks for it.

The Marriott Marquis is the marquee place to be — but “prime VIP seating” with eighth-floor terrace access, a ball-drop view, buffet, desserts and a five-hour open bar will ring in at a whopping $7,500 per person.

If you’re paired up, though, we have bad news for you: The VIP couple’s package, at $15,000, is already sold out. Last year, it cost $12,500.

“We are seeing higher demand, year over year, of 3% to 5% for premium tickets that include a live view of the ball drop,” Joshua Perla, the founder of NYE events producers Ball Drop and NewYears.com, told The Post of the soaring interest in spectacular “bucket list” experiences in the Big Apple.

“Our goal is to have a live-view event for all price points. This year we were able to range prices from $399 per person up to $7,500 per person at Marriott,” Perla explained. “This is a bucket list item on someone’s wish list, and we want to be the New Year’s concierge for all revelers.”

The Marquis, at 1535 Broadway, near 46th Street, also offers more reasonable — if you can call it that — general admission tickets starting at $1,250 for reserved seating and complimentary hooch, all the way up to $8,500 for couples with a terrace view of the ball descending at midnight.

Just down the block at Bar 54 at the Hyatt Centric (135 W. 45th St.), two private VIP packages for couples — running $6,500 or $7,500, with open “premium” bar and passed appetizers — are sold out. However, shared-table slots on the 54th floor outdoor terrace are available for $5,250 a couple.

General admission for the venue’s “black tie optional soirée” starts at $1,399 per person.

Similarly sky-high, the R Lounge at the Renaissance hotel offers tickets to its VIP New Year’s Eve Gala starting at $1,850.

On the far less posh but still pricey side, diners can dish out more than $700 to ring in 2025 at either of Applebee’s locations, where they can take in an hourslong open bar, dinner buffet, live DJ and champagne toast at midnight.

The chain’s 50th Street venue is offering packages for private and shared tables starting at $799, with a private high-top table in the bar setting you back $1,699 for two. A couple’s package for a third-floor private table rings in at $2,299.

Tickets at the West 42nd Street location start at $729 per person for a party of eight, with prices rising as the head count dwindles, peaking with a three-person reservation ringing in at $999 each. The venue also offers a private-seating couple’s package for $2,299.

Neither location offers a view of the ball from inside, but the restaurants will escort guests who want a closer view of the midnight drop to Times Square, security conditions permitting. Those who choose to stay indoors will be offered a champagne toast at midnight.

Last year, both Midtown Applebee’s locations charged upward of $650 per person for similar offerings.

But those aren’t the only hot spots where tourists are flocking on Dec. 31.

Margaritaville offers a 32nd floor rooftop VIP ball drop viewing ticket for $799. Other rooftop spots advertising a live view of the ball include Bar Cima at the Grayson Hotel, priced at $549, and the more affordable Elsie Rooftop, with tickets starting at $149.

The AMC Empire, the theater on 42nd Street, is in its 10th year of offering a live view of the ball drop for those willing to splurge $1,000 or more on tickets with access to its terrace.

While tourists might be willing to shell out hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars to catch a glimpse of the highly anticipated drop, local New Yorkers aren’t keen on the festivities with eye-watering price tags.

“Who are these crazy people? They must be out of their minds,” restaurant consultant Donny Evans told The Post last year.

“They are obviously out-of-towners,” he continued. “I don’t care who you are. I just think New Year’s Eve is such a rip-off in terms of prices. I wouldn’t go to Times Square on New Year’s Eve.”

“I’d rather have a good meal on the East Side or downtown for a third of the price,” Evans said.

1535 Broadway
Couple’s package with ball drop terrace access (includes two tickets): $8,500
General admission with reserved seating: $1,250

234 W. 42nd St.
Couple’s private sixth-floor mezzanine package with terrace access (includes two tickets; must be 21 or older): $2,999
General admission with terrace access: $1,099

135 W. 45th St.
Couple’s private high-top table VIP package: $7,500
General admission: $1,399

205 W. 50th St.
Tickets start at $799

234 W. 42nd St.
Tickets start at $729

226 W. 52nd St.
Tickets start at $1,150

30 W. 39th St.
Tickets start at $549

6 Times Square
From $1,575 to $4,250