Explore San Francisco & Tour Alcatraz on a Guided Tour
See top San Francisco sights, then visit Alcatraz with ferry tickets included
Duration
7.5 hours
Ideal For
Up to 12 people
Includes
Guide, van, Alcatraz tickets
Highlights
Tour San Francisco in a small group, with stops for photos and short walks, then head to Pier 33 for your afternoon Alcatraz ferry and Cellhouse audio tour.
- Ride in a custom open-sided touring van with a professional guide
- Stop at the Golden Gate Bridge and a skyline viewpoint such as Tank Hill or Alamo Square
- Drive through neighborhoods like Chinatown, North Beach, Haight-Ashbury, Pacific Heights, and the Mission
- Take the 2:45pm ferry to Alcatraz and explore the island and prison at your own pace
- Return to Pier 33 and walk to nearby spots like Pier 39 in the Fisherman’s Wharf area
- Plan for extra costs like guide gratuity, lunch, and return transportation after Alcatraz
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Custom open-sided touring van
- Warm blankets and jackets for foggy days
- Alcatraz ferry tickets
- Access to Alcatraz island and the prison Cellhouse
- Cellhouse audio tour "doing time"
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation is free with more than 24 hours notice.
FAQs
Start with pickup from your downtown San Francisco hotel around 10:00am. If you stay outside downtown, you can arrange a mutually convenient pickup point. Your exact pickup time depends on where you and other guests are staying that day.
Your guide drops you at Pier 33 at about 2:15pm so you can board the 2:45pm Alcatraz ferry. After you return to Pier 33, you arrange your own transportation back to your hotel (the tour does not provide return transportation).
Most guests spend about three hours total on Alcatraz. Return ferries depart every 30 minutes, and many guests take the 5:15pm ferry and return to shore by about 5:30pm (some are back by about 5:45pm).
Meeting details
San Francisco, California
Related locations
Alcatraz Island
Admission includedStanding on the windswept dock as the ferry pulls away from Pier 33, the silhouette of Alcatraz Island grows sharper against the gray-green waters of San Francisco Bay. The island's bleached cellhouse crowns a rocky outcrop surrounded by cold, churning currents that once made escape nearly impossible. Alcatraz Island rewards the curious with peeling paint, rusting iron, and the particular silence of a place that has held soldiers, inmates, and activists within its walls.
