Alcatraz Inside tour with Round trip ferry & Audio App Packages
- 2–4 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Epic San Francisco Experience! Begin with a thrilling guided bus tour across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, offering stunning views of the bay. Or grab a 40-minute bike rental to cruise the vibrant streets, waterfront, or even across the bridge itself. Explore hidden neighborhoods or famous landmarks like a local—free and fearless. Alternatively, enjoy a 1-hour Golden Gate Bay Cruise to see the bridge, Alcatraz, and city skyline from the water. Next, take a ferry to Alcatraz Island with your prepaid ticket—no waiting in sold-out lines! Immerse yourself in a 3-hour audio tour, exploring the eerie corridors and haunting history of the notorious “Rock” at your own pace.
Inclusions
What's included
- Audio tour of the Alcatraz Island inside the Prison
- Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $45.25)
Itinerary
Once you take the ferry over to Alcatraz Island and you are dropped off, you will make your way up to the main prison building, where you receive an audio headset, and the audio tour will guide you through the Alcatraz Prison. Once the audio tour is over, you can continue taking pictures and exploring the Island, or you can walk back down to the ferry landing and hop on the next ferry headed back to San Francisco. The Alcatraz tour typically takes 2-3 hours to enjoy.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 373 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Definitely worth a visit
Wonderful experience with the QR code sent to me digitally which was super easy. Definitely worth a visit to this iconic prison we all know of
5Frisco Journey
Simply Awesome, an Amazing experience 💯!
4Must-do penitentiary tour.
Fun boat ride and informative island tour. Well organised with tourist options on the island. Immerse fully in the history, or stroll round at your leisure. Audio tour was worth doing for the stories.
5First time visiting Alcatraz
Great tour! Very informative and interesting. Very popular and busy, as it was very challenging to book three tickets. Very happy we did it.
2A pain to pick up physical tickets 2hrs before in SF not at harbour
Last minute tickets great except for having to pick up physical tickets from address 2 hrs before trip in central SF which not at all close to the harbour. This wasn’t clear at purchase information and as we were not staying in SF was very inconvenient. Should really be able to have tickets emailed/ messaged. Highly recommend Alcatraz itself which was awesome!
5Fantastic Tour
Great experience. We enjoyed the Alcatraz tour. This operator saved our vacation because are previous reservation was canceled . The views on the ferry ride are amazing and the audio was so interesting. Definitely something everyone should do while visiting San Francisco.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Please pick up 2 hours before your scheduled Alcatraz departure time. This is the ticket redemption location. The tours do not depart from this location.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 100 travellers
- Operated by
- Alcatraz Bikes & Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
How it compares in San Francisco
- Its from-price is 13% below the median of the 68 attraction tickets we list in San Francisco.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 16 of 68.
About San Francisco
San Francisco crowds steep hills onto a peninsula between the Pacific and its bay, with cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge and colourful neighbourhoods.
The Golden Gate Bridge spans the strait at the mouth of the bay, often wrapped in fog, and walking or cycling across it is a classic. Boats cross to Alcatraz, the former island prison, while Fisherman's Wharf is known for seafood and the sea lions that bask on the docks of Pier 39. The Ferry Building is a food lover's market.
Top-ranked sights in San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge, Union Square, San Francisco Chinatown.
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