Alcatraz Island Tour Package

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

Combine a full day bike rental with tickets to Alcatraz and a visit to the Golden Gate Bridge. Start off with a guided bus tour over the bridge and to the Sausalito, where you can take in the stunning views of the San Francisco skyline . Then head out to Alcatraz on the ferry with your own prepaid ticket, buying in advance avoids sold out days or times, which are frequent.

Tour the island with your included 3-hour audio tour, then head back to San Francisco where you can explore further on your own with a 24-hour bike rental.

*See the Golden Gate bridge

*Ticket and audio tour of Alcatraz is included

*Avoid the disappointment of sold-out Alcatraz Tickets

*Set your own pace to explore San Francisco by bike

Additional Info

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

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please call us to set your desired Alcatraz departure time

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Audio tour of the Alcatraz Island inside the Prison

Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $45.25)

Bay cruise tour around the bay under the Golden Gate bridge for 1 hour

What To Expect

Alcatraz Island

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.

3 hours • Admission Included

Options

Alcatraz Island & Bike Combo

Alcatraz Island Tour and Bike: Bike rental and Alcatraz tour

Alcatraz Island & Bus Combo

Alcatraz Island Tour and Bus: hop on hop off the bus and tour inside Alcatraz

Alcatraz Island & Bay Cruise

Alcatraz Island and bay cruise

Reviews

4.54

327 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

259

Alcatraz: a prison, a legend
viaggiealtrestorie,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Visiting Alcatraz is a significant experience, both historically and humanly. The island conveys a strong sense of reflection. Each environment retains an echo of pain. Appreciated that, despite the initial animation designed, perhaps, to introduce visitors in an engaging way, the experience remains sober, respectful and marked by cultural dissemination. The information is numerous and reveals little-known facts, which really enrich the visit. Particularly interesting was the discovery of the history related to the Hupa Indians. The organization is efficient, the routes are clear and the audio guide helps make the experience immersive and accessible even to those who do not know the history of the United States. In conclusion, Alcatraz is not only a tourist stop, but a moment of memory and awareness: you leave the island with a richer cultural baggage and a deeper look at the fragility and strength of the human being.
Disappointing
Francisco d,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00
The withdrawal of the ticket was PESSIMA, the store only opens from 09:00 to 12:00 hs. Never again!! Wrong ugly, I had to give my way!!
Great Excursion
Michael F,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very informative and educational. Very interesting to know the history of the prison and the island.
Alcatraz and hop on hop off tour
John P,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great trip to Alcatraz. Very informative. The hop on hop off bus trip around city was brilliant with ride over Golden Gate Bridge to top it off.
Great adventure
Elizabeth C,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Everything was great. Better signage needed for exiting. Headsets great! Interesting side exhibits !!
Must do experience, pack water and a hat / sunscreen
hollyhaynes95,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Overall a great experience. Waiting for the ferry to head to the island was fine but waiting for the one back to San Francisco wasn’t ideal. You might be standing for half an hour in full sun as there is no shade. The island is quite untidy sadly, but highlight is the audio tour!
Excellent trip
Kim R,
Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Jennifer made everything so easy. The trip was amazing we really enjoyed ourselves. Not too crowded and we were able to take our time through the whole place
Behind the scenes tour was excellent!!! Highly recommend a visit to this historic location.
Duke1140,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We took the Behind the Scenes Tour which kept us on the island until dark. Our National Park guide was Angel and he did an amazing job of interpreting the sights, history and stories of this famous location. Starting out as a fort to protect SF Bay during the Civil War, then expanding and becoming a prison for military criminals and prisoners of war from the Confederacy, eventually becoming a Federal Prison for prisoners who were so bad the other prisons wanted to get rid of them, the occupation by Native People's and not being a part of the largest urban National Park Seashore in the world. Our tour took us underground to the dungeons and bunkers from the original fort. We climbed steep ladders and stood on the gun gallery where guards patrolled and could shoot down any of the cell blocks, the old laundry works for prison industry, dining hall, saw the escape holes and cells of the few people who did escape. We were treated to a Ranger actually working the cell opening and closing mechanisms- so we witnessed the sights and sounds of the cells slamming closed. There was also time to wander a bit before catching the boat back to the dock in SF. Unfortunately, our tour was the last due to the Government shutdown. Hopefully, that can be resolved and tours can resume again. I highly recommend any visit to Alcatraz, but especially the Behind the Scenes Tour.
Great!
Samantha A,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This tour included admission to Alcatraz (& ferry) and a separate boat tour going under the Golden Gate Bridge. It went very smoothly! Loved it!
Got to do Alcatraz at least once!
geoffg366,
Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was really interesting - I have always wanted to see Alcatraz and was not disappointed. Only run by the National Parks service - so I would buy my tickets from them direct at the wharf - lots other groups sell tickets with a significant markup the audio self guided tour (which comes in a variety of languages) is really good, and guides you around the prison really well with plenty of time to look around yourself. Ferries go about every 1/2hr so you never have to wait too long. Definitely one to do - good got everyone / solo, couples, families, old and young.