Official Alcatraz Island Prison Tour and San Francisco Bay Cruise
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
This is a unique tour package to visit both the Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge! For the Alcatraz tour, you will first take a short ferry ride from Pier 33 to the Alcatraz Island, where you can walk around the Island freely at your own pace and follow a 45-minutes award-winning audio tour in multiple languages of the Alcatraz Prison Cellhouse. You can hop on to any returning ferry when you are finish touring the Alcatraz Island. For the San Francisco Bay Cruise Tour, it will start near Pier 39 where just a short walk from Pier 33 Alcatraz Landing. During this 60-minute Bay Cruise Tour, you will tour around the Alcatraz Island and under the famous Golden Gate Bridge, where you will enjoy breathtaking views of San Francisco and its bay!
Tips: You can do the Bay Cruise Tour before the Alcatraz Tour, or on a different date! There are multiple departures daily and your Bay Cruise voucher is valid for any date, any departure time
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
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
60-minutes Bay Cruise Tour that goes under the Golden Gate Bridge!
Award-winning audio tour in multiple languages
Official Alcatraz ticket, including ferry ride to the island (Value $45.25)
Admission to the Alcatraz Island & Prison Cellhouse
Round-trip ferry rides to the Alcatraz Island
What To Expect
Alcatraz Island
You will take a ferry ride from Pier 33 to the Alcatraz Island to attend a short ranger tour of the Alcatraz Island, then you will be free to walk around the Alcatraz Island and the Prison Buildings following a 45-minutes award-winning audio tour that is available in different languages.
Pier 39
Bay Cruise starts from Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf.
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Official Alcatraz Island Prison Tour and San Francisco Bay Cruise
Reviews
225 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Disappointed with Viator
julie b,
Jun 12, 2025
- Viator
1.00Price was too high, when I got there prices posted had 4 levels, on the internet only two. On the internet the. Cruise to Alcatraz only included a Bay cruise under the Golden Gate Bridge at an addtional price. I took that one because all we wanted to see was Alcatraz. I was told by one of your people on the phone that the tour went from Pier 33 to Alcatraz, to Golden Gate then to Pier 39. That did not happen. The boat that came to Alcatraz took us straight to Pier 33. I was happy about that. There was NO signage telling us were to go for the trip under the Golden Gate bridge . I hated not getting tickets when requested, had to wait until you sent me a link, then I had to sign up for your link, then I could get tickets I had purchased. At Pier 33 we first saw Alcatraz Cruises, the door was locked! Walked down & found where your area was, we then had to get tickets, move along & show tickets to the person who was verifying them. Not one of them told us how to get on the GG bridge cruise. I would say Viator was the big problem. It is not run well or efficiently. We loved the tour at Alcatraz, they had good coverage of people telling us stories when asked, the grounds were beautiful, lots of flowers. My family was going for the first time, they loved it. My problem was why did I have to pay for a Bay Cruise I never wanted! And why did I have to pay more for 2 seniors & 2 children under 12! My cost was over $500! Julie Burkhart
Well worth a visit.
Ivan C,
Jun 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00Well worth doing. It is interesting to find out how some of the prisoners escaped and what tools they used.
Great tour!
Charlotte T,
Jun 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00The tour of Alcatraz was amazing. Boat ride was nice. The staff was courteous Special shout out to the snack stand group!!!.
Alcatraz and Bay cruise under Golden Gate Bridge
paula s,
Jun 6, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great excursion! Loved the ferry ride to Alcatraz and was nice you could go at your own pace and return at your leisure We also did the ferry ride under the Golden Gate Bridge which was supposed to be an evening cruise but it’s not dark at 5pm or 6:30 so we didn’t get the experience we thought we were going to get but it was still informative and nice!
Alcatraz
TINA H,
Jun 1, 2025
- Viator
5.00The best experience ever. Audio tour was great, it gave you some idea on how the prisoners lived. The cells were so small. You have to visit to appreciate the place. I’d go back again and again.
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