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
267 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
This was a amazing...
Beatrice R,
Aug 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00This was a amazing experience I would recommend this for anyone to see it was awesome it was beautiful
Great experience
Dejana S,
Aug 13, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great tour, well organised visit to Alcatraz . Well presented information. Enjoyed . San Francisco Bay Cruise is disappointing because it was foggy/ cloudy and couldn’t see the bridge 🌉 Also , it was not good sound , couldn’t hear tour guide properly.
It’s definitely worth...
Eileen R,
Aug 13, 2025
- Viator
5.00It’s definitely worth seeing. A lot of walking. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a jacket. It’s hilly. Has beautiful gardens which they are restoring
Alcatraz - A MUST-SEE in San Francisco
Kathleen H,
Aug 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00There is some walking required uphill. Most of the area is flat surface. Bring a camera and water. The audio tour is very impressive and are the cellblock and being able to meet the oldest living survivor of Alcatraz. You will come away with a large amount of knowledge about the site. I spent 4 hours there.
Well worth the time and money
Richard S,
Aug 6, 2025
- Viator
4.00We booked the trip to Alcatraz and have a separate boat trip around the bay which we did later in the day. Alcatraz trip was very good, informative and definitely worth the trip. The bay cruise was also good
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