Experience the creepy and haunted Alcatraz Night Tour with small group docent-led tours and additional presentations. Enjoy a high-quality excursion with spectacular views along San Francisco Bay.
Experience the creepy and haunted Alcatraz Night Tour with small group docent-led tours and additional presentations. Enjoy a high-quality excursion with spectacular views along San Francisco Bay.
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Alcatraz Island - Experience America’s most notorious prison… at night! With fewer crowds and more guides leading smaller groups, it offers a spookier atmosphere with additional features. Visitors can even step inside a cell to experience the cold and dark conditions firsthand.
The acclaimed 45-minute cell house audio headset tour explores escape…
- Alcatraz Island - Experience America’s most notorious prison… at night! With fewer crowds and more guides leading smaller groups, it offers a spookier atmosphere with additional features. Visitors can even step inside a cell to experience the cold and dark conditions firsthand.
The acclaimed 45-minute cell house audio headset tour explores escape attempts, riots, eccentric characters, and much more. Exhibits showcase prison life, guard operations, and the famous “Escape From Alcatraz” by three inmates.
Alcatraz is among the most sought-after tours in the nation:
• Complimentary Video History Presentation
• Audio Tour includes sound effects, interviews with inmates & guards, and historical insights
• The Cellhouse Audio Tour is offered in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
• Bookstore with multilingual information
• Permanent exhibit: The Big Lockup: Mass Incarceration in the United States
• Additional rotating exhibits
• Public access to the prison recreation yard
- Golden Gate Bridge - The Golden Gate Bridge is truly awe-inspiring when viewed from below!
This relaxing 1-hour tour on a stable 300-passenger ferry ensures a smooth journey.
Daily departures from 11:00 am allow for flexible scheduling.
These ferries feature a snack bar with beer and wine, restrooms, and both indoor and outdoor decks.
Enjoy stunning skyline views of Fort Mason, Marina Green, Pacific Heights, Presidio and Historic Ft. Point, Angel Island, Alcatraz, and various points around the SF Bay.
The included audio tour can be accessed via onboard wifi to connect with your phone, or simply enjoy the scenic ride and broadcast tour, moving freely around the boat.
The audio tour is available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, German, and Taiwanese.
Valid for 365 days from the date of purchase.
Even on sunny days, the wind can be strong and the Pacific Ocean’s moisture can feel cool, so seasonally appropriate layered clothing is advised.

- Departure time is for Alcatraz Tour
- Single departure/arrival location for Bay Cruise Loop
- Round-trip ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Departure time is for Alcatraz Tour
- Single departure/arrival location for Bay Cruise Loop
- Round-trip ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
Introducing the exclusive Alcatraz Night Tour by Alcatraz City Cruises! Unlike the Day Tour, this experience offers a slightly spookier atmosphere (perhaps even haunted?) with fewer crowds, additional ranger or docent-led tours, and enhanced narration on the ferry ride to the island.
Additionally, enjoy a separate premium excursion showcasing…
Introducing the exclusive Alcatraz Night Tour by Alcatraz City Cruises! Unlike the Day Tour, this experience offers a slightly spookier atmosphere (perhaps even haunted?) with fewer crowds, additional ranger or docent-led tours, and enhanced narration on the ferry ride to the island.
Additionally, enjoy a separate premium excursion showcasing breathtaking views of San Francisco Bay. This can be scheduled before or after your Alcatraz visit, with daily departures available and no reservations needed.
Begin by choosing a date from the evening schedule. The tour includes the Alcatraz prison visit, complete with headset audio available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
Given the frequent sell-outs of the Alcatraz Night Tour at the Pier 33 Box Office, this package is an excellent opportunity to secure a ticket to Alcatraz and create unforgettable memories along the San Francisco waterfront, including a journey under the Golden Gate Bridge and back.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.