Tours, tickets and day trips in San Antonio, TX
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Top-rated experiences in San Antonio
The best-reviewed experiences in San Antonio from Viator, our tours partner: 181 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.
San Antonio Premium City Tour with Alamo & River Walk Cruise (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $159 Free cancellation
San Antonio Haunted Ghost Bus Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $59.54 Free cancellation
Hopscotch San Antonio Immersive Art Experience (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $30 Free cancellation
San Antonio Full Day Historic City Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $119 Free cancellation Likely to sell out
Cave Without a Name Admission Ticket with Guided Cavern Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $29.89 Free cancellation
Small-Group World Heritage San Antonio Missions Guided Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $75 Free cancellation Likely to sell out
PRIVATE Missions and More - Half-day City Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $205 Free cancellation
San Antonio's Ultimate Ghost and Murder Walking Guided Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $25 Free cancellation
San Antonio Premium Night Driving Tour with Riverwalk Boat Cruise (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $139 Free cancellation
San Antonio Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $54.07 Free cancellation
The Magic Saloon Immersive Experience and Show Ticket (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $50.87 Free cancellation
San Antonio Centre Food Tour of 6 Tastings with Tacos & Ice Cream (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $98 Free cancellation
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Tours, tickets and day trips across United States
What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Missions National Historical Park | 1,141,353 | 2020 |
| Aquatica San Antonio | 652,000 | 2024 |
The busiest is San Antonio Missions National Historical Park at 1,141,353 visitors in 2020. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from San Antonio
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio to Austin | United States | 118 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| San Antonio to Round Rock | United States | 144 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 20 min |
| San Antonio to Killeen | United States | 202 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 17 min |
| San Antonio to Corpus Christi | United States | 210 km (130 mi) | about 3 h 25 min |
| San Antonio to Piedras Negras | Mexico | 213 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 28 min |
| San Antonio to Laredo | United States | 235 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
| San Antonio to Ciudad Acuña | Mexico | 238 km (148 mi) | about 3 h 53 min |
| San Antonio to Nuevo Laredo | Mexico | 239 km (148 mi) | about 3 h 53 min |
| San Antonio to Cypress | United States | 277 km (172 mi) | about 4 h 30 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in San Antonio?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in San Antonio?
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, with 1,141,353 visitors in 2020 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.