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San Francisco · United States

Tours, tickets and day trips in San Francisco, CA

The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.

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Top-rated experiences in San Francisco

The best-reviewed experiences in San Francisco from Viator, our tours partner: 990 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.

All 990 experiences in San Francisco on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)

Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 15 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.

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What people come to see

Most-visited sights in San Francisco with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Golden Gate National Recreation Area12,400,0452020
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park1,936,1012020
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco1,500,7612015
Fort Point1,315,2412010
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art632,5192012
M. H. de Young Memorial Museum394,4022021
Legion of Honor302,1752015
Musée Mécanique100,000—
Randall Museum90,000—

The busiest is Golden Gate National Recreation Area at 12,400,045 visitors in 2020. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.

Day trips from San Francisco

Tours from San Francisco: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
San Francisco to BerkeleyUnited States17 km (10 mi)about 16 min
San Francisco to RichmondUnited States19 km (12 mi)about 19 min
San Francisco to San MateoUnited States25 km (16 mi)about 24 min
San Francisco to HaywardUnited States32 km (20 mi)about 31 min
San Francisco to VallejoUnited States39 km (24 mi)about 38 min
San Francisco to ConcordUnited States41 km (25 mi)about 40 min
San Francisco to FremontUnited States46 km (28 mi)about 44 min
San Francisco to SunnyvaleUnited States56 km (35 mi)about 55 min
San Francisco to San JoseUnited States67 km (42 mi)about 1 h 5 min
San Francisco to FresnoUnited States261 km (162 mi)about 4 h 14 min
San Francisco to SacramentoUnited States121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 58 min
San Francisco to StocktonUnited States101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 39 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Find things to do

Tours, tickets and day trips anywhere Viator sells them: pick a place, compare prices and reviews here, book on Viator.

Common questions

How do I book tours and tickets in San Francisco?

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 Francisco?

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, with 12,400,045 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.