Alcatraz Island tickets can be purchased online, over the phone or at the Pier 33 Alcatraz Landing Ticketbooth.

The easiest and quickest way to book is through this official and authorized concessioner website, by simply choosing the ticket quantity and clicking on the “BUY TICKETS” button above.

You can also book tickets by calling our Reservations Center at +1.415.981.ROCK. The Reservations Center is open 7 days a week, from 9:00AM to 5:00PM Pacific Time.

If you would like to purchase in person, you can visit the Ticketbooth located at Pier 33 Alcatraz Landing. The Ticketbooth is open 7 days a week from 9:00AM to 5:00PM Pacific Time. Alcatraz Cruises encourages the use of credit and debit cards for all purchases and cannot process cash transactions at this time.

Please note that same-day tickets may not be available. We strongly recommend booking tickets in advance.

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If you are only seeing TICKETS NOT AVAILABLE next to the types of departures that means none of the departures for that particular time are available.

You can also book tickets by calling our Reservations Center at +1.415.981.ROCK. The Reservations Center is open 7 days a week, from 5:00AM to 7:00PM Pacific Time.

Please note that same-day tickets may not be available. We strongly recommend booking tickets in advance.

Toddlers 4 years old and younger are free, do not require tickets and simply board the ferry with your party. You do not need to include any toddlers in your total visitor count to Alcatraz Island.

Children 5 years old and up are required to have a ticket to board the ferry.

You are welcome to bring strollers, however, there is no stroller storage. Strollers can be boarded onto our vessels and pushed around Alcatraz Island. Unfortunately, strollers are not allowed on the SEAT Tram.

Alcatraz Cruises is the official National Park Service concessioner and exclusive provider of ferry services to Alcatraz Island. Our tickets include roundtrip ferry transportation, the audio tour inside the Cellhouse, and all other programs on Alcatraz. Tickets purchased directly from us are inclusive of tax and there are no booking or processing fees when booking tickets at www.alcatrazcruises.com. We guarantee the lowest price on the tickets.

Unfortunately, there are no parking validation services offered.