How to go by ferry from San Francisco to Sausalito: schedules, prices

In your visit from San Francisco, California, one of the most interesting options in the Bay is the excursion to the Alcatraz island, where you will arrive by boat and can tour the famous prison, better known as The Rock.

But another option to enjoy the bay is to sign up for one of the boat cruises that they do. excursions around San Francisco.

For example, if you plan visit Sausalito, famous residential town located just opposite the San Francisco peninsula, on the other side of the Bay, you can do it by crossing on a ferry.

Of course you have the option of go to Sausalito by road, where you will arrive after crossing the Golden Gate Suspension Bridge, and take the road to the right, along the shore of the bay, which takes you to this town.

What it is like and what to see in Sausalito

Sausalito It is a small coastal town that was famous for its fishing port, but is now one of the most exclusive residential areas around San Francisco.

At the port of Sausalito The fishing boats have been replaced by large, luxurious leisure boats, and the wooded hills through which the town extends are dotted with large mansions, many of them the residences of famous people.

In your Sausalito visit you can also see its famous flouting houses that follow one another along the promenade, which give this town a very characteristic style, and of which there are more than 400 throughout its coastal area.

This town near San Francisco has traditionally been chosen by famous and upper-class people as a place of residence.

In their residential area they have a mansion, for example, Robin Williams e Isabel Allende.

Ferry to Sausalito from San Francisco

To make the journey in ferry between San Francisco and Sausalito You have two ferry companies that do this service: Blue and Gold Fleet y Golden Gate Ferries.

This last company is the one that offers the most frequencies, based on San Francisco Pier, with nine daily frequencies, taking half an hour to reach Sausalito.

El price of the bill (2018) to cross to Sausalito is $12,50 one way for adults and $7,50 for children 5-18 and seniors +65.

San Francisco Bay Cruise

On the other hand, in the Californian city you also have the option of making a San Francisco Bay Cruise an hour long that costs 35 euros for adults, 27 dollars for children from 5 to 17 years old.

This cruise is done with an audio guide with commentary in Spanish, and in addition to passing near Sausalito and Alcatraz Island, the highlight of the cruise is when the ship sails under the imposing Golden Gate suspension bridge.